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It is an inconvenient truth that some book fans will be quick to deny. 尽管一些书迷会迅速否决，但这是一个难以忽视的事实。 But according to a new survey, most people in Britain prefer to read books by writers of their own gender – and tend to read fewer of those written by the opposite sex. 最新的一项调查显示，大多数英国人更喜欢阅读与自己性别相同作家的著作，而倾向于去阅读异性作家作品的则少之又少。 The research, which comes after claims of sexism in publishing, found a stark gender divide in reading habits in the 40,000 people polled. 在有人提出出版行业也存在性别歧视后，这项研究应运而生，研究发现，在参与调查的4万人的阅读习惯中当中存在着鲜明的性别差异。 Male authors accounted for 90 percent of men’s 50 most-read titles this year, while the reverse was true for the women’s titles. 男性作家占据了2017年阅读排行榜前50名的90%，而女性作家的情况大相径庭。 According to Goodreads, the reading website which collated the research, female readers also rate books by female writers more highly. 据好读网（美国最大书评网）透露，他们负责整理了研究结果。结果表明，女性读者给女性作家的作品评分要更高一些。 On average, women rated books by women 4 out of 5 and books by men 3.8 out of 5. | 
