酒里出西施

"Beer-goggle Effect' Does Actually Exist

Want to be more attractive? Make sure those around you are having a drink. British scientists have found even modest amounts of alcohol will make the opposite sex appear better-looking. "We have carried out experiments which show that what is known in the trade as the 'beer-goggle effect,* does actually exist," Barry Jones, professor of psychology at Glasgow University, told reporters. The study of 120 male and female students found drinking up to four units of alcohol ---- about two pints of beer or four glasses of wine --- increased the perceived attractiveness of members of the opposite sex by about 25 percent. Jones said alcohol apparently stimulates a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, which judges facial attractiveness. He said the study had been prompted by the causal link between risky sex and alcohol consumption. Its findings come at a time when young Britons are increasingly binge drinking, which has serious health risks.

beer-goggle effect:指人在饮酒后容易对异性产生好感这种情形,意译为“酒里出西施 效应”。

想更有魅力吗?你得让周围的人都喝上点酒。英国科学家发现,哪怕是一丁点酒精也会让异性看起来更美丽。格拉斯哥大学心理学教授巴里·琼斯对记者说:“我们做了实验,结果表明此道中人所称的‘酒里出西施效应’的确存在。”对120名男女学生所作的研究发现,喝下4个单位的酒精——大约等于两品脱啤酒或4杯葡萄酒——会使受试者中的异性成员在他们心目中的吸引力提高大约25%。琼斯说,显然酒精能刺激大脑中名为伏隔核的那一部分,其功能正是对面部魅力进行判断。他还说,这项研究的动因是饮酒与危险性关系之间的因果关系。他们的研究结果出现在这样一个时代:年轻的英国人日益滥饮,而这严重影响健康。

Remarks:西方人的量化癖在25%这个不可能有任何道理的数字中暴露无遗,不过这项容易误导青年的研究的确可以启发我们去思考醇酒与美人之间微妙的因果关系。