研究:左撇子更易发怒

    Life holds many frustrations(挫折) for left-handed people – from the everyday items designed for right-handers to folklore（民间传说） saying they are in league with the devil.
    So perhaps it is the result of dealing¹ with such adversity（逆境） that, according to researchers, they are angrier than the average person.
    Researchers found that among lefties, the two hemispheres of the brain communicate more with each other so have more interaction with the parts which produce negative（消极的） emotions.
    Everything from can openers to garden tools to knives and scissors tends to be designed without taking them into consideration.
    Many generations of left-handed schoolchildren were forced to write with their right hand. They have endured centuries of stigma² that says being left-handed is evil or bad luck.

    And they are often associated with clumsiness and awkwardness.
    The study, led by Ruth Propper, a psychology³ professor at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, found that the halves of the brain in those who are lefties or ambidextrous⁴ are more interlinked.
    This makes them more moody⁵, research published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease found.
    Previous studies have shown that 'lefties' are more prone⁶ to negative emotions.
    Many of the world's leaders and stars are left-handed, with some known for being hot-tempered.
    One famously grumpy 'leftie' is Bob Geldof, who achieved fame thanks in part to swearing during TV coverage⁷ of Live Aid.
    Another is tennis legend John McEnroe, who is as famous for his tantrums as his successes.
    Current world leaders who are left-handed include Barack Obama and David Cameron.
    But Lauren Milsom, owner of Anythinglefthanded.com, which sells goods for left-handed people, said: 'Left-handed people just get on with it and do not complain that much.
    'We just deal with a world designed for right-handers.'（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 stigma   

n.耻辱，污名；(花的)柱头

参考例句：

• Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma.做未婚母亲在社会上曾是不光彩的事。
• The stigma of losing weighed heavily on the team.失败的耻辱让整个队伍压力沉重。

3 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

4 ambidextrous   

adj.双手很灵巧的，熟练的，两面派的

参考例句：

• I'm neither left-handed nor right-handed;I'm ambidextrous.我不是只用左手或右手，我是双手并用。
• Jack is an ambidextrous hitter;he can bat right-handed or left-handed.杰克是一位双手都很灵巧的打击手，他可以用右手或左手打击。

5 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

6 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

7 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。