职场女人最爱的一种“兴奋剂”

 　　一项新的调查发现高收入的成功女性和成功男人们简直一模一样，愿意利用他们的权力去吸引年轻的异性，进而放纵。一项新的学术研究表明，女性在本性上并不比男人更加坚贞。只是在过去，她们缺少“学坏”的信心或者机会。

　　LONDON: A new survey has found that high-earning, successful women are every bit as willing as their male counterparts to use their power to attract younger lovers for quick flings.

　　伦敦：一项新的调查发现高收入的成功女性和成功男人们简直一模一样，愿意利用他们的权力去吸引年轻的异性，进而放纵。

　　A new academic study has suggested that women are inherently no more virtuous¹ than men. It's just that, in the past, they have lacked confidence or opportunity to stray.

　　一项新的学术研究表明，女性在本性上并不比男人更加坚贞。只是在过去，她们缺少“学坏”的信心或者机会。

　　Like men, women are finding that power is a potent² aphrodisiac, and they are giving in to the thrill of illicit³ lunchtime assignations and the sheer excitement that accompanies their transgression⁴.

　　像男人一样，女性觉得权力就像强有力的春药一样，她们也对不正当的暧昧感到难以抗拒，并在越轨中万分兴奋。

　　Nor do they feel any more guilty or ashamed about it than a man would.

　　她们同样不会比男人感到更多的负罪感和愧疚。

　　The results showed a link between power and infidelity, regardless of gender⁵. The strongest predictors are not moral belief, but power and opportunity.

　　研究结果显示出权力和不忠存在不以性别区分的联系。首要因素不是道德信仰而是权力和机会。

1 virtuous   

adj.有品德的，善良的，贞洁的，有效力的

参考例句：

• She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性，人人都尊敬她。
• My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。

2 potent   

adj.强有力的，有权势的；有效力的

参考例句：

• The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。
• We must account of his potent influence.我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。

3 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

4 transgression   

n.违背；犯规；罪过

参考例句：

• The price can make an action look more like a transaction than a transgression.罚款让一个行为看起来更像是一笔交易而不是一次违法行为。
• The areas of transgression are indicated by wide spacing of the thickness contours.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。

5 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。