世界夫妻平等排行榜

 Experts claim that women are more attracted to men if they believe they will help out with household chores and make an equal contribution towards childcare.

专家称，如果女人认为男人会帮忙干家务，并一起照顾孩子，那么她们会更容易被吸引。

British men make some of the best husbands in the world because they are more willing to do housework, new research suggests.

新的调查显示，英国男人因为更愿意干家务而成为世界上最好的丈夫之一。

The study, which looked at relationships in 13 countries, ranked British men as the third most likely to win women's hearts through their apparent commitment to domestic life.

这项研究调查了13个国家的伴侣关系，结果英国男人在赢得女人芳心的排行榜上名列第三，因为他们更愿意在家庭生活中承担起责任。

Swedes and Norwegians topped the table while Australian men--stereotyped for their love of beer, sport, and the great outdoors--came in last, rated as the least attractive in terms of pulling their weight around the house.

瑞典和挪威在这一排行上荣居前两位，而澳大利亚男人——由于他们钟爱啤酒、运动和户外活动——排在了最后，被评为最不具吸引力的男人，因为他们在家务上不够尽力。

The Oxford¹ University study examined marriage and cohabitation rates across the developed world and compared them to attitudes towards the roles of men and women at home.

牛津大学的研究考察了发达国家人口的结婚率和同居率，并把这些数据同男人和女人看待家庭角色的态度做了比较。

Researchers questioned 13,500 men and women aged² between 20 and 45 from each country about gender³, housework and childcare responsibilities.

每个国家有13500人参与调查，年龄在20到45岁之间。研究人员就性别、家务和照顾孩子的责任等方面展开提问。

Based on their responses, each country was given a rating on an "egalitarian index", which was then compared against the number of couples living together.

根据他们的回答，每个国家都得出了一个“平等主义指数”，并把这一指数和在一起生活的男女人数相比较。

The study found there was a correlation⁴ between the ratings on the index and proportion of citizens who were married or shared their home with a partner.

研究发现指数高低与结婚或同居的人数比例是相关的。

Women in less egalitarian countries were found to be between 20 and 50 per cent less likely to settle down with a man.

研究还发现，在“平等主义”势力比较弱的国家，20%到50%的女人比较不愿意与男人组建家庭。

Dr Almudena Seville-Sanz, of the university's Centre for Time Use Research, said: "This study shows that in egalitarian countries there is less social stigma⁵ attached to men doing what was traditionally women's work.

牛津大学时间调查研究中心的阿慕德娜·瑟维尔-桑茨博士说：“这次研究显示，在平等主义盛行的国家，男人分担传统上由女人来做的工作比较不会被人看不起。”

"This leads to men in egalitarian societies taking on more of a domestic role so the likelihood of forming a harmonious⁶ household becomes greater, resulting in a higher proportion of couples setting up households in these countries."

“在平等主义盛行的社会，男人在家庭中参与得越多，共建一个和谐家庭的可能性就越大，其结果就是在这些国家中共同组建家庭的夫妇的比例也就越高。”

However, while the study suggested that women favour men who are willing to treat them as equals, it also found that men themselves placed less value on the quality in the opposite sex.

虽然这一研究显示女人更喜欢那些平等对待她们的男人，但是研究也发现男人对女人的地位并不是很重视。

The full list of countries' rankings on the egalitarian index is as follows:

各个国家在平等主义指数上的排名名单如下：

1. Sweden 瑞典

2. Norway 挪威

3. Great Britain 英国

4. United States 美国

5. Northern Ireland 北爱尔兰

6. Netherlands 荷兰

7. Republic of Ireland 爱尔兰共和国

8. Spain 西班牙

9. New Zealand 新西兰

10. Japan 日本

11. Germany 德国

12. Austria 奥地利

13. Australia 澳大利亚

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 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。

4 correlation   

n.相互关系，相关，关连

参考例句：

• The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first.第二组测量数据与第一组高度相关。
• A high correlation exists in America between education and economic position.教育和经济地位在美国有极密切的关系。

5 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。

6 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。