63.
Arthur thinks
is the most important in finding
someone one wants to marry.
A. being honest with the partner and
oneself B. help from the website
C. difference in languages and
places
D. difference in cultures
C
Women with an hourglass figure have brains to
go with their curves(曲线), scientists claim. Going in at the waist is said to be a
sign of intelligence which leads to brighter children, too. Women such as
Nigella Lawson with a big difference between their waist and hip measurements
scored significantly better in tests than those with thinner, straighter
frames. Researchers concluded that it was not necessary for a woman to be
skinny-what mattered is that her waist should be smaller than her hips. A ratio
of 3:5 was found to be ideal.
The study, by the Universities of Pittsburgh
and Califrnia, involved 16,000 women and girls.
According to the scientists, the results
are no mere quirk of nature. They claim that the fat around curvy hips and
thighs(大腿)holds higher levels of -3 fatty acids which are essential
for the growth of the brain during pregnancy(怀孕). The fat which collects around the waist, however, is
more likely to contain -6 fatty acids, which are less suited to brain growth.
Reporting in the journal Evolution an Human
Behaviour, the researchers found that the children of curvy mothers are more
likely to do well in cognitive tests than others. They claim that this could
help explain why the children of teenage mothers-who might not yet be physically
mature enough to have developed real curves-tend to do less well in school.
As well as boosting(提升)brainpower, －3 fatty acids found in
oily fish are considered to be of huge health benefit.
Although the study analysed women’s bodies
only, －3 fatty acids are also stored in men’s hips. However, it
is not known whether men with wide hips benefit from the same brainpower boost.
