2022年12月四级第1套仔细阅读 Passage 2 原文翻译及答案解析

Recognizing when a friend or colleague feels sad, angry or surprised is key to getting along with others. But a new study suggests that being sensitive to people's feelings may sometimes come with an extra dose of stress. This and other research challenge the prevailing view that emotional intelligence is uniformly beneficial to its bearer.

识别朋友或同事何时感到悲伤、愤怒或惊讶是与他人相处的关键。但一项新研究表明，对他人感受敏感有时可能伴随着额外的压力。这一研究和其他研究挑战了普遍观点，即情商对其拥有者始终有益。

In a study, psychologist Myriam Bechtoldt of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Germany asked 166 male university students a series of questions to measure their emotional intelligence. For example, they showed the students photographs of people's faces and asked them to what extent feelings such as happiness or disgust were being expressed. The students then had to give job talks in front of judges who displayed serious facial expressions. The scientists measured concentrations of stress hormones in the students' saliva (唾液) before and after the talk.

在一项研究中，德国法兰克福金融管理学院的心理学家Myriam Bechtoldt向166名男大学生提出了一系列问题，以测量他们的情商。例如，他们向学生展示人物面部的照片，并询问他们幸福或厌恶等情感的表达程度。然后，学生必须在展示严肃面部表情的评委面前进行工作演讲。科学家在演讲前后测量了学生唾液中压力激素的浓度。

In students who were rated more emotionally intelligent, the stress measures increased more during the experiment and took longer to go back to baseline. The findings suggest that some people may be too emotionally clever for their own good, says Bechtoldt. Sometimes you can be so good at something that it causes trouble, she notes.

在那些被评为情商较高的学生中，压力指标在实验期间增加更多，且需要更长时间才能恢复到基线水平。Bechtoldt说，研究结果表明，有些人可能过于情绪聪明，反而对自己不利。她指出，有时你在某方面太擅长，反而会引发麻烦。

Indeed, the study adds to previous research hinting at a dark side of emotional intelligence. A study published in 2002 in Personality and Individual Differences suggested that emotionally perceptive people might be particularly influenced by feelings of depression and hopelessness. Furthermore, several studies have implied that emotional intelligence can be used to manipulate others for personal gains.

确实，这项研究补充了先前暗示情商阴暗面的研究。2002年发表在《人格与个体差异》杂志上的一项研究表明，情感敏锐的人可能特别容易受到抑郁和绝望情绪的影响。此外，一些研究暗示，情商可能被用来操纵他人以谋取私利。

More research is needed to see how exactly the relation between emotional intelligence and stress would play out in women and in people of different ages and education levels. Nevertheless, emotional intelligence is a useful skill to have, as long as you learn to also properly cope with emotions—both others' and your own, says Bechtoldt. For example, some sensitive individuals may assume responsibility for other people's sadness or anger, which ultimately stresses them out. Remember, as Bechtoldt says, "you are not responsible for how other people feel."

需要更多研究来确切了解情商与压力之间的关系在女性以及不同年龄和教育水平的人群中如何表现。尽管如此，Bechtoldt说，情商是一种有用的技能，只要你学会也妥善应对情绪——无论是他人的情绪还是自己的情绪。例如，一些敏感的人可能会承担他人悲伤或愤怒的责任，这最终会让他们压力重重。记住，正如Bechtoldt所说，“你不对他人的感受负责。”