Is there meaning in the length of a finger? An eighteen ninety-three guidebook called "Modern Etiquette in Public and Private" had this to say: "Long fingers are a sign of refinement. A short stubby hand argues a lack of sensibility." 手指的长度有什么意义吗？1893年的一本叫做“公共和私人场合的现代礼仪”的手册这样说：长手指标志着精巧，粗短手指缺乏感性。
Well, long fingers might also be a sign of a good basketball player or pianist. Or maybe just a master at thumb wars. This much is sure: studies in recent years have pointed toward a number of findings.也许长手指是优秀篮球运动员和钢琴手的标志，或者只是星球大战中宗师的标志。这些是真的：近年来的一些研究指向了一些发现。
Researchers at the University of Cambridge in England, for example, just tied finger length to success in financial trading. 例如，英国剑桥大学的研究者，把手指长度和金融交易的成功联系在一起。
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The study led by John Coates looked at stock traders in London. Earlier work found that male stock traders made more money on days when their level of the male hormone testosterone was higher. John Coates -- himself a former trader -- wondered if, over all, men with more testosterone made more successful traders.由约翰考茨领导的研究调查了伦敦的股票交易者。早期的调查发现交易者在睾丸素水平较高的日子会赚更多的钱。约翰考茨本人以前也是股票交易者，他猜想是不是那些睾丸素水平较高的人都更容易成为成功的交易者呢？
Individuals are exposed to testosterone while in their mother's womb. A way to know how much is to compare their ring finger to their index finger. The index finger is the one next to the thumb; the ring finger is third from the thumb. The longer the ring finger and the shorter the index finger, the greater the testosterone exposure. 人在母亲子宫时暴露于睾丸素中。要知道暴露多少，一个方法是比较食指和无名指。食指是拇指旁的那个，无名指是拇指后第三个。无名指越长食指越短，睾丸素暴露度越高。
The study involved forty-four traders and their profits and losses over a twenty-month period ending in two thousand seven.研究包括了44个交易者和他们的截止2007年底的20个月时间的收益和损失。
Those with the most experience and testosterone exposure earned about six times as much as those with the least. Also, the research showed that traders with the most exposure generally made the most money in wild markets when quick action is required. Testosterone is known to make people more sure of themselves and more willing to take risks. It may also improve a person's thinking ability.那些最有经验和睾丸素暴露度最高的交易者比那些经验和睾丸素暴露度最低的交易者多赚约六倍的钱。研究也显示在需要快速反应的广阔市场里，睾丸素暴露度高的人一般能赚最多的钱。众所周知睾丸素让人更自信，更喜欢冒险。它也能增强思维能力。
The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.这些发现刊载在国家科学院的论文集中。
A two thousand seven British study showed that finger length might help predict test results among schoolchildren. Psychology researchers at the University of Bath looked at the hands of seven-year-olds. Those with ring fingers longer than index fingers did better on the math part of a standardized test than the reading part. 英国2007的研究显示，手指长度可以预测小学生的考试结果。巴斯大学的心理学研究者观察了七岁小孩的手。那些无名指比食指长的孩子在考试中数学成绩比语文好。
This was true for boys as well as girls. Females are also exposed to some testosterone in the womb. 这对男孩女孩都一样，女性在子宫里也暴露于睾丸素中。
And another British study reported last year that people whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are at higher risk of osteoarthritis. That study was from the University of Nottingham. 去年的另一个英国研究报告说那些食指比无名指短的人更容易患骨关节炎。这个研究来自诺丁汉大学。
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