每日英語跟讀 Ep.K412: About woman - A woman’s finger length may determine how strong they are, study says

Researchers found that women who have an index finger that’s shorter than their ring finger could actually have more strength.

研究人員發現，食指比無名指短的女性力氣可能更大。

The Austrian study looked specifically at handgrip strength and people’s 2D:4D ratios.

奧地利這項研究特別分析手掌握力與人們第2和第4根手指長度的比率關係。

The 2D:4D ratio is the most studied digit ratio and is calculated by dividing the length of the index finger of a given hand by the length of the ring finger of the same hand.

2D：4D比值是最常被研究的數字比值之一，它的計算方法是將某隻手的食指長度除以同一隻手的無名指長度。

Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, the experts found women with a lower 2D:4D ratio had higher strength grip than those with a higher ratio.

專家發現，2D：4D比例較低的女性往往力氣更大。研究結果發表在《英國皇家學會生物學分會學報》。

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女子站在船的圍欄上自拍 遭郵輪公司終身禁搭 Woman who stood on ship’s railing for selfie barred for life from cruise line

A woman was removed from a cruise ship and banned for life by the cruise company after she climbed onto her room’s balcony railing to pose for a dangerous photo shoot over the ocean.

一名爬上郵輪客房陽台圍欄擺姿勢拍攝危險的海上照片的女子，被帶離郵輪與被船公司下令終身禁搭。

The incident happened on board the Royal Caribbean ship Allure of the Seas as it was approaching Labadee, Haiti.

此事發生在「皇家加勒比海」郵輪公司的「海洋魅麗號」上，當時該郵輪正接近海地的拉巴地。

The unnamed woman was spotted by a fellow passenger, Peter Blosic, who alerted the crew.

這位不知其名的女子（的危險動作），被同船乘客彼得．波斯洛奇發現，並且通報船上工作人員。

"While on my balcony, I saw the woman climb on her railing. It happened so quickly. Not knowing what her intentions were, I alerted the crew. If I said nothing, and she was going to jump, that would be horrible," he told CNN.

「我在我的陽台上看到這個女的爬上她的（客房陽台的）圍欄。事情發生得很快，我不知道她要幹嘛，就通報工作人員。要是我不作聲，然後她跳海，那就糟了，」他告訴美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）。Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1494975 ; https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/paper/1438047