研究稱段子手男性更有魅力 怪不得謙謙受歡迎

Take a look at a bunch of women's OkCupid profiles and you'll be hard pressed to find one that says, “I'm looking for a guy who makes me laugh, loves trying new foods.”
去看一眼一羣女人在丘比特網站（約會網站）上的簡介，你很難發現有人會說，“我在尋找一位能讓我大笑並且喜歡嘗試新食物的男人。”

And yet new research suggests that storytelling prowess is a desirable quality in a guy — possibly because it signals that they're high-status. Men, on the other hand, don't seem to be fazed by women's ability to tell a good tale.
但是，新研究指出，講故事的能力是男性值得擁有的一項品質——可能因爲這表明他們地位高貴。但是，男人似乎對女人講故事的能力無動於衷（所以我們可以理解爲講段子的男人會受歡迎但是女子段子手卻不麼==）。

In one study, undergrads read descriptions of men and women, some of which specified that the man or woman tells great stories. Results showed that women found men who were good storytellers more attractive as long-term partners than men who were only decent storytellers, or men whose bios didn't mention storytelling ability at all.
在一項研究中，大學生們閱讀了男人們和女人們的簡介，其中一些指明瞭該男子或女子擅長說段子。研究結果表明，女士們認爲，作爲長期伴侶，擅長講段子的男人比只會講得體的故事，或是個人簡介中絲毫沒有提到過講段子能力的男人更有吸引力。

The authors suggest that “storytelling ability reflects a man's ability to gain resources. Good storytellers may be more likely to influence others or to gain positions of authority in society.”
作者指出，“講故（duan）事（zi）的能力反映了一位男士獲取資源的能力。優秀的段子手更有可能影響他人，或是成爲社會上的權威人士。”