雙語閱讀：出生季節何影響着你的性格

Even if you don’t buy into astrology, recent research suggests that the time of year you were born does actually play a big role in who you become. Specifically, your season of birth may be linked to your moods later on in life, according to a new study presented at the European College of CNP Congress in Berlin.

即使你不相信占星術，最近的研究表明，你出生的時間實際上在你的成長過程中扮演着重要的角色。確切地說，你出生的季節可能與你以後在生活中的情緒有關，根據柏林歐洲學院的一項新的研究。

The scientists’ interest was sparked by a body of research suggesting a link between birth season and something more stable than mood: personality. In a British study, for example, young and middle-aged adults born from October to March tended to seek new, intense experiences more than those born in the other half of the year. Another study, published in Neuroscience Letters, suggests that people born in the winter may be less agreeable.

科學家們的興趣是由一組研究激發的，該研究發現出生季節和比情緒更穩定的事物即性格之間有某種聯繫。例如，在英國的一項研究中，相對於出生在另一半年的人，從10月到3月出生的年輕和中年成人傾向於尋求新的、強烈的體驗。另一項發表在《神經科學快報》上的研究表明，冬天出生的人可能不那麼討人喜歡。

And the effects of your arrival date aren’t just psychological — there’s also evidence that your birth season can affect everything from your bedtime (spring- and summer-born folks go to bed later) to your risk of developing cancer. According to a 2014 International Journal of Cancer study, a spring or summer birthday is associated with a significantly higher risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in childhood and young adulthood. And an Italian study found that women born in March may begin menopause earlier, while those born in October experience the change later.

而且，你的出生日期帶來的影響不僅僅是心理上的——還有證據表明，你的出生季節會影響你的一切：從你的睡覺時間(春天和夏天出生的人晚睡)到你患癌症的風險。根據2014年《國際癌症雜誌》的一項研究，春夏季節出生的人，童年和青少年時期患非霍奇金淋巴瘤的風險顯著增高。意大利的一項研究發現，3月份出生的女性更年期開始的比較早，而10月份出生的女性絕經時間較晚。