囧研究：爱读书的人都是好恋人？

6. Your reading admirer will be culturally and artistically aware.
爱读书的人散发书卷艺术气质。

Good readers are more than three times as likely to make art and go to concerts and museums as opposed to their non-reading counterparts. Can you say, “Awesome date nights?”
相对而言，爱读书的人更倾向于搞艺术、听音乐会或逛博物馆。你觉得这样约会怎么样？

7. Readers are more likely to succeed in their careers and have well-paying jobs.
爱读书的人更容易获得高薪工作、取得事业成功。

According to employers, a lack of reading and writing skills is one of the top shortcomings in new hires, giving proficient readers a better shot at getting hired. Moreover, they have a higher chance of being in a management position and, to top it all off, generally have higher salaries.
据公司反应，新员工的一大缺点就是缺乏阅读和写作技能，因此爱读书的人更容易获得受聘机会。而且，爱读书的人更容易担任管理层职位，自然也就获得更高薪水。

8. Readers are more likely to fulfill their civic duty.
爱读书的人更愿意履行社会职责。

Active readers are not only more likely to vote in elections, but are over two times as likely to do volunteer work. Not only does altruism make you more attractive, but couples that do charity work together are often more intimate and emotionally connected.
爱读书的人不仅积极参加投票选举，还更愿意从事志愿活动。无私贡献能增加个人魅力，而一起做慈善活动的夫妇关系也更亲密和谐。

9. Readers are more understanding and empathetic.
爱读书的人更能谅解和体恤他人。

Studies show that frequent fiction readers demonstrate a better ability to empathize with others and understand other people’s thoughts, feelings, and world view. Empathy is crucial in relationships—it is linked to shorter, less intense arguments as well as happier and longer relationships overall.
研究表明，经常阅读的人更会体恤他人，能理解他人的想法、感受和世界观。同情心在人际关系中至关重要——它能减少争执，使彼此关系更融洽更长久。

10. Readers are passionate, vibrant, clever and complex.
爱读书的人热情活力、机灵多样。

If you are with a reader, consider yourself lucky. With an incredible mind, imagination, wit and heart, they will challenge you quite unlike anyone else has before. They have lived many lives through the written word and will happily share those lives with you. They will want you to be a part of all of their worlds, all of their stories. Together, you will travel to fantastical lands across space and time and all the while will write a wonderful story of your own. I promise you this: every plot twist and character flaw, every afternoon spent in a bookstore and late night discussion over haphazard stacks of books will absolutely and undoubtedly be worth it!
如果你身边有个爱读书的人，那你可真幸运。爱读书的人思维灵活、想象丰富、机智又风趣，他们能将你引领你到达前所未有的层次。他从书籍里了解到各种各样的事情，也很乐意跟你分享其中的一切。他愿意带领你进入那些世界、聆听那些故事。你将和他一起穿越时空领略万种风情，同时也谱写下你自己的精彩故事。我向你保证：每一次情节回转、每一个人物弱点、每一段午后书店时光、以及夜晚对阅书籍的随意漫谈，都会妙不可言！