英語閱讀:出生順序影響個性與學術成就

2024年3月30日發(作者：服務的本質是什么)

It turns out, the order in which you were born can not only have an effect on your

personality, but also your chances of academic success.

事實證明，出生順序不僅會影響你的個性，還會影響你取得學術成就的機會。

According to Canadian duo Mitchell Moffit and Greg Brown, from Toronto, who

prent an online science show, veral theories suggest that where you are in your

family determines who you are.

FIRST-BORNS

According to Mitchell and Brown, first-born children are expected to be higher

academic achievers and more ambitious.

They also have a stronger n of responsibility and are generally more mature.

They also tend to have better leadership skills than other birth orders.

The explanation is becau although they get a lot more affection and attention from

their parents, their parents have higher expectations as the first child.

MIDDLE-BORNS

Middle-born children apparently1 tend to be more co-operative, flexible and

sociable2.

They are also able to make and maintain friendships easily.

This is due to the fact that as a middle-born child, there aren't the high expectations

of the first child, nor the relaxed attitude accorded to the last child.

As a result, they also tend to be less ambitious than their older brothers and sisters,

and so will have a more relaxed attitude in life.

As middle children receive less attention than their other siblings3, they ek out

relationships and friendships outside of their family, and can be social butterflies.

LAST-BORNS

The youngest children tend to be likeable and charming.

Other traits they carry are that they are more creative than older siblings, and have a

stronger n of curity and confidence.

As their parents have already had other children, they tend to be a lot less strict and

are a lot more lenient4 with their youngest children.

Parents' expectations will also be lower.

As a result, youngest children will generally be less responsible and mature than

older siblings, as they constantly feel like others will take the lead.

ONLY CHILD

Only children tend to be academically-able, creative and resourceful.

They are also mature and responsible, and dislike disorder5 and like to be in control.

Being a parent's only child, expectations are always high, but unlike a first-born, they

never need to fight for the attention of their parents.

Not to mention, being in a houhold with only adults often leads the child to mature

more quickly and copy the actions of the parents, rather than being moulded by

siblings' childish or youthful interests.

But becau they have never had to interact with siblings or companions of a similar

age, they can have trouble relating to peers and can feel out of control when things

in their life don't go their way.

1 apparently

adv.顯然地；表面上，似乎

參考例句：

An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山窮水盡，豁然開朗。

He was apparently much surprid at the news.他對那個消息顯然感到十分驚異。

2 sociable

adj.好交際的，友好的，合群的

參考例句：

Roger is a very sociable person.羅杰是個非常好交際的人。

Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善

于交際。

3 siblings

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名詞復數 )

參考例句：

A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一個三胞胎睡在其兩個同胞之間。 來自《簡

明英漢詞典》

She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她沒辦法找到那個捐

精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 來自時文部分

4 lenient

adj.寬大的，仁慈的

參考例句：

The judge was lenient with him.法官對他很寬大。

It's a question of finding the means between too lenient treatment and too vere

punishment.問題是要找出處理過寬和處罰過嚴的折中辦法。

5 disorder

n.紊亂，混亂；騷動，騷亂；疾病，失調

參考例句：

When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他發現屋子

里亂七八糟。

It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地裝著許多信件。

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