雙語達人:愛吃辣的人愛冒險
Ordering a chicken vindaloo is usually the sign of someone who has taste for very spicy food.
經常訂咖喱雞肉餐的人，標誌着他們非常愛吃辣味食物。It is also turns out to be an indication that their personality is also on the spicy side.
還標誌着他們的個性中有激情四射火辣的一面。A new study has found that people who like stimulating their taste buds with meals such as a vindaloo curry also have risk-taking personalities.
一項新的研究發現，那些喜歡用咖喱刺激他們的味蕾的人個性中也有冒險的一面。
Researchers in the US tested 200 people to see how they reacted to certain adrenalin pumping sensations, such as standing on the edge of something or watching highly suspenseful movies.
美國研究人員測試了200人，觀察他們對某些腎上腺素的信號的反應，比如，置身於恐怖環境中或看懸疑電影。They were then given a small amount of capsaicin - the active ingredient in chilli peppers - in a glass of water and and asked to swish it around their mouth.
之後，他們在一杯水中加入少量辣椒粉，辣椒粉的活性成分是辣椒素，讓參與測試的人把這種水含在嘴裏漱口。Those who said they liked the spicy taste were the same ones who enjoyed the adrenalin rush of risky behaviour.
那些說愛吃辣的人喜歡這種腎上腺素驟增的感覺，同樣也愛冒險。The test, known as Arnett’s Inventory of Sensation Seeking, was carried out by researchers at Penn University in Pennsylvania.
由賓夕法尼亞大學研究人員在賓夕法尼亞州大學做的這個測試稱爲阿內特式的尋求刺激感。The AISS test is used by scientists to determine each person’s level of risk taking behaviour.
科學家們用這種測試方法來決定每個人的冒險行爲水平。Dr. Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago says the correlation between risk taking and spicy food makes total sense to him.
芝加哥嗅覺和味覺治療和研究基金會的阿蘭·赫希博士說，冒險和辛辣食物之間的相關性對他來說非常有意義。He said: 'There’s a long-standing hypothesis that risk takers are adrenaline deficient and that they take risks to get that adrenaline and feel better.
他說：“假設冒險者長期缺乏腎上腺激素，讓他們通過冒險的方式去獲得腎上腺素，他們會感覺比較好。”'So they’ll work with bombs or in other high risk environments and then they’ll feel normal.
“這樣，他們會冒險使用炸彈或將自己置身於其他高風險的環境中，之後，他們會有一種比較正常的感覺。”'Similarly, when you eat hot spicy food, it gives you a little bit of pain and therefore enhances your adrenaline level.'
“同樣，你在吃辣的食物的時候，會有一點點的疼痛感，因此，你的腎上腺素水平得以增強。”
