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A lot of us march to the beat of our own drummer.
我們很多人都會按照自己的步調行走。
But there are certain benefits to walking in synch.
但是同步走則有特定優勢。
It can make you feel like you're one of the gang.
一方面會使你感覺自己是團隊的一員，
And it might make people who are not in your gang look less threatening.
另一方面也會降低非己方團隊的危險系數。
That's according to a study in the journal Biology Letters.
這是《生物學報》一項研究所得出的結論。
Synchronized movement has long been known to cement alliances and to enhance cooperation.
協調一致在鞏固聯盟及加強合作方面一直聞名遐邇。
But can it also change the way you see those outside your troop?
但協調一致是否會改變你對敵方的眼光呢?
To find out, researchers had participants pair off and walk together, either in synch or just at their natural pace.
為了一探究竟，研究人員讓參與者們成雙結對并且一起行走，要么同步，要么隨性。
Afterwards, the volunteers were shown a mug shot of an angry male face and asked to estimate the criminal's overall size.
隨后，研究人員向志愿者展示了一名面容憤怒男子的嫌犯照片，并要求他們評估罪犯的整體輪廓。
Those subjects who kept pace with a colleague found the bad guy to be less formidable than did their out-of-synch peers.
相比隨意走的參與者，同步行走者眼中的罪犯已經不是那么窮兇極惡。
Marchers guessed the mug-shot man was an inch shorter and about 10 percent smaller and less muscular than did the subjects who simply strolled.
同步行走者猜測的照片中的男人身高比隨意走的人所猜矮1英尺，體型要小10%，而且不是很強壯。
The findings suggest that physical coordination could boost your self confidence.
研究結果顯示步調協調一致能夠提高自信。
On the down side, it might also lead you to underestimate an opponent—a miscalculation that could really get you off on the wrong foot.
而從另一方面看，它也可能導致你低估對手—計算誤差就可以使你陷入萬劫不復的深淵。
