Ever wondered why a relationship may have ended on the wrong note? The answer could be quite simple: it's because of your taste in music. Music actually predicts sexual attraction, according to a recent study.
你可曾想過自己的戀情為何會無果而終？答案可能非常簡單：你的音樂品味出了問題。最新一項研究顯示，音樂品味會波及你的魅力指數。

Before that, researchers duo North and Hargraves say that music functions as a "badge" which people use to not only judge others but at the same time, to express their own ideas. For example the child who wants to appear rebellious picks music that seems like it's made by people who rebel.
此前研究人員諾斯和哈格雷夫斯稱音樂好似“標識卡”，人們借此來評價他人，同時表達自己的觀點。比如一個孩子想表現得離經叛道一點，于是他會選擇那些聽來出自叛逆者之手的音樂來聽。

Some researchers also believe that rock is associated with social awareness and rebelliousness while pop is connected to values about gender roles and conformity. Scholars Rentfrow and Gosling discovered that people who like blues, jazz, classical, and folk are liberal and more open to experiences.
另外一些研究人員還認為，搖滾音樂代表了社會認知能力和反叛精神，而流行音樂則同性別角色以及大家一致的價值觀息息相關。學者雷特弗洛和格斯林發現，喜歡藍調、爵士、古典以及民樂者更加寬容大度，且愿意嘗試不同的生活。

A new study published in the Communication Research journal claimed that a woman's devotion to country music diminishes her attractiveness to a potential male mate and a man's interest in country music make him less attractive to women.
而最近一個刊登在《交際期刊》的研究聲稱，一個女人如若喜歡鄉村音樂，其在潛在男性伴侶的眼中便會魅力大減，而男人對于鄉村音樂的愛好也會讓他在女性眼里不那么耀眼。

But devotion to classical music and heavy metal rock has a different effect depending on if you're a man or a woman. Fascination with heavy metal rock greatly enhanced the appeal of men, but it proved detrimental to that of women. Adoration of classical music produced the reverse consequences, according to the study. It also found that men were more strongly attracted to women with whom they shared musical tastes.
但是對于古典音樂和重金屬音樂的熱衷則會產生不同影響，這要看愛好者是男性還是女性。對重金屬的迷戀可極大提升男性魅力，但會對女性魅力造成不利。而研究顯示，對古典音樂的崇拜產生的結果則剛好相反。研究還發現男性對于那些和自己音樂品味相同的女性更有興趣。