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2023年3月英语四级听力真题 短文(3)
Passage 3
短文3


Can the date you were born affect how successful your life is?
出生日期会影响人生的成功与否吗?
According to recent research done in Australia, the answer is yes.
根据澳大利亚最近的研究，答案是肯定的。
The researchers found that the time when a person starts school, has an enduring impact on their lives.
研究人员发现，一个人开始上学的时间对他们的生活有持久的影响。
Those who are relatively old compared to their classmates have certain advantages over them.
那些相对年长的同学比其他人有一定的优势。
Previous research has found older students achieve better results.
此前的研究发现，年龄较大的学生成绩更好。
They are also more likely to attend university and become professional athletes, chief executives, and even important politicians.
他们也更有可能上大学，成为职业运动员、首席执行官，甚至是重要的政治家。
But the Australian researchers wanted to discover what was driving these differences.
但澳大利亚研究人员想要知道是什么导致了这些差异。
They suspected older, more mature students obtained more self-confidence than their peers, because they achieved better grades.
他们怀疑，年龄更大、更成熟的学生比同龄人更有自信，因为他们取得了更好的成绩。