Why Funny People Are Also More Intelligent
为什么有趣的人也更聪明
Albert Einstein attributed his brilliant mind to having a child-like（童真般的） sense of humour.
阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦把自己的聪明才智都归因于他那童真般的幽默感。
Indeed, a number of studies have found an association between humour and intelligence.
大量研究表明幽默和智商确实存在关联。
Researchers in Austria recently discovered that funny people, particularly those who enjoy dark humour, have higher IQs than their less funny peers.
奥地利的研究人员最近发现幽默的人，尤其是喜欢黑色幽默的人，比不那么幽默的同龄人更聪明。
They argue that it takes both cognitive（认知） and emotional ability to process and produce humour.
他们认为，能听懂幽默和能开幽默的玩笑需要认知和情感上的双重能力。
Their analysis shows that funny people have higher verbal and non-verbal intelligence, and they score lower in mood disturbance（情绪失控） and aggressiveness.
通过分析，他们发现幽默的人掌握着更高的语言能力和非语言能力，他们更少出现情绪失控和暴躁的情况。
Not only are funny people smart, they're nice to be around. Evidence suggests that having a good sense of humour is linked to high emotional intelligence（情商） and is a highly desirable quality in a partner.
幽默的人不仅更聪明，身边的人也更喜欢跟他们来往。研究表明有幽默感的人情商更高，是作为同伴最需要的一个品质。
In studies of attractiveness（吸引力）, both men and women rate funny people as more attractive, and cite having a good sense of humor as being one of the most important traits in a long-term partner.
一项针对吸引力的研究表明，无论男性还是女性都认为幽默的人更有吸引力，把良好的幽默感视作长期伴侣最重要的品质之一。
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