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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。
To test this out, they conducted two studies.
为了验证这一点，他们进行了两项研究。
One was with high school students and the other with more than a thousand Australian adults, aged between 24 and 60 years old.
一组是高中生，另一组是1000多名年龄在24岁至60岁之间的澳大利亚成年人。
In the first study, more than 600 high school students were surveyed about their tendency to take risks and feel confident.
在第一项研究中，研究人员调查了600多名高中生，了解他们在冒险和自信方面的倾向。
In the second study, those born on both sides of the cutoff date for starting school were asked to complete online math questions and rate their performance.
在第二项研究中，出生于入学截止日期两侧的学生被要求在线完成数学问题，并对自己的表现进行评分。
They were also asked about the risks they took while riding bicycles and managing their finances.
他们还被问及在骑自行车和管理财务时所承担的风险。
The researchers found that older students displayed greater risk taking tendencies, while risk taking can be considered a negative attribute.
研究人员发现，年龄较大的学生会表现出更大的冒险倾向，而冒险可以被认为是一种负面属性。
It's also a characteristic of successful people, including athletes, political leaders and entrepreneurs.
这也是包括运动员、政治领袖和企业家等成功人士的特点。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答22- 25题。
Question 22: According to recent research conducted in Australia, what has a lasting impact on one's life?
问题22:根据澳大利亚最近进行的一项研究，什么对一个人的生活有持久的影响?
Question 23: What was the purpose of the Australian research?
问题23:澳大利亚研究的目的是什么?
Question 24: Who were the participants in the researchers’ first study?
问题24:研究人员第一项研究的参与者是谁?
Question 25: According to the researchers, what is one characteristic of successful people?
问题25:根据研究者的说法，成功人士的一个特征是什么?
