For any woman who’s tried to have a serious talk with her man, it is an all-too-familiar dilemma.
想和你的男人認(rèn)真談一次話怎么這么難呢，很多女性都遇到過這個(gè)問題。

How do you get him to give you his undivided attention?
如何能讓他認(rèn)真聽你說話呢？

The answer, it seems, is simple – wait until he has just sat down to dinner.
答案其實(shí)很簡單，那就是——等他坐下吃晚飯的時(shí)候。

A survey of 1,000 men and women found that 8.15pm is the time when men are most prepared to listen to their other halves.
一項(xiàng)在1000位男女中進(jìn)行的調(diào)查顯示，晚上8點(diǎn)15分是男人最愿意傾聽另一半說話的時(shí)間。

Almost half said they were happy to engage in serious conversation over dinner. This is despite the fact that the women said they were most likely to bring up a tricky topic 12 hours earlier, at 8.20am.
調(diào)查中，幾乎一半的男性說他們樂意在晚餐時(shí)間談?wù)搰?yán)肅的話題，而女性稱，她們習(xí)慣在12個(gè)小時(shí)之前，也就是早上8點(diǎn)20分討論一些麻煩事。

Another good time is in the car – 39 percent of men said they like having a meaningful chat while driving, said the poll by Asda. And if a favour is required, it’s best to bring it up in front of the in-laws.
還有一個(gè)很好的時(shí)間就是在車?yán)锏臅r(shí)間——Asda的調(diào)查顯示39%的男人說他們喜歡在開車的時(shí)候聊一些正事。如果想要他們答應(yīng)某事，那最好趁親戚們在場的時(shí)候提出來。

More than 20 percent of men said they would give in to their partner’s demands if asked in the presence of wider family members.
超過20%的男性表示，在其他家庭成員在場的時(shí)候，他們更容易答應(yīng)妻子的要求。

Three quarters said they hate being disturbed while they shower.
四分之三的男性表示，他們討厭在洗澡時(shí)被打擾。

The findings reveal that women struggle most to hold down their spouse’s attention while they play video games - with a mere 1 percent tuning into what is being said.
研究結(jié)果顯示，女人們最喜歡在男人玩電子游戲的時(shí)候，吵著要丈夫聽她講話，只有1%的女性找對時(shí)間。

Watching football is another risky strategy, during which 92 percent of men are not prepared to entertain a conversation, opting instead for a quick ‘yes.’
還有一個(gè)冒險(xiǎn)的策略是選擇男人在看足球比賽的時(shí)候說事，92%的男性在這時(shí)候都不愿談話，而選擇不假思索地說“好”。

The survey highlighted that men prefer to be left in their own company while playing on the Playstation, or watching television.
調(diào)查強(qiáng)調(diào)，男人在玩游戲機(jī)和看電視的時(shí)候喜歡一個(gè)人。

More than 80 percent said ‘We need to talk’ is the most feared conversation opener, while 42 percent of women voted for ‘is everything OK’ - when their partner knows the opposite is true.
超過80%的男性表示“我們需要談?wù)劇笔撬麄冏钆碌拈_場白，而42%的女人都投票給了“你還好嗎？”——因?yàn)榱硪话胝f這話的時(shí)候肯定知道一切都不好。

Vocabulary

dilemma 困境
in-laws 姻親

（譯者：FNU謝慧超 編輯：彭娜）