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双语阅读：研究表明左撇子更容易发怒 2010年09月20日08:34中国日报我要评论(2) 字号：T|T Angry men: Bob Geldof (left) and John McEnroe (right) are both left-handed and well known for their fiery tempers. Life holds many frustrations for left-handed people – from the everyday items designed for right-handers to folklore saying they are?in league withthe devil. So perhaps it is the result of dealing with such adversity that, according to researchers, they are angrier than the average person. Researchers found that among lefties, the two hemispheres of the brain communicate more with each other so have more interaction with the parts which produce negative emotions. Everything from can openers to garden tools to knives and scissors tends to be designed without taking them into consideration. Many generations of left-handed schoolchildren were forced to write with their right hand. They have endured centuries of stigma that says being left-handed is evil or bad luck. And they are often associated with clumsiness and awkwardness. The study, led by Ruth Propper, a psychology professor at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, found that the halves of the brain in those who are lefties or ambidextrous are more interlinked. This makes them more moody, research published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseasefound. Previous studies have shown that lefties are more prone to negative emotions. Many of the worlds leaders and stars are left-handed, with some known for being hot-tempered. One famously?grumpyleftie is Bob Geldof, who achieved fame thanks in part to swearing during TV coverage of Live Aid. Another is tennis legend John McEnroe, who is as famous for his?tantrumsas his successes. Current world leaders who are left-handed include Barack Obama and David Cameron. But Lauren Milsom, owner of A, which sells goods for left-handed people, said: Left-handed people just get on with it and do not complain that much. We just deal with a world designed for right-handers. 对于左撇子来说，生活中有许多令人懊恼的事情，日常物件多是为右撇子设计的，民间传说