Kickstart your Brain with the 'The Mozart Effect'

　　For years, scientists have been studying how music affects the brain and its functions. Classical music, particularly songs by Mozart, has produced measurable results that have become known as “The Mozart Effect.” The theory, essentially, is that listening to the music of Mozart can improve your intellectual capacity. The question is, can listening to classical music make you more successful?

　　近年来，科学家们正致力于研究音乐是如何对大脑产生作用和它的诸多功能。古典音乐，特别是莫扎特的作品。在聆听后会对人产生一定影响，被冠以“莫扎特效应”。这个理论实际上是指，听莫扎特的音乐可以提高你的智力。问题是听古典音乐真的能让你更为成功吗？

　　Music Increases Cognitive Function: Several studies have shown cognitive improvements in those who listened to classical music prior to(在…之前) performing certain tasks or taking tests. Functions that demonstrated in increase in capacity included: Language skills, reading skills, spatial(adj.空间的) tasks, verbal communications, quantitative abilities, concentration, memory, and motor skills(运动技巧).

　　音乐能够提高认知能力：一些研究表明，在进行某一项确切的工作前或者在参加测试之前听古典音乐能够对认知能力有所改善，同时也表明此举对能力的提高也有所帮助，比如语言能力，阅读能力，空间思维能力，语言交流能力，计数能力，精力集中，记忆力，运动能力。

　　Several studies of students preparing to take the SAT test compared test scores of those who listened to classical music prior to taking the test with those who did not. Those who preceded the test with classical music scored higher on the SAT than the students who did not.

　　一些研究是对是正在准备SAT的学生进行的，研究用SAT分数作为比较量，看看测试之前听过古典音乐和没有听的学生成绩有什么差异。实验表明，那些先前听过古典音乐的学生的测试成绩要高于没有听的学生。

       A study by the University of Washington showed that copyeditors who listened to classical music for 90 minutes while editing copy found 21% more mistakes than those who did not.

　　一项华盛顿大学的研究表明，校对者在校对时听了超过90分钟的古典音乐后，校对出的错误对比没有听的人多出21%。

　　Improved Interpersonal Relations through Music: Listening to music not only improves functions within your brain, but music has also been shown to have a profound effect on mood. The style of music correlated with(与…联系起来) the mood experienced by the listener.

　　通过音乐得以改善人际关系：聆听音乐不仅可以提高大脑的工作能力，而且音乐还可以对情绪产生深厚的影响，同时音乐的风格与听众所经历的情绪有着密切关系。