女性遠超男性
A recent study by researchers at Washington State University shows that women’s career ambitions can be positively affected by a good night’s sleep.
華盛頓州立大學研究人員進行的一項研究指出，良好的睡眠可對女性的職業抱負產生積極影響。
affect (v.)影響positively (adv.)正面地、正向地
Men, however, don’t appear to reap any career-related benefits by getting extra sleep at night.
然而，男性似乎並沒有透過晚上多點睡眠獲得任何與職業相關的好處。
reap the benefit 獲得回報、好處
These findings were based on a two-week survey of 135 male and female workers.
這些調查結果是基於對135名男性和女性上班族進行為期兩週的調查。
finding (n.)（調查或研究）結果research findings 研究結果investigation findings 調查結果
Over the course of the study, participants were asked to record both how well they slept and their current mood around noon each day.
在研究過程中，參與者被要求在每天中午左右記錄他們的睡眠品質和當前的情緒品質。
course (n.)過程、經過mood (n.)心情、情緒be in a good(bad) mood 心情好（差）
Every evening, questions “pertaining to how they felt about striving for a higher status and more responsibility in their job” were also answered.
每天晚上，參與者會回答「關於她們如何看待在工作中爭取更多地位和責任」的問題。
pertain to sth. 與……有關strive for sth. 為某事而努力
Researchers collected more than 2,000 participant observations over the course of the study.
研究人員在研究過程中蒐集了2,000多位參與者的觀察結果。
observation (n.)觀察、觀察得到的結果
The results clearly show that high-quality sleep boosted women’s moods and made them more oriented toward the intentions of gaining both status and responsibility at work.
結果清楚地顯示，高品質的睡眠可以提升女性的情緒，使她們更傾向於在工作中爭取地位和責任。
boost (v.)提升、改善boost sales 提高銷售量boost productivity 提高生產率boost confidence 提升自信心oriented (adj.)以……為導向的goal-oriented (adj.)以目標為導向的detail-oriented (adj.)注重細節的
However, the female participants were less focused on these goals if they slept poorly.
然而，如果女性參與者睡得不好，她們就不會那麼專注於這些目標。
Men, on the other hand, didn’t exhibit these changes based on the quality of their sleep.
另一方面，男性並沒有根據睡眠品質表現出這些變化。
exhibit (v.)展現
Researchers attribute these findings to a combination of the different ways that men and women regulate emotions as well as gender-based societal expectations.
研究人員將這些發現歸因於男性和女性調節情緒的不同方式，以及不同性別角色的社會期待。
attribute sth. to sth. 把某事情歸因於～
Regarding emotional regulation, previous neuroscience research has shown that “women tend to experience more emotional reactivity and less emotional regulation than men, and cultural stereotypes depicting women as more emotional can reinforce this belief.”
關於情緒調節，過去已有神經學研究指出，「女性往往比男性經歷更多的情緒反應和較少的情緒控管，而將女性描繪成更情緒化的文化刻板印象可能強化這種觀念。」
stereotype刻板印象、成見racial stereotype 種族刻板印象reinforce (v.)強化、加深
Men, meanwhile, are generally expected to have more career ambitions, with these expectations possibly outweighing the effects of sleep on their job-related goals.
同時，男性通常被期望有更多的職業抱負，這些期望可能超過睡眠對他們與工作相關的目標的影響。
be expected to VR 被期待去……、預計將會做……outweigh (v.)比……更重要、大過於……
For women, the researchers have offered advice on how they can boost work aspirations.
研究人員針對女性就如何提升職場企圖心提供了建議。
aspiration (n.)志向、抱負pursue an aspiration 追求志向fulfill an aspiration 實現志向a lifelong aspiration 一生的志向
Their suggestions include prioritizing sleep, practicing meditation, and creating firmer boundaries between work and home.
他們的建議包含重視睡眠、冥想以及在工作和家庭之間建立更牢固的界限。
prioritize (v.)排出優先順序boundary (n.) 分界、界限