Drinkers consume beer almost twice as quickly if it is served in a fashionable curved glass rather than a conventional straight one, a study has reported.

一项研究表明，人们用时尚的弯曲型酒杯喝啤酒的速度是普通直型杯的两倍。

It took on average nearly 12 minutes for those who took part to down 12 fl oz of lager (a little over half a pint or a third of a litre) from a straight glass. But from a curved glass it took seven minutes. There was hardly any difference if the alcohol was replaced with a soft drink.

用直型啤酒杯喝12液量盎司(稍大于0.5品脱或1/3公升)淡啤酒大概平均需要12分钟，但如果用弯曲型酒杯则只需要7分钟。但如果是喝软饮料，两种酒杯耗时则无明显差别。

The researchers suggest the reason may be that it is more difficult to accurately judge the halfway point of curved glasses. As a result, people are less able to gauge how much they have drunk.

研究者暗示人们可能无法准确判断弯曲型酒杯的中间点，所以，人们没法估计自己到底喝了多少。

They believe drinkers try to pace themselves and so the halfway point becomes important.

研究者认为喝酒者自己控制喝酒速度，所以酒杯的中间点是个关键点。

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