While the alcohol didn't affect how the students rated themselves, those people who had been given the alcoholic drink were given better ratings by the observers, especially for their pronunciation.

虽然酒精没有影响学生的自我评价，但评委却认为，喝过啤酒的实验者的荷兰语更好，尤其是发音更标准。

So what's going on? We know that alcohol has a detrimental effect on our brain's executive functioning, including our memory, our attention, and our inhibitions. A lot of these functions are important for speaking a non-native language.

所以究竟发生了什么？我们知道酒精会对大脑的执行能力产生负面影响，比如我们的记忆力、注意力和控制力。而这其中有很多功能对于讲外语来说十分重要。

At the same time, we know that booze also improves confidence and reduces social anxiety, which is also helpful when you're trying to talk in another tongue, especially if you've only just learned it.

同时，我们知道，酒精还可以提升饮酒者的自信，缓解社交焦虑。当你试着讲另外一种语言时，这也是有帮助的，特别是如果你只是初学者的话。

"One possible mechanism could be the anxiety-reducing effect of alcohol," says one of the researchers, Jessica Werthmann from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. "But more research is needed to test this."

来自荷兰马斯特里赫特大学的研究人员杰西卡•威尔斯曼称：“这其中的原理可能是酒精降低了饮酒者的焦虑感。但我们需要进行更多研究来证实这一点。”

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