一直以來，我們普遍認(rèn)為人的性格只有“兩分法”——即非內(nèi)向即外向。其實(shí)，這種分法過于簡(jiǎn)單且并不全面，很多人的性格是兼具內(nèi)向和外向兩種特征的“中間性格”(ambivert)。

For years, psychologists have divided people into two basic personality types: introverts and extroverts. But experts suggest there's middle ground on the personality spectrum, and people refer to as "ambiverts" fall somewhere in between.
多年來心理學(xué)家一直把人的性格分成兩種：內(nèi)向型和外向型。不過有專家提出，在性格光譜中存在一種介于外向和內(nèi)向之間的性格，人們稱之為“中間性格”。

Ambiverts, as the name suggests, have both introverted and extroverted characteristics. But neither trait is dominant. As a result, ambiverts have more balanced personalities.
中間性格，顧名思義就是包含內(nèi)向和外向兩種特征的性格類型，但兩種特征都不占主導(dǎo)。因此，中間性格是一種更加平衡的性格。

You can tell if you're an ambivert by asking yourself how you'd behave in common situations.
想要判斷自己是否是“中間性格”的人，可以問問自己在常見情形下會(huì)如何表現(xiàn)。

What do you crave after a long day at work when you need to refuel—a happy hour with friends, or your couch and the remote control? At a social event, at what point do you want to leave—as soon as you get there or after the last person has left? In a conversation, do you prefer to think through your answers before speaking, or throw out whatever idea comes to mind and bat it back and forth?
當(dāng)你工作了冗長(zhǎng)的一整天后，你渴望通過什么方式充電——是和好友相處的歡樂時(shí)光，還是獨(dú)自一人窩在沙發(fā)上看電視？在社交活動(dòng)中，在什么情況下你想要離開——是剛到那兒就想走，還是等到最后一個(gè)人離開？在交談中，你更喜歡在開口前把回答想透徹，還是會(huì)隨意說出任何閃現(xiàn)在你腦中的想法？

If you're an ambivert, your preference will often be somewhere in the middle—you choose to have a drink with a friend after work but then afterward go home and take a long walk with the dog.
如果你是個(gè)中向性格者，你的偏好會(huì)落在兩極之間的某個(gè)地方——你可能會(huì)選擇下班后先和朋友喝上一杯，但之后回家長(zhǎng)距離遛狗。

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