音乐是打开女性心扉的钥匙。研究显示，在浪漫的背景音乐下，男性更容易要到女性的电话号码。

Music is the key to a woman's heart, after research showed that they are more likely to give men their phone numbers if romantic songs are playing in the background.

在由法国心理学家组织的测试中，一位“相貌普通的男性”接受考验，尽可能多地去要到单身女士的电话并邀请她们去喝一杯。

In tests by French psychologists, an "average-looking man" was challenged to get as many single women as possible to hand over their numbers and go for a drink.

如果在约会前听上一段浪漫的歌词，那么他的成功几率将会翻倍。

If his potential dates had been listening to romantic lyrics beforehand, his chances of success were doubled.

来自南布列塔尼大学和南巴黎大学的专家们挑选出87位18至20岁女性参加该实验。

For the tests, experts from the University of southern Brittany and the University of southern Paris selected 87 female volunteers aged 18 to 20.

该研究似乎可以证实一个理论：男士在求爱时，应谨慎选择背景音乐。

The research appears to back up theory that any man making romantic overtures should be careful to when choosing music "back at his place."

参与研究的科学家们将实验结果发表在《音乐心理学》期刊上，他们相信浪漫情歌可以刺激人类的行为。

The scientists, who published the results in the journal Psychology of Music, believe that romantic lyrics may "prime" people's behaviour.

他们表示：“听过浪漫音乐的女性与听中性音乐女性相比更容易接受请求。这种差别十分明显。如果约会有困难，挑对音乐可以增加成功机会。”

"It was found that women previously exposed to romantic lyrics complied with the request more readily than women exposed to the neutral ones. The difference was significant. If you're having trouble getting a date, picking the right soundtrack could improve the odds," they said.

作为研究者之一，尼古拉?盖冈表示：“对研究背景音乐对个体行为影响的科学家而言，这是个有趣的结论。”

One of the researchers, Nicolas Gueguen, wrote, "The results are interesting for scientists who work on the effect of background music on individuals' behaviour."

其实，在爱情歌曲的魔力面前，不是只有女性为之倾倒。该研究小组早前就曾通过实验发现，在花店中播放浪漫音乐会使男性愿意花更多钱买花。

It is not just women who fall under the spell of love songs. Previous work by the same team found that men spent more money in florists when romantic music was being played.