1. Taking a bottle of water into the exam hall could help students improve their grades, esearchers say. A study of university students found that those who brought drinks, especially water, with them as they took exams performed up to 10 percent better than those who did not.翻译
研究人员声称，带瓶水进考场能帮助提高考生的成绩。这项针对大学生的研究表明，把饮品尤其是水带入考场考试的同学，比没带的考生成绩要好，最多能高出10%。
2. Psychologists said it was unclear why drinking water would improve your performance but said that being better hydrated could have a helpful effect on the brain, and knowing you had a bottle with you might make you feel more confident.翻译
心理学家表示，现在并不清楚为什么喝水能提高成绩，但是多喝水确实对大脑有益，考生知道自己随身带瓶水可能会感觉比较安心。
3. The researchers studied hundreds of university students in their f irst and second years of degree courses and at pre-degree "foundation” level and observed what drinks, if any, they brought into exam halls with them.翻译
研究人员针对几百名大学生，对他们大一和大二的学位课课程考试和预科班入门级课程考试进行了研究，并观察他们随身带入考场的饮品。
4. Their study, presented at the British Psychological Society annual conference in London, found that those who brought drinks in with them averaged five percent better in exams. For students at foundation level, grades improved by 10 percent while students at second year level did not benefit a lot.翻译
研究人员在伦敦举办的英国心理协会年会上介绍了这项研究。研究结果表明，携带饮品进入考场的学生比不带饮品的考生成绩平均要高5%。在预科班的考生中，携带饮品进入考场的考生比不带饮品的考生分数要高10%，而大二考生的这一差别并不明显。
5. Mark Gardner of Westminster University, one of the researchers, said, “If it turns out to be that the effect is indeed larger for younger students, we think it could be important—those students could be more anxious and the water is having an effect on exam anxiety, perhaps through beliefs about the positive effects of water.” He also added, “Or it could be that the younger students might not eat healthily, have possibly been out late the night before, and might need to drink more water to stop them being dehydrated.”翻译
威斯敏斯特大学的老师马克·加德纳参与了该项研究。他说：“如果事实证明，年龄较小的考生这一效果更加明显，那我们认为这项研究非常重要——那些学生可能更加焦虑，水能帮他们减轻考试时的压力，也许是因为他们坚信水会对他们有益，所以结果才会这样。”他又补充说：“也有可能是年龄较小的考生饮食并不健康，考试前晚很可能熬夜，所以需要饮用更多水来防止自己脱水。”