Word on the street
忧郁效应
(yōuyù xiàoyìng)
Shy and melancholy men are more attractive to women.
A: I can't understand why so many girls would rather a toy boy like Robert Pattinson.
我不明白为什么许多女孩会喜欢罗伯特·帕丁森。
(wǒ bù míngbái wèishénme xǒduì nǚhái huì xǐhuān luóbótè pàdīngsēn.)
B: Oh, you don't understand. It is the melancholy effect. Melancholy men are more attractive to women.
喔,你不懂的,这是忧郁效应。对女性来说,有忧郁气质的男性更有吸引力。
(ò, nǐ bùdǒng de, zhè shì yōuyù xiàoyìng. duì nǚxìng láishuō, yǒu yōuyù qìzhi de nánxìng gèng yǒu xīyǐnlì.)
A: Well, I really don't understand.
好吧,真叫人搞不懂。
(hǎoba, zhēn jiào rén gǎo bùdǒng.)