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A study found that whining was the most distracting noise for people trying to solve simple math problems, MSNBC reported.

This could explain why packing a lunch while your children bicker over 'who started it' makes your head want to explode.

"You're doing less work and doing it worse when you're listening to the whines," said study co-author Rosemarie Sokol Chang. "It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman, everybody's equally distracted." （点击MSN网站查看原文）

“牢骚太盛”最招烦

       据MSNBC报道，研究发现，做简单的数学题时，他人的抱怨声最易让人分心。

       这也能解释为什么孩子们争论到底是谁挑起事端时会令正收拾午餐的父母头痛欲裂。

       “工作时听着别人的抱怨声，工作进度较慢而且效果很差，”该研究成果的作者之一索阔·张说道。“不管是男的女的，每个人都会因此分心走神。”

(China.org.cn June 29, 2011)