性太多也麻烦，澳大利亚青年男性嫌床事多 -

(Reuters) - Unbelievable as it may sound, not all young men want more sex.
路透社-虽然这听起来很难以置信，但确实不是所有的青年男性都觉得性越多越好。

According to a survey of Australian men, 12 percent between the ages of 16 and 24 said they wanted less sex -- the highest proportion of any age group.
根据一项针对澳大利亚男性的民调显示，12%的16至24岁男性表示想少做点床上运动，是所有年龄段中这一比例最高的一个。

"Although it's a minority, it's still interesting that it's more of them (than any other age group), which is not that sort of myth, boys not getting enough sex and dying to get it," Juliet Richters, Associate Professor in Sexual Health, University of New South Wales, told Reuters.
“虽然这只是少数人的意见，但这一年龄段嫌性多的比例最高的这一事实还是很有意思的。毕竟我们一直都觉得男孩总是吃不饱，总想要性爱。”新威尔士大学性健康助理教授Juliet Richters在接受路透社采访时如是说。

Richters and a team of researchers from around Australia surveyed some 4,300 heterosexual men and 4,400 women between the ages of 16 and 64.
Richters和一群来自澳大利亚各地的研究者们一起对4300名左右的异性恋男性以及4400名女性进行了这次调查，年龄跨度是16到64岁。

She said another survey five years ago showed similar results.
她表示五年之前另一项调查也显示了相似的结果。

Only 31 percent of men in that age group said they wanted more sex, the lowest of any other age group as well.
只有31%这一年龄段的男性表示自己想有更多性生活，比所有别的年龄段都少。

"It may well be that they are being overwhelmed by girls of much the same age who are madly in love and very keen," she said.
“这可能是因为跟他们同年龄段的女性一旦谈爱就很疯狂而且非常热衷，这让他们有点不知所措。”她说

"It also takes men of that age about a year or longer to commit to a relationship."
“而且对这个年龄段的男性来说，一般需要一年或者更长时间才能确定男女朋友的关系。”

More predictably, the survey found that 57 percent of men between 35 and 44 wanted more sex compared with only 28 percent of women, while 14 percent of women said they wanted less.
比较符合人们预期的是，调查显示57%的35至44岁男性想要更多性生活，而同一年龄段同样对性饥渴的女性却只有28%，而且表示想减少性生活的女性比例有14%。

Half of men aged 55 to 64 wanted more sex, while only 27 percent of women in the same age group felt the same.
半数55到64岁之间的男性想要更多性生活，而同一年龄段持同一观点的女性则只有27%。

"The evolutionary explanation is women are only keen on sex when they can conceive. A social explanation is a whole lot of stuff, including time, pressure, tiredness," Richter said.
“按照进化论的说法，这是因为女性只会在能受孕的时候想要做爱。从社会学的角度则是因为很多因素作祟，包括时间、压力以及疲劳等。”Richers说。

"I mean, sex is a leisure activity after all."
“我的意思是，说到底性爱毕竟还是件很奢侈的运动。”