Someone who can cut a dash on the dance-floor has always been seen as a good catch, but scientists have now explained why.

一直以来，人们认为能在舞池里大出风头的人更受异性的青睐，近日科学家们对这一现象做出了解释。

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MOST British prime ministers end up trying to cut a dash on the world stage, even if at the outset they forswear such vanities.

大多数英国首相最终总是想要在国际舞台上大出风头，尽管最初上台时他们都发誓说绝不如此。

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He cut quite a dash in his uniform.

他穿着这身制服显得特帅。

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G8 rich-country club will again let Ms Merkel cut a dash on the international stage.

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But Mr Blair would have done better to resist this temptation to cut a dash.

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The driven, abstemious Mr Radler enjoyed sweating profits from small, neighbourhood newspapers in their native Canada, while Lord Black cut a dash as a budding media magnate with his eye for a deal, strong conservative views and flashy erudition.

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