內外向兼具的“中間性格”

一直以來，我們普遍認為人的性格只有“兩分法”——即非內向即外向。其實，這種分法過于簡單且并不全面，很多人的性格是兼具內向和外向兩種特征的“中間性格”(ambivert)。

For years, psychologists have divided people into two basic personality types: introverts and extroverts. But experts suggest there's middle ground on the personality spectrum, and people refer to as "ambiverts" fall somewhere in between.
多年來心理學家一直把人的性格分成兩種：內向型和外向型。不過有專家提出，在性格光譜中存在一種介于外向和內向之間的性格，人們稱之為“中間性格”。

Ambiverts, as the name suggests, have both introverted and extroverted characteristics. But neither trait is dominant. As a result, ambiverts have more balanced personalities.
中間性格，顧名思義就是包含內向和外向兩種特征的性格類型，但兩種特征都不占主導。因此，中間性格是一種更加平衡的性格。

You can tell if you're an ambivert by asking yourself how you'd behave in common situations.
想要判斷自己是否是“中間性格”的人，可以問問自己在常見情形下會如何表現。

What do you crave after a long day at work when you need to refuel—a happy hour with friends, or your couch and the remote control? At a social event, at what point do you want to leave—as soon as you get there or after the last person has left? In a conversation, do you prefer to think through your answers before speaking, or throw out whatever idea comes to mind and bat it back and forth?
當你工作了冗長的一整天后，你渴望通過什么方式充電——是和好友相處的歡樂時光，還是獨自一人窩在沙發上看電視？在社交活動中，在什么情況下你想要離開——是剛到那兒就想走，還是等到最后一個人離開？在交談中，你更喜歡在開口前把回答想透徹，還是會隨意說出任何閃現在你腦中的想法？

If you're an ambivert, your preference will often be somewhere in the middle—you choose to have a drink with a friend after work but then afterward go home and take a long walk with the dog.
如果你是個中向性格者，你的偏好會落在兩極之間的某個地方——你可能會選擇下班后先和朋友喝上一杯，但之后回家長距離遛狗。

（中國日報網英語點津 丁一）