They let the birds eat as much of one food as they wanted, exploiting a condition called specific satiety—once the birds are full of one food, they show strong preference for something different.

首先, 他们让这些林雀尽情地享用一种食物, 使其进入到一种特饱的状态 – 只要这些鸟饱食一种食物, 那它们就会表现出对其他东西的一种强烈的偏好.

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On average, members of younger couples accurately predicted a partner's food preference 47 percent of the time, versus 40 percent for members of older couples.

总的来说，年轻夫妇预测对方偏好的准确率为47%，相比之下，老夫妻就只有40%。

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The customer will usually make a choice based on food preference, experience, location, or recommendation of a friend or guide book.

顾客通常凭对食物的偏爱、经验、地理位置，或朋友推荐或食物指南做出选择。

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"I think we're close to the point where, instead of a dietitian saying, 'Eat less fat, eat more fruits and vegetables, ' they could figure out what foods you do or don't like with a survey or genetic test, " says John Hayes, a professor of food science at Penn State and lead author of a 2010 study showing supertasters' preference for salt.

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The Times also reported that the kinds of ads that state a preference for already-employed applicants reached from low-wage, fast-food jobs to higher-wage posts like business analysts.

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