It was Monday afternoon and we had two nights to study before the test on Wednesday.

那是星期一下午，在星期三的考试前我们有两个晚上学习。

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Before enrolling in the study, subjects had to pass a "centrifuge-tolerance test" to make sure they wouldn't vomit.

在参加此次研究之前，实验对象需要通过“离心忍受度测验”，以保证他们在测试过程中不会呕吐。

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Before and after the test, researchers took saliva samples to measure cortisol and testosterone - two hormones that the study says "are particularly sensitive to psychological and social influences."

在测试开始和结束的时候，研究人员分别取了他们的唾液样本以此来检测皮质醇和——这两个被研究称为是对心理和社会影响最敏感的激素。

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