Babies born to older mothers or at a lower birth weight are more likely to be lefties , for example .

举例来说，年龄较大的母亲生的婴儿或者出生时体重较低的婴儿更容易是左撇子。

Lefties used to be feared creatures , as society deemed them criminals and devil-worshipers .

左撇子以前是可怕的生物，因为社会视他们为罪犯和魔鬼崇拜者。

Scientists do not know why there are so many more right-handed people than lefties .

科学家不明白用右手干活的人比用左手的人多得多的原因。

I also play flute which seems to lend itself to lefties .

我也打长笛这似乎适合左撇子。

On average , lefties are more intelligent , imaginative , and talented than righties .

一般而言，左撇子比右撇子更聪明、更有想像力及天份。

I tend to be pretty right-wing , and I have to say most people that I associate with at the university are a bunch of lefties , including my wife .

我有点倾向于右翼，而我在大学里交往的大多数人都是左翼分子，包括我的妻子在内。

Perhaps because these give mr roberts a chance to get at his pet hates : lefties , anti-americans and " liberal internationalists " .

可能是因为如此这般才能使罗伯特先生有机会含沙射影地攻击他的心头恨：左翼分子，反美主义者，还有“自由国际主义者”。

He added that the reduced cognitive ability of ' lefties ' was small but similar to the ' negative outcomes ' of being born prematurely .

他还补充道，左撇子们认知能力的减少程度是极其微小的，但是和那些过早出生的人的“消极后果”却很相似。

For instance , researchers don 't know why the prevalence of lefties has remained consistently at 10 % over time .

例如，研究者们不知道为什么左撇子一直稳定地占10%的比例。

Previous studies have shown that ' lefties ' are more prone to negative emotions .

先前的研究显示，左撇子更容易产生消极情绪。