TED演讲：别对我撒谎(1)

 　　Okay, now I don't want to alarm anybody in this room, but it's just come to my attention that the person to your right is a liar¹. 我不想吓唬你们，但是我发现坐在你右边的那个人是个骗子。

　　Also, the person to your left is a liar.  坐在你左边的人也是个骗子。

　　Also the person sitting in your very seats is a liar.  坐在你位置上的那个人还是个骗子。

　　We're all liars². What I'm going to do today is I'm going to show you what the research says about why we're all liars,  我们都是骗子。今天我要讲的一项研究，我们为什么是骗子，

　　how you can become a liespotter and why you might want to go the extra mile and go from liespotting to truth seeking, and ultimately³ to trust building. 如何识别谎言以及为什么要大费周折从识别谎言走向寻求真相，最终走到信任的建立。

　　Now, speaking of trust, ever since I wrote this book, "Liespotting," no one wants to meet me in person anymore, no, no, no, no, no.  说到信任，自从我写了《识破谎言》之后，谁都不愿意再和我面对面打交道了，没门。

　　They say, "It's okay, we'll email you." 大家都说：“没关系，我们会给你发邮件的。”

　　I can't even get a coffee date at Starbucks.  我甚至约不到人去星巴克喝咖啡。

　　My husband's like, "Honey, deception⁴? Maybe you could have focused on cooking. How about French cooking?" 我先生说：“亲爱的，测谎？你还是把心思花在烹饪上吧。学做法国菜，怎么样？”

1 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

2 liars   

说谎者( liar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。
• Honest boys despise lies and liars. 诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。

3 ultimately   

adv.最后地，最终地，首要地，基本地

参考例句：

• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
• Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy.缺乏维生素C最终能道致坏血病。

4 deception   

n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计

参考例句：

• He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
• He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。