TED演讲：别对我撒谎(3)

 　　But there are times when we are unwilling¹ participants in deception².  而有时候我们不愿意参与说谎。

　　And that can have dramatic costs for us.  而这时，我们可能会遭受重大损失。

　　Last year saw 997 billion dollars in corporate³ fraud alone in the United States.  去年仅美国就因公司犯罪，损失了9970亿美元。

　　That's an eyelash under a trillion dollars. That's seven percent of revenues. Deception can cost billions.  这个数字差一点就到一万亿美元了。占了总收入的7%，欺诈可以造成数十亿美元的损失。

　　Think Enron, Madoff, the mortgage crisis.  想想安然、麦道夫、次贷危机。

　　Or in the case of double agents and traitors⁴, like Robert Hanssen or Aldrich Ames, lies can betray our country,  还有像罗伯特·汉森和阿尔德里奇·埃姆斯等，双面特工或叛徒，谎言能够出卖我们的国家，

　　they can compromise our security, they can undermine democracy, they can cause the deaths of those that defend us. 能够削弱安全保障，能够破坏民主制度，能够夺走国家卫士的生命。

　　Deception is actually serious business.  欺骗是一个棘手的问题。

　　This con⁵ man, Henry Oberlander, he was such an effective con man, British authorities say he could have undermined the entire banking⁶ system of the Western world.  这个骗子亨利·奥伯兰德，他是个高明的骗子，英国高官说他有能力破坏整个西方世界的银行体系。

　　And you can't find this guy on Google; you can't find him anywhere.  你在谷歌上根本搜不到这个人，哪里都找不到。

　　He was interviewed once, and he said the following.  他接受过一次采访，说了下面这些话。

　　He said, "Look, I've got one rule." And this was Henry's rule, he said, "Look, everyone is willing to give you something.  “我有一条守则。”这就是亨利的守则。他说“每个人都愿意给你某样东西。

　　They're ready to give you something for whatever it is they're hungry for."  只要是为了得到他们渴望的东西，他们就心甘情愿地拿东西来交换。”

　　And that's the crux⁷ of it. If you don't want to be deceived, you have to know, what is it that you're hungry for? 难就难在这里。如果不想被骗，你就必须知道你渴望什么？

1 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

2 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。

3 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

4 traitors   

卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 )； 叛徒； 背叛者； 背信弃义的人

参考例句：

• Traitors are held in infamy. 叛徒为人所不齿。
• Traitors have always been treated with contempt. 叛徒永被人们唾弃。

5 con   

n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的

参考例句：

• We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
• The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。

6 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

7 crux   

adj.十字形；难事，关键，最重要点

参考例句：

• The crux of the matter is how to comprehensively treat this trend.问题的关键是如何全面地看待这种趋势。
• The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed.问题的要害是人们的态度转变了。