TED演讲：别对我撒谎(8)

 　　Okay, what were the telltale signs? Well first we heard what's known as a non-contracted denial.  好，破绽是哪些呢？首先，我们听到一个正式的否定形式。

　　Studies show that people who are overdetermined in their denial will resort to formal rather than informal language.  研究表明人们在过度强调否认时，喜欢使用较为正式的语言。

　　We also heard distancing language: "that woman."  我们还听到“那个女人”这种遥指性的措辞。

　　We know that liars¹ will unconsciously distance themselves from their subject, using language as their tool.  我们知道骗子们会不经意地疏远话中的主语，借用语言来达此目的。

　　Now if Bill Clinton had said, "Well, to tell you the truth..." or Richard Nixon's favorite,  如果克林顿说的是：“哎，实话告诉你吧……”或者用到尼克松总统的口头禅：

　　"In all candor²..." he would have been a dead giveaway for any liespotter that knows that qualifying language, as it's called, qualifying language like that, further discredits³ the subject.   “实话跟你说……”他立马就会在识谎者面前露出马脚，因为识谎者知道这种被称为修饰语的话更能暴露谎言。

　　Now if he had repeated the question in its entirety, or if he had peppered his account with a little too much detail -- and we're all really glad he didn't do that -- he would have further discredited⁴ himself. 如果他完整地将问题重复一遍或者他暴露过多细节，幸好他没这么做，那他的话就更不可信了。

　　Freud had it right. Freud said, look, there's much more to it than speech: "No mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters⁶ with his fingertips."  弗洛伊德说对了。弗洛伊德说：瞧，话中确实有话，“没有人能保守住秘密。他的嘴闭上了，他的指尖却在说谎。”

　　And we all do it no matter how powerful you are. We all chatter⁵ with our fingertips.  我们都是这样。不管你有多厉害，我们的指尖都会把我们出卖。

　　I'm going to show you Dominique Strauss-Kahn with Obama who's chattering⁷ with his fingertips. 我下面给你们看多米尼克·斯特劳斯-卡恩与奥巴马，奥巴马的指尖就出卖了他自己。

1 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。

2 candor   

n.坦白，率真

参考例句：

• He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candor.他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。
• He and his wife had avoided candor,and they had drained their marriage.他们夫妻间不坦率，已使婚姻奄奄一息。

3 discredits   

使不相信( discredit的第三人称单数 )； 使怀疑； 败坏…的名声； 拒绝相信

参考例句：

• His theories met with general discredits. 他的理论遭到普遍怀疑。
• The man who discredits the supreme certainty of mathematics is feeding on confusion. 一个人如怀疑数学的极端可靠性就是陷入混乱。

4 discredited   

不足信的，不名誉的

参考例句：

• The reactionary authorities are between two fires and have been discredited. 反动当局弄得进退维谷，不得人心。
• Her honour was discredited in the newspapers. 她的名声被报纸败坏了。

5 chatter   

vi.／n.喋喋不休；短促尖叫；(牙齿)打战

参考例句：

• Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
• I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。

6 chatters   

（人）喋喋不休( chatter的第三人称单数 )； 唠叨； （牙齿）打战； （机器）震颤

参考例句：

• The dabbler in knowledge chatters away; the wise man stays silent. 一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。
• An improperly adjusted tool chatters. 未调好的工具震颤作响。

7 chattering   

n. （机器振动发出的）咔嗒声，(鸟等)鸣，啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的，啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class. 老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
• I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打战。