2015考研英语阅读欺人与自欺疑心病_大学英语阅读

2015考研英语阅读欺人与自欺疑心病

　　Deceit and self-deception;Suspicious minds

　　欺人与自欺;疑心病

　　The Folly of Fools：The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life. By Robert Trivers.

　　《傻瓜的傻事儿》，罗伯特特里沃斯著。

　　Deceiving others has its advantages. Camouflage in nature is useful to the hunter and thehunted.The smarter the animal,the more likely it is to use deception to itsbenefit. Humans are particularly good at exploiting trickery to get aheadfor more money,more power or a desired mate. Yet deception is difficult, regardless of intelligence. Lyingoften leaves us nervous and twitchy, and complicated fictions can lead to depression andpoor immune function. And then there are the ethical implications.

　　欺骗他人是有好处的。自然界的伪装对猎手和猎物都有用。动物越聪明，越有可能利用欺骗为自己谋利。人类尤其善于利用欺骗以获得成功为了更多的钱财，更大的权力，亦或理想的伴侣。可是不管你多聪明，欺骗都没那么容易。撒谎让我们神经紧张，焦虑不安，复杂的谎言还导致抑郁及免疫力下降。其次还会牵涉到道德问题。

　　In The Folly of Fools Robert Trivers, an American evolutionary biologist, explains that themost effectively devious people are often unaware of their deceit. Self-deceptionmakes it easier to manipulate others to get ahead. Particularly intelligent people can beespecially good at deceiving themselves.