这个(滑稽的)实验发现在英国如果你撞了别人,的确有80%的人会向你道歉。唯一研究结果接近的国家是日本,接近60%的人会道歉——同时她也确实发现日本人更擅长让路来避免撞上!所以这一数据确实表明我们会条件反射一样地说:“哎呀,对不起,”甚至当我们很明白错不在自己时也会如此。
For what it's worth, I would like to tell you a story, which I think might shed some more light on the matter…
不管怎样,我想分享一个故事,我觉得可能能解释得更明白一点…
Just over a year ago, I was walking out of Trinity College, Oxford — where I lived at the time. I was making my way to the supermarket to buy some milk. It was about 4 in the afternoon. About 100m from my goal, a very drunk man stumbled into me — basically knocking me over. I of course apologised to him (despite him staggering into me, whilst I was minding my own business!)
一年多以前我住在牛津,我从三一学院出来去超市买牛奶。当时大约是下午4点,离超市还有约100米的时候一个醉醺醺的人踉踉跄跄地撞到我,差点把我撞倒。我当然向他道歉了(虽然是他撞到我的,但当时我只在想自己的事)。
The Britishness complete, I turned to be on my way — at which point this blindingly drunk man, assumed I was starting a fight, so punched me in the face. So what did I do? I said “I'm sorry” again.
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