现代人越来越爱吹牛?_BEC初级作文

现代人越来越爱吹牛?

'It's become a phenomenon where if someone posts a status update and 500 people see it and no one objects, it must be true,' says Jennifer Mirsky, 45, a digital content strategist in New York.

现年45岁、在纽约做数字内容策略师的詹妮弗•米尔斯基（Jennifer Mirsky）说，如果有人更新了一条状态，500个人看过而且没有一个人提出异议，那它就应该是真的，这已经成为了一种普遍现象。

'But could it really be that everyone else has a husband as thoughtful as the heroes of romance novels, children who combine the brilliance of Einstein with the winning charms of Shirley Temple, and jobs packed with wall-to-wall glamorous events?'

她说，但是，每个人都真的会有一个如爱情小说中主人公那么体贴的丈夫，兼具爱因斯坦的聪明才智和秀兰•邓波儿（Shirley Temple）般迷人魅力的孩子，还有各种多次多彩的活动参加不过来的工作吗？

Ms. Mirsky says her strategy is to simply hit the 'like' button and move on. 'You input one keystroke of indeterminate meaning to say 'hooray for you!' ' she says.

米尔斯基说，她的策略是点一下“赞”按钮，然后就不管它了。她说，点一下就模糊地传达出“真有你的！”的意思。

So how should you deal with a braggart?

那么应该怎么对待一个吹牛的人呢？

'Feel sorry for them, because they're doing this impulsive, destructive thing that won't help them in the long run,' says Simine Vazire, a research psychologist and associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Research on self-enhancement shows that people who brag make a good first impression, but that it diminishes over time.