有害健康的生活习惯-撒谎

Whether you’re complimenting¹ your best friend’s unflattering hairdoor “improvising” on the cost of your new designer shoes, we all tell the oddfib from time to time. However, according to research, those little white lies could be more harmful than you think.

 

　　无论你是在恭维你最好朋友那不讨喜的发型，或临时冲动购物买下最新名牌鞋，在这时候我们通常会撒一些古怪的小谎。但是最新的研究显示，即便是那些无害纯洁的小谎言也会带来意想不到的危害。

 

 

　　Lying can generate² feelings of stress which are damaging to yourhealth, and a study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame³ found that when people reduced the amount of lies they told they suffered from less headaches, sore throats and anxiety.

 

　　撒谎会产生压力，而压力会损害你的健康。一项来自圣母大学的研究发现，当人们减少说谎话的次数时，他们就会减少头疼、咽喉疼痛和焦虑的患病次数。

1 complimenting   

v.表扬，恭维( compliment的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They embarrassed her by complimenting her on her beauty. 他们恭维她的美貌使她很不好意思。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Here are a few magazine articles complimenting our products. 这是些称赞我们产品的杂志文章。 来自辞典例句

2 generate   

vt.生成，产生（光、热、电等）导致

参考例句：

• We need someone to generate new ideas.我们需要有人出新主意。
• This book will continue to generate excitement for a long time.这本书将在很长一段时间里继续使人们为之激动。

3 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。