🎬 Smile Trial (微笑实验)
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A smile is a powerful thing.微笑是一种强大的力量。
Did you know that when you smile at someone, they are likely to smile right back?您是否知道，当您对某人微笑时，他们很可能会立即回以微笑？
But did you also know that a fake smile is one of our most common nonverbal lies?但您是否也知道假笑是我们最常见的非语言谎言之一？
Today, we are going to test your ability to spot a fake smile.今天，我们要测试一下你辨别假笑的能力。
One of these smiles is real, and the other is fake.这些笑容，一个是真的，另一个是假的。
Which one do you think is fake?你认为哪一个是假的？
If you pick the one on the left, you are correct.如果你选左边那一个，那你就是对的。
Okay, let's try that again.好吧，让我们再试一次。
The one on the right is fake.右边那个是假的。
Were you surprised?你感到惊讶吗？
It's harder than you thought, right?这比你想象的要难，对吧？
If you didn't get these correct, you're not alone.如果您没有正确理解这些，那么您并不孤单。
Research showed that people only get the correct answer about 50% of the time.研究表明，人们只有大约 50% 的时间才能得到正确答案。
So, how do you spot a fake smile?那么，如何辨别假笑呢？
First, you need to know what a real smile looks like.首先，您需要知道真正的微笑是什么样的。
Scientists have learned that a real smile involves the muscles around the eyes.科学家们发现，真正的微笑涉及眼睛周围的肌肉。
A genuine smile is called a doucheon smile.真诚的微笑被称为“doucheon smile”。
Geom doucheon was a scientist who in the mid 1800s ran experiments to learn about facial expressions.Geom doucheon 是一位科学家，他在 1800 年代中期进行了实验来了解面部表情。
He used electricity to move the muscles around people's mouths, making fake smiles.他利用电流来移动人们嘴部周围的肌肉，做出假笑。
Then, he compared them to real smiles by telling his test participants a joke.然后，他通过给测试参与者讲一个笑话，将它们与真实的微笑进行比较。
And the difference was clear.差异是显而易见的。
What he discovered was that a real smile causes the muscles around your eyes to move, creating lines, or crinkles.他发现，真正的微笑会导致眼睛周围的肌肉移动，产生细纹或皱纹。
Scientists now know this is because real smiles are made by the area of the brain related to emotion, so our whole face moves.科学家们现在知道这是因为真正的微笑是由大脑中与情绪相关的区域产生的，所以我们的整个脸都会动。
But a fake smile is made by a part of the brain called the motor cortex.但假笑是由大脑中称为运动皮层的部分产生的。
This part controls movements that we choose to make.这部分控制我们选择进行的动作。
Now that you know the trick, let's see if you can pick out the fake smile.现在你已经知道了这个技巧，让我们看看你是否能辨别出假笑。
Which smile is real?哪个微笑是真实的？
The right or the left?右边还是左边？
Look closely at the eyes.仔细观察眼睛。
The smile on the left is real.左边的笑容很真实。
Wanna try another one?想尝试另一种吗？
What do you think?你怎么认为？
See how the skin around the eyes moves?看到眼睛周围的皮肤如何移动吗？
The left smile is real.左边的笑容是真的。
Okay, one more.好的，再来一张。
Which smile is real?哪个微笑是真实的？
Right or left?右还是左？
Can you see how her eyes are different on the right image?你能看到右图中她的眼睛有什么不同吗？
That's the real smile.这才是真正的微笑。
Before You Watch
While You Watch
Critical Thinking · Social Dynamics of Smiling. Why did humans evolve the ability to produce and detect fake smiles?
Vocabulary Review
Reading A: 10 Target Words
Reading B: 10 Target Words
🏆 Reading Explorer 2 · Unit 11 大满贯荣誉证书
11A 精读、11B 精读与 Smile Trial (微笑实验) 视频拓展