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It would be a big relief if we all suddenly realized, like Christian Andersen’s ugly duckling, that we are in fact beautiful. (para. 2)要是我们突然意识到,就像克里斯蒂安·安徒生笔下的丑小鸭一样, 自己实际上很漂亮,那将让人大感宽慰。relief: n. the feeling of happiness that you have when sth unpleasant stops or does not happen (不快过后的)宽慰;轻松;解脱Eg: （1）能和别人谈谈这件事,感到舒心多了。（2）令我非常庆幸的是车并没有损坏。

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Participants were told that they would be presented with a series of images including their original picture and images modified from that picture. (para. 4)参与者们被告知他们会看到一系列肖像,里面包括原版和加工版。present sb with sth: v. to give sth. to sb, especially formally 把……交给;授予;颁发Eg: 在他退休之际,同事们赠给他一套高尔夫球杆。

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Participants were told that they would be presented with a series of images including their original picture and images modified from that picture. (para. 4)参与者们被告知他们会看到一系列肖像,里面包括原版和加工版。modify: v. to change sth. slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose 调整;对…稍作修改;使更适合Eg: 这个办公软件经过了多年的改进。

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Epley and Whitchurch showed that people display this bias for themselves but not for strangers. (para. 5)埃普利和惠特彻奇的研究表明,人们对自己表示出这种偏见,但对陌生人却不会如此。display: v. to show signs of sth., especially a quality or feeling 显示,显露,表现(特性或情感等)Eg: 我难得见到她将喜怒形于色。

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Epley and Whitchurch showed that people display this bias for themselves but not for strangers. (para. 5)埃普利和惠特彻奇的研究表明,人们对自己表示出这种偏见,但对陌生人却不会如此。bias: a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgementEg: 雇主必须毫无成见地考虑所有求职者。

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Researchers have shown that people overestimate the likelihood that they would engage in a desirable behavior, but are remarkably accurate when predicting the behavior of a stranger. (para. 7)研究人员已经发现,人们会高估自己从事某种可取的行为的可能性,但却能相当准确地预测陌生人的行为。engage in: to take part in sth. 从事,参与Eg: 他甚至在监狱里还继续从事犯罪活动。

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People overestimate the amount of money they would donate to charity while accurately predicting others’ donations. (para. 7)人们会高估自己给慈善机构的捐款数额,却能准确地预测别人的捐款数额。donate: v. give money, food, clothes, etc. to sb. / sth., esp. a charity (尤指向慈善机构)捐赠;赠送Eg: 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。

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93 percent of drivers rate themselves as better than the median driver. (para. 8)93%的司机认为自己比一般的司机优秀。rate sb/sth as sth: v. to think that sb/sth has a particular level of quality, value, etc.Eg: 评论家和观众都认为这次演出时成功的。

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Stock pickers think the stocks they buy are more likely to end up winners than those of the average investor. (para. 8)挑选股票的人认为自己买的股票跟普通投资者买的股票相比,最后更可能赚钱。end up: v. to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in 最终成为;最后处于Eg: 他们起初相互仇恨,到后来却成了夫妻。

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people think that they are less susceptible to the flu than others. (para. 8)人们认为自己比别人更不容易得流感。be susceptible to sb/sth: very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by sb/sth 易受影响或伤害等Eg: 这些植物中有一些较其他的易受霜冻危害。

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