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。
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。
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。
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。