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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。

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。

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。

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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