2014年text2 第四段

①Epley found no significant gender difference in responses. ②Nor was there any evidence that, those who self-enhance the most (that is, the participants who thought the most positively doctored picture were real) were doing so to make up for profound insecurities.③ In fact, those who thought that the images higher up the attractiveness scale were real directly corresponded with those who showed other makers for having higher self-esteem. ④“I don’t think the findings that we have are any evidence of personal delusion”, says Epley. ⑤“It’s a reflection simply of people generally thinking well of themselves’. ⑥If you are depressed, you won’t be self-enhancing.

 

句子切分：

第一句：

Epley found no significant gender difference in responses.

翻译解析：Epley 发现这一行为（增词法）未表现出明显的性别差异。

 

第二句：

1. Nor was there any evidence that, （否定词nor前置，句子半倒装）

2. those were doing so to make up for profound insecurities.

3. （those）who self-enhance the most (that is, the participants who thought the most positively doctored picture were real)

翻译解析：也没有任何证据表明那些自我提升程度最大的人（即那些认为经修改后的漂亮照片才是自己真实照片的人）这样做是因为深深的不安全感。

 

第三句：

1.  In fact, those were real directly corresponded with those.

2. （those）who thought that the images higher up the attractiveness scale

3.  (those) who showed other makers for having higher self-esteem

翻译解析：事实上，那些认为自己的形象高于平均吸引力（定语从句前置）的人与通过其他指标表现出高自尊（定语从句前置）的人是一致的。

 

第四句：

1. says Epley

2. “I don’t think

3. the findings are any evidence of personal delusion”,

4. （findings） that we have 

翻译解析：Epley说“我认为我们的发现并不是个人错觉的证明，”。

 

第五句：

“It’s a reflection simply of people generally thinking well of themselves’.

翻译解析：“这只是人们自我感觉良好的反映。”

 

第六句：

1. If you are depressed,

2. you won’t be self-enhancing.

翻译解析：如果你很抑郁，你不会自我提升的。

 

重点词汇：

make up:弥补；

secure（动词，使安全，确保）-security（名词，安全性）-insecurity（名词，不安全感）

be corresponded to/with:与什么相一致；

reflect（动词，反映）-reflection（名词，反映）

delusion：错觉，幻想；注意与illusion幻觉，错觉相结合记忆；

gender difference-gender balance-gender equality-gender discrimination:真题中出现的，与gender相关的表达；

延伸阅读：

1.【英语】2014年真题文本精学166期

2.【英语】2014年真题文本精学165期

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