People think liars avoid eye . People think liars act , touch their nose, look to the left. People are wrong. The biggest study on lie detection ever done tested over fifteen thousand people. Most of them scored about the same as flipping a coin. Your eyes are not lie detectors. They never were.
Try this at home. Ask a friend to tell you two true things and one lie. You will probably feel quite about your answer. But studies show that ordinary people lies correctly only about fifty-four percent of the time. That is barely better than guessing.
So why are we so bad at this? Because our about lying do not match reality. We that a dishonest person will look away, fidget, or speak in a shaky voice. In fact, the real of liars often looks perfectly normal. They know what you expect to see, and they give you exactly that.
In 2006, psychologist Charles Bond reviewed over two hundred studies on this topic. He found that trained professionals, including police officers and , were only slightly more than ordinary people. Even when they carefully a suspect's face and body language, they still missed most lies. The was clear. No amount of experience could turn someone into a reliable lie detector.
If watching the body does not work, what does? Scientists say the best come from words, not faces. A liar's story often lacks small details. Their facial may look a little too , as if rehearsed. And asking unexpected questions helps, because making up answers on the spot takes longer than telling the truth.
Here is the uncomfortable part. Studies found that the people who their own judgment most are often the worst at catching lies. They feel so sure of themselves that they stop checking. So next time someone looks you in the eye and sounds perfectly , ask yourself one question. Am I being fooled right now?
Their facial expression may look a little too natural, as if rehearsed.
natural/ˈnætʃrəl/核心
adj.自然的，天然的
natural resources 自然资源，It's natural to feel nervous. 紧张是正常的。副词 naturally，名词 nature。
Their facial expression may look a little too natural, as if rehearsed.
trust/trʌst/核心
v. / n.信任；信赖
trust sb. 信任某人，trust sb. to do sth. 相信某人会做某事。名词形式同形，写作和完形里都是常见词。
The people who trust their own judgment most are often the worst at catching lies.
honest/ˈɒnɪst/核心
adj.诚实的，真诚的
h 不发音，前面冠词用 an（an honest boy）。to be honest 说实话，口语和写作都常用。反义词 dishonest。
Next time someone looks you in the eye and sounds perfectly honest, ask yourself one question.
读懂了没有
三道题只测有没有读懂，不测记不记得单词。
1. According to the article, what is the main reason people fail to detect lies?
第三段说 our beliefs about lying do not match reality，人们判断不了谎言的主要原因是对说谎者的认知本身就是错的。第四段也说就算仔细观察也没用，所以 A 不对。C 文中没有提到。
2. What does the 2006 study by Charles Bond tell us?
第四段说 Bond 发现专业人士准确率 only slightly more accurate than ordinary people，末句说 no amount of experience could turn someone into a reliable lie detector。A 恰好跟原文相反，C 也是文中否定的观点。
3. Why does the writer mention overconfidence at the end of the article?
最后一段说越相信自己判断力的人反而越容易被骗（the worst at catching lies），末尾让读者问自己 Am I being fooled right now，是在警告读者自信本身可能是弱点。A 和 B 都跟文意相反。
