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MTRI - 106
More to Read I - Text 106 - Honesty
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does honesty always PAY? | işe yaramak |
| What EXACTLY is a lie? | tam olarak |
| Is it anything we say which we know is UNTRUE? | doğru olmayan |
| For example, SUPPOSE a friend has been on a diet for a while. | varsaymak |
| When she sees you, she EXCITEDLY asks, “I have become thinner, haven’t I?” | heyecanla |
| “Yes, DEFINITELY.” | kesinlikle |
| In fact, you cannot NOTICE any difference. | farketmek |
| But you know that she is OBSESSED WITH her weight. | -e kafayı takmak |
| You don’t want to HURT her FEELINGS. | duygularını incitmek |
| A scientific STUDY on lying has been made. | çalışma |
| Women are better liars than men, PARTICULARLY when telling a 'white lie'. | özellikle de |
| She really thinks it looks AWFUL. | berbat |
| This is only one SIDE of the story. | taraf, yan |
| Other researchers say that men are MORE LIKELY TO tell more serious lies. | ihtimali daha çok |
| They make promises which they HAVE NO INTENTION OF fulfilling. | ...-maya hiç niyeti olmamak |
| They make promises which they have no intention of FULFILLing. | yerine getirmek |
| This is the kind of lie politicians ARE SUPPOSED TO be particularly skilled at. | ...-mesi gerekmek |
| This is the kind of lie from which the liar hopes to PROFIT or gain in some way. | çıkar elde etmek |
| Research has also been done into the way people's behavior changes in a number of small, APPARENTLY unimportant ways when they lie. | görünüşte |
| If they are sitting down at the time, they TEND TO move about in their chairs. | eğiliminde olmak |
| To the TRAINED observer, they are saying 'I wish I were somewhere else now.' | eğitimli |
| They also tend to touch CERTAIN parts of the face more often. | belirli, belli |
| One explanation of this may be that lying causes a SLIGHT increase in blood pressure. | az miktarda, hafif |
| The TIP of the nose is very sensitive to such changes. | uç |
| The increased pressure makes the tip of the nose ITCH. | kaşınmak |
| Another GESTURE which gives liars away is 'the mouth cover.' | jest, hareket |
| He says there are several TYPICAL forms of this. | tipik |
| Such a gesture can be INTERPRETed as an unconscious attempt to stop himself from lying. | yorumlamak, olarak algılamak |
| Of course, such gestures as RUBbing the nose cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. | ovalamak |
| They SIMPLY tend to occur more frequently in this situation. | yalnızca |
| It is not one gesture alone that GIVEs the liar AWAY. | ele vermek |
| Many things may give a liar away; in particular, the CONTEXT in which the lie is told. | bağlam |
| Does HONESTY always pay? | dürüstlük |
| What exactly is a LIE? | yalan |
| For example, suppose a friend has BEen ON A DIET for a while. | diyette olmak |
| When she sees you, she excitedly asks, “I have BECOME THINNER, haven’t I?” | incelmek, zayıflamak |
| IN FACT, you cannot notice any difference. | aslında |
| But you know that she is obsessed with her WEIGHT. | kilo |
| ACCORDING TO Professor Jerald Jellison, women are better liars than men. | -e göre |
| Men are more likely to MAKE PROMISES which they have no intention of fulfilling. | söz vermek |
| This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to BE particularly SKILLED AT. | -de becerikli, yetenekli olmak |
| This is the kind of lie from which the liar hopes to profit or GAIN in some way. | çıkar |
| If they are sitting down at the time, they tend to MOVE ABOUT in their chairs. | kıpırdanıp durmak |
| To the trained OBSERVER, they are saying 'I wish I were somewhere else now.' | gözlemci |
| One explanation of this may be that LYING causes a slight increase in blood pressure. | yalan söyleme |
| The tip of the nose is very SENSITIVE TO such changes. | -e hassas/duyarlı |
| Another gesture which gives LIARs away is the mouth cover.' | yalancı |
| Such a gesture can be interpreted as an UNCONSCIOUS attempt to stop herself from lying. | bilinçsiz |
| Such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth or SQUIRMing ABOUT in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. | kıpırdanıp durmak |
| They simply tend to OCCUR more frequently in this situation. | gerçekleşmek, olmak |
| There are several typical FORMs of this, such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers. | çeşit |