6 phút từ vựng: Lying
Cùng học từ vựng với 6 Minutes English chủ đề Lying - Nói dối
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Dan: Hello and welcome to this week’s 6 Minute English. I’m Dan Walker Smith and today I’m joined by Kate. Now Kate, here's an awkward question for you: do you consider yourself a good liar?
Kate: A good liar? Ooh, no, absolutely not. I’ve never been a good liar; I always go bright red, and I can’t look the person I’m talking to in the eye.
Dan: Well, this week's show is all about lies and lying. According to one researcher, most people tell two important lies each day. And a third of all conversations involve some form of deception. Deception is something that is misleading, dishonest or untruthful. So this week's question for you Kate is: according to a recent survey, which profession admits to lying the most? Is it:
a) teachers
b) doctors
c) politicians
Kate: Well I think that’s quite an obvious one; I would say c) politicians, because doctors and teachers of course are very upright members of society, and I don’t think lie very often.
Dan: OK, well remember the question was which profession admits to lying the most. So we'll see if politicians are right at the end of the programme.
Kate: Now lying is a very common human activity. Some people say that it's an unavoidable part of human nature. But how can you tell if someone isn't telling the truth?
Dan: We're going to hear from psychologist Sharon Leal, who specialises in the science of deception. How does she say we might identify if someone is lying?
Extract 1
They tend to be more general about the things they say. They pause more. And the
structure; in truthful statements, for example, we know that people don't tend to report
things in a structured way. A motivated liar will do this; they will plan their lies.
Dan: So she says that if someone is lying, their story might sound a bit more planned or deliberate, more structured or controlled.
Kate: She also says that a motivated liar will plan their lies. If you're motivated it means you have a reason for doing something. So a motivated liar has a purpose for not telling the truth.
Dan: Well there are some verbal ways of telling whether if someone is lying. But some people say you can also find out if someone is lying with a lie detector or polygraph machine.
Kate: A lie detector is a machine to measure your body's reactions as you answer certain questions, to see how your body changes as you respond, and to catch you if you're lying. So let's listen to lie detection specialist Jeremy Barrett explaining how lie
detectors work. Can you tell me what physical reactions the lie-detector machines claim to detect?
Extract 2
The polygraph is, effectively, a medical instrument that measures things that happen in
your body, whether you like it or not. Your breathing, your pulse, your skin; your
galvanic skin response or the sweatiness of your palm.
Kate: OK so the polygraph claims to identify physical changes in the body if you're lying. These include a change in breathing patterns, your pulse or heartbeat, or increased sweating.
Dan: But some people say these tests aren't scientific enough. What's more, they claim it's possible to trick the machine. You can do this by changing your physical reactions when answering the 'control questions'. Can you explain what these are Kate?
Kate: Sure, well control questions in a lie-detector test are the questions where you are expected to lie, but not about a specific event or occasion. They’re questions such as 'have you ever lied to anyone in authority?' Questions that everybody is supposed to have lied about sometime.
Dan: And if you increase your body's anxiety during the control questions – by biting down on your tongue, for example – you can use these increased reactions to fool the lie-detector machine.
Kate: George W. Maschke runs a website opposing polygraph testing. Here he’s talking about the dangers of using lie detector machines. How does he describe polygraph testing?
Extract 3
This methodology for detecting lies has no grounding in the scientific method. It's
complete junk science.
Dan: So he says that lie detectors or polygraphs are junk science. Junk is an American expression meaning rubbish or something that's been thrown away. So junk science is a theory that it cannot be justified through scientific experiments.
Kate: He also says it has no grounding in scientific method. This means that it has no basis or foundation in science.
Dan: Of course not all lies have bad intentions. You could be telling a white lie, for example. Could you tell me what that means Kate?
Kate: Sure, well a white lie is a lie you might tell to make someone feel good. If you tell someone they've lost weight, for example, even when they haven't.
Dan: A lot of white lies are a form of flattery. That is a compliment or praise, which in some cases may be excessive or insincere.
Kate: OK, well we’re nearly out of time, so let’s go over some of the vocabulary we’ve come across today:
deception
structured
motivated
lie detector or polygraph
junk
junk science
grounding
white lie
flattery
Dan: And let's go back to today's question. I asked you Kate which profession admits to lying the most?
Kate: And straight away I went for c) politicians. But I feel I may be wrong.
Dan: Yeah you are wrong on this occasion. Actually it’s teachers are the ones who admit to lying the most.
Kate: Teachers? Gosh that surprises me. I didn’t think teachers were the lying type.
Dan: You wouldn’t have thought so, but maybe if they have to manipulate someone, if they want to get a certain response out of a pupil, then they will change their questions in a lying manner.
Kate: Well that’s very interesting; I’ll make sure I remember that next time I bump into a teacher.
Dan: Well, that’s all we have time here at BBC Learning English, so thanks very mu ch for listening, and goodbye!
Kate: Goodbye!
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Transcript
Dan: Hello and welcome to this week’s 6 Minute English. I’m Dan Walker Smith and today I’m joined by Kate. Now Kate, here's an awkward question for you: do you consider yourself a good liar?
Kate: A good liar? Ooh, no, absolutely not. I’ve never been a good liar; I always go bright red, and I can’t look the person I’m talking to in the eye.
Dan: Well, this week's show is all about lies and lying. According to one researcher, most people tell two important lies each day. And a third of all conversations involve some form of deception. Deception is something that is misleading, dishonest or untruthful. So this week's question for you Kate is: according to a recent survey, which profession admits to lying the most? Is it:
a) teachers
b) doctors
c) politicians
Kate: Well I think that’s quite an obvious one; I would say c) politicians, because doctors and teachers of course are very upright members of society, and I don’t think lie very often.
Dan: OK, well remember the question was which profession admits to lying the most. So we'll see if politicians are right at the end of the programme.
Kate: Now lying is a very common human activity. Some people say that it's an unavoidable part of human nature. But how can you tell if someone isn't telling the truth?
Dan: We're going to hear from psychologist Sharon Leal, who specialises in the science of deception. How does she say we might identify if someone is lying?
Extract 1
They tend to be more general about the things they say. They pause more. And the
structure; in truthful statements, for example, we know that people don't tend to report
things in a structured way. A motivated liar will do this; they will plan their lies.
Dan: So she says that if someone is lying, their story might sound a bit more planned or deliberate, more structured or controlled.
Kate: She also says that a motivated liar will plan their lies. If you're motivated it means you have a reason for doing something. So a motivated liar has a purpose for not telling the truth.
Dan: Well there are some verbal ways of telling whether if someone is lying. But some people say you can also find out if someone is lying with a lie detector or polygraph machine.
Kate: A lie detector is a machine to measure your body's reactions as you answer certain questions, to see how your body changes as you respond, and to catch you if you're lying. So let's listen to lie detection specialist Jeremy Barrett explaining how lie
detectors work. Can you tell me what physical reactions the lie-detector machines claim to detect?
Extract 2
The polygraph is, effectively, a medical instrument that measures things that happen in
your body, whether you like it or not. Your breathing, your pulse, your skin; your
galvanic skin response or the sweatiness of your palm.
Kate: OK so the polygraph claims to identify physical changes in the body if you're lying. These include a change in breathing patterns, your pulse or heartbeat, or increased sweating.
Dan: But some people say these tests aren't scientific enough. What's more, they claim it's possible to trick the machine. You can do this by changing your physical reactions when answering the 'control questions'. Can you explain what these are Kate?
Kate: Sure, well control questions in a lie-detector test are the questions where you are expected to lie, but not about a specific event or occasion. They’re questions such as 'have you ever lied to anyone in authority?' Questions that everybody is supposed to have lied about sometime.
Dan: And if you increase your body's anxiety during the control questions – by biting down on your tongue, for example – you can use these increased reactions to fool the lie-detector machine.
Kate: George W. Maschke runs a website opposing polygraph testing. Here he’s talking about the dangers of using lie detector machines. How does he describe polygraph testing?
Extract 3
This methodology for detecting lies has no grounding in the scientific method. It's
complete junk science.
Dan: So he says that lie detectors or polygraphs are junk science. Junk is an American expression meaning rubbish or something that's been thrown away. So junk science is a theory that it cannot be justified through scientific experiments.
Kate: He also says it has no grounding in scientific method. This means that it has no basis or foundation in science.
Dan: Of course not all lies have bad intentions. You could be telling a white lie, for example. Could you tell me what that means Kate?
Kate: Sure, well a white lie is a lie you might tell to make someone feel good. If you tell someone they've lost weight, for example, even when they haven't.
Dan: A lot of white lies are a form of flattery. That is a compliment or praise, which in some cases may be excessive or insincere.
Kate: OK, well we’re nearly out of time, so let’s go over some of the vocabulary we’ve come across today:
deception
structured
motivated
lie detector or polygraph
junk
junk science
grounding
white lie
flattery
Dan: And let's go back to today's question. I asked you Kate which profession admits to lying the most?
Kate: And straight away I went for c) politicians. But I feel I may be wrong.
Dan: Yeah you are wrong on this occasion. Actually it’s teachers are the ones who admit to lying the most.
Kate: Teachers? Gosh that surprises me. I didn’t think teachers were the lying type.
Dan: You wouldn’t have thought so, but maybe if they have to manipulate someone, if they want to get a certain response out of a pupil, then they will change their questions in a lying manner.
Kate: Well that’s very interesting; I’ll make sure I remember that next time I bump into a teacher.
Dan: Well, that’s all we have time here at BBC Learning English, so thanks very mu ch for listening, and goodbye!
Kate: Goodbye!
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- deception
something that is misleading, dishonest or untruthful
- structured
planned or deliberate
- motivated
with a reason or a purpose
- lie detector or polygraph
a machine designed to find out if someone is lying
- junk
an American expression for rubbish or something that's been thrown away
- junk science
a theory that it cannot be justified through scientific experiments
- grounding
basis or foundation
- a white lie
a small lie to make someone feel good
- flattery
compliments or praise, which may be excessive or insincere
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