你的搜索记录说明了你是个怎样的人？：英语精读讲义

We all exaggerate and lie,

我们都会夸大其词，也都会撒谎，

but alone on the internet our Google search history quickly reveals the truth. 短語搭配

但当我们独自在网上时，Google 搜索记录很快就会揭露真相。

With over 3 billion searches per day, 語法

每天超过30亿次搜索，

we can discover a lot about human desires and our secret insecurities.

让我们得以窥见人类的欲望，以及深藏内心的不安全感。

So, how do you relate to this data? 用詞

那么，你和这些数据有多大关系呢？

First off, 表達脈絡

首先，

people are struggling to have sex.

人们正为无法过性生活而苦恼。

Searches for sexless marriage

“无性婚姻”的搜索量

are 3.5 times more common 語法

是以下搜索量的3.5倍：

than unhappy marriage

“不幸福的婚姻”，

and eight times more than loveless marriage.

也是“没有爱的婚姻”的8倍。

And while the assumption may be that women have lower libido than men, 表達脈絡

尽管人们可能认为女性的性欲比男性低，

women are actually twice as likely to search for 語法

但女性搜索下面这句话的可能性其实是男性的两倍：

"my boyfriend won't have sex with me"

“我的男朋友不愿和我发生性关系”，

compared to men searching

而男性搜索的是：

"my girlfriend won't have sex with me".

“我的女朋友不愿和我发生性关系”。

And if you're worried you aren't having as much sex as others,

如果你担心自己的性生活没有别人那么频繁，

just know they're exaggerating too. 語氣意圖

要知道，他们也在夸大其词。

In terms of heterosexual sex, 表達脈絡

就异性性行为而言，

a large survey found that women say

一项大型调查发现，女性声称

they have sex 55 times each year

自己每年发生55次性行为，

using a condom 16% of the time,

其中16%的时候会使用安全套，

meaning 1.1 billion condoms a year. 表達脈絡

这意味着一年会用掉11亿只安全套。

Men claim to be using 1.6 billion condoms, 用詞

男性则声称一年会用掉16亿只安全套，

but only 600 million condoms are sold in America each year.

但美国每年实际只卖出6亿只。

Perhaps this lack of sex is rooted in physical insecurities. 習語

性生活匮乏的根源，或许在于人们对身体的不自信。

Unsurprisingly, men Google about their penises

不出所料，男性在 Google 上搜索阴茎相关问题的次数

more than any other body part.

超过对其他任何身体部位的搜索。

In fact,

事实上，

more than their lungs,

甚至比他们对肺、

liver, feet,

肝、脚、

ears, nose, throat,

耳、鼻、喉

and brain combined.

和大脑的搜索总数还多。

For every one search made by a woman 語法

女性每搜索一次

about their partner's phallus,

伴侣的阴茎，

there are roughly 170 searches

男性就会搜索大约170次

men make about their own.

自己的阴茎。

But guys, don't fret too much about your size 語氣意圖

不过男士们，别太为尺寸焦虑，

as 40% of women are complaining

因为40%的女性抱怨的是

that it's too big

它太大，

causing pain.

会带来疼痛。

When women search about their vaginas,

女性搜索阴道相关问题时，

30% of questions are related

30%的问题都与

to how others perceive them, 用詞

别人如何看待自己的阴道有关，

particularly the smell.

尤其是它的气味。

Women are also twice as likely

女性同样更有可能

to look up how to perform better oral sex 短語動詞

上网查找如何提升口交技巧，

compared to men.

这种可能性是男性的两倍。

And when men do search about oral sex tips, 語法

而当男性真的搜索口交技巧时，

they're just as likely to research 語法

他们查找以下两类内容的可能性不相上下：

how to perform it on a partner

如何为伴侣口交，

as they are to Google

或者在 Google 上搜索

how to perform it on themselves.

如何给自己口交。

When it comes to pornography, 表達脈絡

说到色情内容，

of the top 100 searches on Pornhub,

在 Pornhub 排名前100的搜索词中，

16 of them are incest themed for men

男性搜索中有16个以乱伦为主题，

and nine for women,

女性搜索中则有9个，

such as brother and sister,

例如兄妹、

stepmom son,

继母与儿子、

father and daughter,

父亲与女儿，

and real brother and sister.

以及亲兄妹。

Pornography searches can also help answer

色情内容的搜索也有助于回答

big questions about human sexuality.

一些有关人类性行为与性取向的重大问题。

In America, 5% of all porn searches among men

在美国，男性进行的所有色情内容搜索中，有5%

are for gay porn,

是在搜索男同性恋色情内容，

but survey data and Facebook reports show

但调查数据和 Facebook 报告显示，

that only 2 to 3% of men identify as gay. 用詞

只有2%至3%的男性自我认同为同性恋。

The population of self-identified openly gay men

公开认同自己是同性恋的男性比例

is twice as high in Rhode Island,

在罗得岛州是密西西比州的两倍，

the state with the highest support for gay marriage,

前者是同性婚姻支持率最高的州，

compared to Mississippi,

而后者

the state with the lowest support.

是支持率最低的州。

One explanation is that those living in intolerant states 表達脈絡

一种解释是，生活在对同性恋不宽容的州的人

move to more open states,

会搬到更开放的州，

but statistics show this only accounts 短語動詞

但统计数据显示，这只能解释

for half of the difference.

一半的差异。

Sadly, millions of Americans are living in the closet. 習語

遗憾的是，数百万美国人仍未出柜。

Pair that with Google autocomplete, 表達脈絡

再结合 Google 的自动补全功能来看，

which calibrates based on the most popular searches, 用詞

该功能会根据最热门的搜索进行调整，

and you'll see that when you type in 短語動詞

你会发现，当你输入

"is my husband",

“我的丈夫是不是”

it autocompletes to gay.

时，系统会自动补全为“同性恋”。

Women are 10% more likely to type this in

女性输入这句话的可能性比输入下面这句高10%：

than "is my husband cheating",

“我的丈夫是不是出轨了”，

which is the second most common option.

后者是第二常见的补全选项。

In 21 of the 25 states

在最频繁搜索这一问题的25个州中，

where "is my husband gay" is most frequently searched,

这个问题是“我的丈夫是同性恋吗”，

support for gay marriage is lower

有21个州对同性婚姻的支持率

than the national average.

低于全国平均水平。

The same can be said for casual encounters on Craigslist, 講解

Craigslist 上的临时性关系信息也呈现出同样的情况，

where ads for men seeking men 用詞

男性寻找男性的广告

are larger in less tolerant states

在较不宽容的州更多，

with highest percentages in Kentucky,

占比最高的是肯塔基州、

Louisiana, and Alabama.

路易斯安那州和阿拉巴马州。

Google autocomplete won't suggest certain words

Google 自动补全不会推荐某些

it deems inappropriate, 用詞

被其判定为不合适的词，

like cock or porn,

比如“鸡巴”或“色情片”，

but if you type in

但如果你输入

"is it normal to want to",

“想……正常吗”，

Google used to suggest kill. 語法

Google 过去会建议补全为“杀人”。

Similarly, few would want to admit they regret having children, 講解

同样，很少有人愿意承认自己后悔生了孩子，

but adults with children are 3.6 times more likely

但有孩子的成年人这样说的可能性是另一类人的3.6倍：

to tell Google they regret having them

他们会告诉 Google，自己后悔生了孩子；

than adults without children

而没有孩子的成年人

will say they regret not having kids.

则会说自己后悔没生孩子。

Google also reveals how racism is still alive and well. 習語

Google 还揭示了种族主义依然盛行。

The N-word is searched with the same frequency 用詞

人们搜索“N-word”的频率

as the Lakers and migraine

与搜索“湖人队”和“偏头痛”相当，

with 20% of searches including the term "jokes".

其中20%的搜索还包含“笑话”一词。

On Obama's first election night in 2008,

2008年奥巴马首次当选总统的那个夜晚，

when a lot of commentary focused

当时大量评论都在

on praise of the historic night,

赞颂这个历史性时刻，

one in 100 searches that included the word Obama 語法

每100次包含“奥巴马”的搜索中，就有1次

also included KKK or the N-word.

同时包含“KKK”或“N-word”。

Stereotypically, many assume most racism exists in the southern states, 表達脈絡

按照刻板印象，很多人以为种族主义主要存在于南方各州，

but the highest racist search results

但种族主义相关搜索最多的地区

were in upstate New York,

却是纽约州北部、

western Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio.

宾夕法尼亚州西部和俄亥俄州东部。

Statistician Nate Silver found

统计学家内特·西尔弗发现，

that the greatest correlation for predicting

最能预测

the Trump primary support

特朗普初选支持率的因素

wasn't unemployment, 表達脈絡

不是失业率、

gun ownership, religion, or rates of immigration,

枪支拥有率、宗教或移民率，

but Google searches for the N-word.

而是 Google 上对“N-word”的搜索量。

Facebook data scientists have used status updates

Facebook 的数据科学家利用状态更新

to measure the gross national happiness on each day,

来衡量每天的“国民幸福总值”，

and Christmas appears to be the happiest day of the year. 表達脈絡

结果显示，圣诞节似乎是一年中最快乐的一天。

This is reflected in Gallup polls 短語搭配

盖洛普民调

and Google searches as well,

和 Google 搜索也反映了这一点，

but it's also important to be skeptical 短語搭配

但我们也应对以下内容保持怀疑：

of how people appear on social media.

人们在社交媒体上展现出的形象。

The respected magazine The Atlantic 文化背景

备受尊重的杂志《大西洋月刊》

has 1.5 million followers on Twitter,

在 Twitter 上有150万粉丝，

while only 18,000 follow The National Enquirer,

而《国家询问报》只有1.8万粉丝，

a gossipy tabloid. 用詞

后者是一份热衷八卦的小报。

But both have around the same physical 用詞

但两者的纸质版

and online circulation.

和网络版发行量却大致相同。

Or consider the way a woman will describe her husband 表達脈絡

再想想一位女性会如何描述自己的丈夫：

on Facebook versus Google searches.

她在 Facebook 上的说法与 Google 搜索有何不同。

On Facebook, the top terms for a husband is "the best",

在 Facebook 上，形容丈夫最常见的说法是“最棒的”、

"my best friend", "amazing",

“我最好的朋友”、“了不起”、

"the greatest", and "so cute",

“最优秀的”和“太可爱了”，

while the top searches on Google

而在 Google 上，与丈夫相关的热门搜索词

related to their husband is gay,

则是“同性恋”、

a jerk, amazing, annoying, and mean.

“混蛋”、“了不起”、“烦人”和“刻薄”。

We decided to take a look

我们决定翻看

into each other's search history 語法

彼此的搜索记录，

and found out some pretty interesting things 短語動詞

结果发现了不少有趣的事，

about one another.

都是有关对方的。

You can watch that video by clicking here.

点击这里就能观看那段视频。

The research for this episode came

本期视频的研究资料来自

from the fascinating book Everybody Lies

一本引人入胜的书——《人人都在说谎》，

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz.

作者是塞思·斯蒂芬斯-达维多维茨。

We highly recommend it.

我们强烈推荐这本书。

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