你的搜尋紀錄透露了你什麼樣的秘密？：英語精讀講義

We all exaggerate and lie,

我們都會誇大其詞，也會說謊，

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

但獨自在網路上時，我們的 Google 搜尋紀錄很快就會揭露真相。

With over 3 billion searches per day, 文法

每天有超過 30 億次搜尋，

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

我們可以藉此深入了解人類的欲望，以及深藏心底的不安全感。

So, how do you relate to this data? 用詞

那麼，這些數據和你有什麼關係呢？

First off, 表達脈絡

首先，

people are struggling to have sex.

大家都在為沒辦法做愛而苦惱。

Searches for sexless marriage

「無性婚姻」這個詞的搜尋頻率，

are 3.5 times more common 文法

是以下詞彙的 3.5 倍：

than unhappy marriage

「不幸福的婚姻」，

and eight times more than loveless marriage.

更是「沒有愛的婚姻」的八倍。

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

儘管大家可能認為女性的性慾比男性低，

women are actually twice as likely to search for 文法

但女性搜尋以下內容的機率其實是男性的兩倍：

"my boyfriend won't have sex with me"

「我男友不願意跟我做愛」

compared to men searching

相較之下，男性搜尋的則是：

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

「我女友不願意跟我做愛」。

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

如果你擔心自己做愛的次數不如別人多，

just know they're exaggerating too. 語氣意圖

要知道，他們也在誇大其詞。

In terms of heterosexual sex, 表達脈絡

就異性之間的性行為而言，

a large survey found that women say

一項大型調查發現，女性表示

they have sex 55 times each year

她們每年做愛 55 次，

using a condom 16% of the time,

其中有 16% 的時候會使用保險套，

meaning 1.1 billion condoms a year. 表達脈絡

換算下來，每年會使用 11 億個保險套。

Men claim to be using 1.6 billion condoms, 用詞

男性則聲稱每年會使用 16 億個保險套，

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

但美國每年只賣出 6 億個保險套。

Perhaps this lack of sex is rooted in physical insecurities. 慣用語

缺乏性生活，或許源於對身體缺乏自信。

Unsurprisingly, men Google about their penises

不出所料，男性在 Google 上搜尋自己陰莖相關內容的次數，

more than any other body part.

比任何其他身體部位都多。

In fact,

事實上，

more than their lungs,

甚至比搜尋肺部、

liver, feet,

肝臟、腳、

ears, nose, throat,

耳朵、鼻子、喉嚨，

and brain combined.

以及大腦的次數加起來還多。

For every one search made by a woman 文法

女性每搜尋一次

about their partner's phallus,

伴侶的陰莖，

there are roughly 170 searches

大約就有 170 次搜尋

men make about their own.

是男性針對自己陰莖所做的。

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

不過，各位男性，別太擔心自己的尺寸，

as 40% of women are complaining

因為有 40% 的女性抱怨

that it's too big

陰莖太大，

causing pain.

會讓她們感到疼痛。

When women search about their vaginas,

當女性搜尋與自己陰道有關的問題時，

30% of questions are related

其中 30% 都與

to how others perceive them, 用詞

別人如何看待她們的私密處有關，

particularly the smell.

尤其是氣味。

Women are also twice as likely

女性搜尋以下內容的機率也是兩倍：

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

「如何提升口交技巧」，

compared to men.

相較於男性而言。

And when men do search about oral sex tips, 文法

而當男性搜尋口交技巧時，

they're just as likely to research 文法

他們同樣可能查詢

how to perform it on a partner

如何替伴侶口交，

as they are to Google

也同樣可能在 Google 上搜尋

how to perform it on themselves.

如何替自己口交。

When it comes to pornography, 表達脈絡

說到色情內容，

of the top 100 searches on Pornhub,

在 Pornhub 前 100 大搜尋詞中，

16 of them are incest themed for men

男性的熱門搜尋裡，有 16 個以亂倫為主題，

and nine for women,

女性則有九個，

such as brother and sister,

例如兄妹、

stepmom son,

繼母與兒子、

father and daughter,

父親與女兒，

and real brother and sister.

以及親生兄妹。

Pornography searches can also help answer

搜尋色情內容也有助於解答

big questions about human sexuality.

關於人類性傾向的一些重大問題。

In America, 5% of all porn searches among men

在美國，男性所有色情內容搜尋中，有 5%

are for gay porn,

是在找男同性戀色情內容，

but survey data and Facebook reports show

但調查資料和 Facebook 報告顯示，

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

只有 2% 至 3% 的男性自我認同為同性戀。

The population of self-identified openly gay men

公開認同自己是同性戀的男性比例

is twice as high in Rhode Island,

在羅德島州高出一倍；

the state with the highest support for gay marriage,

該州對同性婚姻的支持度最高，

compared to Mississippi,

相較於密西西比州，

the state with the lowest support.

也就是支持度最低的州。

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

一種解釋是，住在較不包容州的人

move to more open states,

會搬到風氣更開放的州，

but statistics show this only accounts 片語動詞

但統計顯示，這只能解釋

for half of the difference.

一半的差異。

Sadly, millions of Americans are living in the closet. 慣用語

遺憾的是，數百萬名美國人仍未出櫃。

Pair that with Google autocomplete, 表達脈絡

再結合 Google 自動完成功能來看，

which calibrates based on the most popular searches, 用詞

這項功能會根據最熱門的搜尋內容調整建議，

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

你就會發現，當你輸入

"is my husband",

「我老公是不是」

it autocompletes to gay.

系統會自動接成「同性戀」。

Women are 10% more likely to type this in

女性輸入這句話的機率高出 10%，

than "is my husband cheating",

相較於「我老公是不是有外遇」，

which is the second most common option.

後者是第二常見的選項。

In 21 of the 25 states

在 25 個州當中，有 21 個州，

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

「我老公是不是同性戀」的搜尋頻率最高，

support for gay marriage is lower

而對同性婚姻的支持度

than the national average.

低於全國平均。

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

Craigslist 上的隨性約會也有同樣現象，

where ads for men seeking men 用詞

男性尋找男性的廣告

are larger in less tolerant states

在較不包容的州比例更高，

with highest percentages in Kentucky,

其中比例最高的是肯塔基州、

Louisiana, and Alabama.

路易斯安那州和阿拉巴馬州。

Google autocomplete won't suggest certain words

Google 自動完成功能不會建議某些

it deems inappropriate, 用詞

被它視為不恰當的詞彙，

like cock or porn,

例如「屌」或「色情片」，

but if you type in

但如果你輸入

"is it normal to want to",

「想要……算正常嗎」，

Google used to suggest kill. 文法

Google 過去會建議填入「殺人」。

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

同樣地，很少有人願意承認自己後悔生了孩子，

but adults with children are 3.6 times more likely

但有孩子的成年人這麼做的機率是 3.6 倍：

to tell Google they regret having them

他們會告訴 Google，自己後悔生了孩子；

than adults without children

相較之下，沒有孩子的成年人

will say they regret not having kids.

則會說自己後悔沒生孩子。

Google also reveals how racism is still alive and well. 慣用語

Google 也揭露了種族歧視至今依舊猖獗。

The N-word is searched with the same frequency 用詞

N 字詞的搜尋頻率，

as the Lakers and migraine

和搜尋湖人隊與偏頭痛一樣高，

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

其中 20% 的搜尋還包含「笑話」一詞。

On Obama's first election night in 2008,

2008 年歐巴馬首次當選總統的那一晚，

when a lot of commentary focused

當時許多評論都聚焦於

on praise of the historic night,

對這個歷史性夜晚的讚頌，

one in 100 searches that included the word Obama 文法

但每 100 次包含「歐巴馬」一詞的搜尋中，就有一次

also included KKK or the N-word.

還包含 KKK 或 N 字詞。

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

受刻板印象影響，許多人認為種族歧視大多存在於南方各州，

but the highest racist search results

但種族歧視詞彙搜尋率最高的地區

were in upstate New York,

卻是紐約州北部、

western Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio.

賓夕法尼亞州西部和俄亥俄州東部。

Statistician Nate Silver found

統計學家 Nate Silver 發現，

that the greatest correlation for predicting

在預測

the Trump primary support

川普初選支持度時，相關性最高的因素

wasn't unemployment, 表達脈絡

不是失業率、

gun ownership, religion, or rates of immigration,

槍枝持有率、宗教或移民率，

but Google searches for the N-word.

而是 Google 上 N 字詞的搜尋次數。

Facebook data scientists have used status updates

Facebook 的資料科學家曾運用動態貼文

to measure the gross national happiness on each day,

衡量每天的國民幸福總值，

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

結果顯示，聖誕節似乎是一年中最快樂的一天。

This is reflected in Gallup polls 片語搭配

這也反映在蓋洛普民調

and Google searches as well,

和 Google 搜尋結果中，

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

但同樣重要的是，別照單全收

of how people appear on social media.

人們在社群媒體上呈現的形象。

The respected magazine The Atlantic 文化背景

備受推崇的雜誌《大西洋月刊》

has 1.5 million followers on Twitter,

在 Twitter 上有 150 萬名追蹤者，

while only 18,000 follow The National Enquirer,

而只有 1.8 萬人追蹤《國家詢問報》，

a gossipy tabloid. 用詞

這份充滿八卦的小報。

But both have around the same physical 用詞

但兩者的紙本發行量

and online circulation.

和網路閱讀量都差不多。

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

或者，想想女性描述自己老公的方式，

on Facebook versus Google searches.

在 Facebook 上和 Google 搜尋時有何不同。

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

在 Facebook 上，形容老公最常見的詞是「最棒」、

"my best friend", "amazing",

「我最好的朋友」、「超讚」、

"the greatest", and "so cute",

「最了不起」和「好可愛」，

while the top searches on Google

但在 Google 上的熱門搜尋中，

related to their husband is gay,

與老公有關的詞是「同性戀」、

a jerk, amazing, annoying, and mean.

「混蛋」、「超讚」、「煩人」和「刻薄」。

We decided to take a look

我們決定看看

into each other's search history 文法

彼此的搜尋紀錄，

and found out some pretty interesting things 片語動詞

結果發現了一些相當有趣的事，

about one another.

都是關於對方的。

You can watch that video by clicking here.

點這裡就能觀看那支影片。

The research for this episode came

本集的研究資料

from the fascinating book Everybody Lies

來自精彩的《Everybody Lies》一書，

by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz.

作者是 Seth Stephens-Davidowitz。

We highly recommend it.

我們非常推薦這本書。

And subscribe for more weekly science videos

也別忘了訂閱，收看更多每週更新的科學影片，

every Thursday.

每週四都有新片。