Men are more likely to tell lies than women and feel less guilty about it, says a survey.

調(diào)查顯示，男人比女人更愛(ài)撒謊，而且更不容易臉紅。

In a poll of 3,000 people, researchers found that the average British man tells three lies every day, that's equivalent to 1,092 a year.

對(duì)3000名受訪者所做的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，英國(guó)男人一天平均撒謊三次，也就是說(shuō)一年要撒1092次謊。

However the average woman appears more honest, lying 728 times a year--around twice a day.

而女人則表現(xiàn)得誠(chéng)實(shí)一些，她們平均年撒謊728次，一天大約撒兩次謊。

Mums are the people mostly likely to be lied to, says the Science Museum who commissioned the survey.
英國(guó)科學(xué)博物館委托進(jìn)行的這項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，母親是更主要的撒謊對(duì)象。

Twenty-five per cent of men say they've lied to their mother, but only 20% of women admit to having lied to their mum.

25%的男性和20%的女性受訪者說(shuō)，他們對(duì)母親說(shuō)過(guò)謊話。

In comparison, only 10% of people said they are likely to lie to their partner.

相比而言，只有10%的人說(shuō)他們會(huì)對(duì)伴侶撒謊。

Concerning the kind of lies we tell, men said that they most often lie to their partner about their drinking habits. “I didn't have that much to drink” is men's most popular fib.

至于都會(huì)說(shuō)哪些謊話，男人們表示他們對(duì)伴侶更常說(shuō)的謊話與喝酒有關(guān)?！拔覜](méi)喝那么多（酒）”位居男人更喜歡撒的小謊之首。

Whereas women use the line, “Nothing's wrong, I'm fine” most often to hide their true feelings.

而女人則更喜歡說(shuō)“我沒(méi)事兒，挺好的”，并以此來(lái)掩飾自己的真實(shí)情緒。

Women are most likely to feel guilty after telling a lie. Eighty-two per cent say it eats away at their conscience, compared to just 70% of men.

女性對(duì)撒謊更覺(jué)得心里不安，82%的受訪者說(shuō)撒謊讓她們覺(jué)得良心上過(guò)不去，而有此感覺(jué)的男性只有70%。

Is there such a thing as an acceptable lie? Eighty-four per cent of people think there is. Three quarters of those surveyed believe it's alright to fib if it's to save someone's feelings.

有沒(méi)有善意的謊言？84%的受訪者認(rèn)為是有的。四分之三的人認(rèn)為，如果是為了不傷害某人的感情，撒謊是可以的。

When it comes to the quality of the lie, 55% of Brits think women are the better liars, even though they tell fewer lies.

至于說(shuō)到謊言的質(zhì)量，55%的英國(guó)人認(rèn)為女性更勝一籌。即便她們說(shuō)謊較少，但她們?nèi)龅闹e更可信。