壹蘋派生活美語　古今測謊術帶你揭穿謊言

　　Since ancient times, people have been curious about whether others are telling the truth or lying. Various methods have been used throughout history by different societies to separate fact from fiction. In ancient India, suspects of crimes were asked to chew on rice and spit it out after telling their story. If the rice looked dry after being chewed, the suspect was considered guilty. The ancient Indians believed that liars produced less saliva because of the stress and fear they were experiencing.

　　自古以來，人們對於他人是在說真話或撒謊充滿好奇。歷史上，不同的社會運用了各種方法來區分事實與謊言。在古代印度，犯罪嫌疑人被要求咀嚼米粒並在講述自己的故事後將其吐出。如果米粒在咀嚼後看起來乾燥，嫌犯就會被認定有罪。古代印度人認為，說謊者因為經歷壓力和恐懼而產生較少唾液。

生活必備字詞：

separate A from B　　將 A 與 B 分開

fiction　n. 謊言；虛構的事

suspect　n. 嫌犯

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