18.20-《超越感觉》-形成判断-如何应对夸张的人

When such people report something to us, we have to translate it by scaling it down to realistic proportions.
当这些人向我们报告一些事情时，我们必须将其转换成现实的比例。

• If they say,"He was the biggest man I've ever seen, at least seven feet ten," we conclude that he was about six feet six.
  如果他们说“他是我见多的最大的人，至少有七英尺十英尺”，我们可以推断他大概有六英尺。

• If they say, "You've got to hear Sidney Screech's new record - it's the most fantastic performance he's ever given," we conclude that it was a bit better than usual.
  如果他说“你一定要听听西德尼的新唱片，这是他有史以来最精彩的表演”，我们可以推断这比平时要好一点。

We may, however grudgingly, make allowances for the verbal excesses of friends, but we are seldom willing to extend that courtesy to strangers.
不管我们多么不情愿，我们可以体谅朋友们言语上的过分，但我们很少愿意对陌生人表示那样的礼貌。

• Instead, we regard them as locking in balance and proportion and dismiss their reports as unreliable.
  相反，我们认为他们缺乏平衡和比例，并认为他们的报告不可靠。

• Others, of course, will regard us no differently.
  当然，其他人也会以同样的方式对待我们。