The eye has six muscles which control its movement. Photo: BBC
Can you tell when someone is lying by looking at their eyes? Many psychologists think when a person looks up to their right they are likely to be telling a lie and when they look quickly up to their left they are being honest. But researchers from Edinburgh University and Hertfordshire University say there is no scientific evidence for this.
你是否能透過他人的眼神看出他在說謊話？很多心理學(xué)家認為當(dāng)一個人眼睛向右上方看時更可能說謊話，而當(dāng)眼神在快速的向左上方看時是誠實的。但是來自英國愛丁堡大學(xué)和赫特福德大學(xué)的研究人員說此觀點沒有任何科學(xué)依據(jù)。
今日短語
如果一件事對某人來說是 one in the eye, 意思就是此人對事情的結(jié)果感到無比失望或受到了嚴重打擊，不過你卻對這樣的結(jié)果感到高興。
例句
I got the job! That's one in the eye for John - I've never liked him and I was sure he would get the position. Ha!
Our winning the championship was one in the eye for our rival team - they are always boasting about their skills.
請注意
短語 see eye to eye 的意思是看法、意見完全一致。
I like my new boss: we see eye to eye on how to run the department.
