英语四级翻译：那些复杂到让你困惑的简单小事(1)

十大简单事：复杂到让你困惑

There are a lot of things in this world that people don't understand because, hey, the world is a confusing place. But we can always take solace in the fact that there are some really simple concepts and ideas out there that we can all understand. However, as is often the way with life, when you start to look closely at some of these concepts, you realize that you've opened a giant can of worms.

这世界上有许多事情人们都搞不明白，哎，因为这世界就是一个容易把人弄糊涂的地方。不过，有一些概念和观念还是挺简单的，我们都能理解。藉此，我们总能感到一丝宽慰。不过，当你开始仔细审视其中一些概念的时候，你就会意识到，它们的背后还隐藏着一连串极为复杂的问题。而在生活中，这是常有的事。

1.Rock-Paper-Scissors Is The Most Serious Game In The World

剪刀-石头-布是世界上最正经的游戏

Nothing could be simpler than a game of rock-paper-scissors; it's the easiest way to decide any argument because it's basically just random chance, right?

没有什么事儿比剪刀-石头-布这个游戏还要简单了;它是解决争论，作出决定最简单的方式，因为基本上来说它就是随机的，不是吗?

Well, not if the dozens of papers written about the subject are to be believed. The game has become a favorite research topic of psychologists because of how intertwined rock-paper-scissors is with subconscious human responses and game theory. As a result, dozens of strategies exist to help players get an edge in the game-including playing blindfolded to avoid being subconsciously influenced by an opponent's body language.

哦，如果人们相信以此为主题写就的几十篇论文的话，那就没这么简单了。由于剪刀-石头-布和人潜意识的反应以及游戏理论紧密相关，这个游戏已经成为心理学家们热衷的研究主题。于是，研究发现了可以帮助选手取得优势的几十种策略-包括玩儿时蒙住眼睛，以避免潜意识里受到对手肢体语言的影响。

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