近几年，似乎各个年龄段的未婚人士都在忙着相亲。年轻的想尽早把潜力股抓在手里，大龄的则急着抓住最后的稻草。那么，你在相亲的时候说过谎吗？

Blind date lies are social formulae that are frequently used out of courtesy in blind dates, the most popular one is said to be “let’s keep in touch”.

相亲谎言（blind date lie）就是相亲时出于礼貌而说的一些客套话，其中最常用的一句是“以后再联系”。

A survey found that nearly one-third of the respondents admitted that though they may be unwilling to develop a relationship with a person, out of courtesy they frequently say after blind dates that they will keep in touch.

一项调查显示，将近三分之一受访者表示，即便不想继续交往，出于礼貌的原因，他们都常说“以后再联系”。

In all, 35 percent of the male respondents said the most common phrases from women are "this is my first time on a blind date" followed by "I am too busy to make up", and "I cannot drink too much".

在男性受访者中，有35%认为，相亲时女性最不可信的话是“这是我第一次相亲”，其次不可信的是“我实在太忙，没来得及打扮就出来了”以及“我不太能喝酒”。

While 47 percent of the female respondents cited "I do not care about a woman's appearance" as the most common words used by men, with "I am too busy to seize the chance to get married" (20 percent), and "You are surely very popular among men" (18 percent), following.

在受访女性中，47%认为，相亲时男性最不可信的话是“我不在乎女人的外貌”，其次是“因为工作忙错过了婚期”(20%)，以及“你肯定很受男人欢迎”(18%)。

Meanwhile, "You gave me a good impression" ranks the fourth on both male and female respondents' lists of "the most frequently used lies."

与此同时，“你给人的印象很不错”在男女“最常说的谎言榜”中均位列第四。

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对眼相亲会 eye-gazing party

近视相亲 nearsighted date

（中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑）