“鳄鱼的眼泪”之说从何而来？
<p>几百年来，人们一直习惯用“鳄鱼的眼泪”来比喻虚假的同情和伪装的悔过，为什么鳄鱼的眼泪就是虚伪的呢？鳄鱼真的会在进食的时候为口中的猎物哭泣吗？来看科学家为你解密。</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="remorse">remorse</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="empathy">empathy</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shedding">shedding</span> “<span word="crocodile">crocodile</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>.” <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="pegging">pegging</span> <span word="insincere">insincere</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toothy">toothy</span> <span word="reptiles">reptiles</span>?</p><p>如果某人哭泣是为了装出悔过或同情的样子，我们就说他们掉的是“鳄鱼的眼泪”。但是我们是怎样又是为何会把不真诚的感情流露和鳄鱼联系在一起的呢？</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bestselling">bestselling</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Voyage">Voyage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Mandeville">Mandeville</span>, <span word="referenced">referenced</span> <span word="serpents">serpents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sob">sob</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p>这个说法大约是在14世纪开始流行起来的，当时有一本畅销的回忆录叫《约翰·曼德维尔爵士的航海旅行》，里面提到蛇在吃人的时候会流泪。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="since">since</span>, <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="crocodiles">crocodiles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span> <span word="remorse">remorse</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fable">fable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="repentance">repentance</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="grief">grief</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="mocking">mocking</span> <span word="tearful">tearful</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span>.</p><p>从那以后的数个世纪以来，哭泣的鳄鱼便被用来比喻虚伪的悔恨。这个表达曾作为寓言用来告诫人们要真心悔悟，也曾被莎士比亚用来指代假意的悲伤，到了现代，则被媒体用于嘲讽流泪的政客或谋杀嫌疑犯。</p>
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