Sometimes people have to lie, but self deception is unforgivable.

有时对人撒谎是不得不为之，但是自欺就不可饶恕了。

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But there is an upside to deception: it may inspire one to, as Professor Ellison put it, "close the gap between actual and ideal self."

不过欺骗也有一个好处：就像埃里森教授说的，它可以激励人们拉近真实的自我和理想的自我的距离。

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But Fengling (pseudonym), 21, a self-proclaimed "pub hustler," would tell them that it's a job filled with deception, deceit and hurt feelings.

但一位自称是“吧托”的21岁女孩风铃(化名)想告诉这些大学生的是，这是一份充满欺骗、谎言以及情感伤害的工作。

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Certainly true, but I believe that an even greater problem is the self deception that is indicated by their use of financial models of any kind.

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