走近“脸盲”

In everyday life we will meet people who are color blind.These people lack the ability to distinguish some certain colors,for example,the most common one,red&green.There are also people who are not sensible to roads and directions,which means they might lose their way to a place even after they have been there many times.

But have you ever heard of the phrase“face blindness”or met someone several times who still can’t recognize you?

Will you feel a little disrespected or offended when meeting such a person?Don’t be.It`s not their fault because they don’t try to ignore you.

They are patients who have a condition of the brain called"face blindness."Its actual name is developmental prosopagnosia,or DP for short.

Experts say DP can differ greatly from patient to patient.In less severe cases,people are unable to describe the face of someone they have just met.In severe cases,people cannot even recognize their own children in a group photograph.

Most people can recognize the very famous face of George Clooney.Some people with severe DP can't.

They found that people with DP may not have been able to remember faces,but they could recognize objects,scenes and bodies.

Do you feel sorry for the face blind?But you can make the best use of it.Next time when you meet someone who doesn’t ring a bell,you can reduce the awkwardness by saying you are face blind.

日常生活中我们会碰到色盲的人。色盲患者对某些特定颜色分不清，比如最常见的红绿色盲。还有一些人则是路盲，即使一个地方去过很多次，他们还是记不住路和方向。

但是，你听说过“脸盲”这个词或者有没有遇到过一个人好多次，可他还是认不清你的经历？

遇到这样的人，你会不会感到一丝不被尊重或者被冒犯？千万别。这不是他们的错，因为他们并不是故意忽略你。

他们的大脑患有一种俗称“脸盲”的病症，其医学名称是“面孔失认证”。专家说，不同患者，患病程度也不尽相同。程度轻的，描述不出他们刚遇到的人的面部；程度重的，根本认不出自己孩子的照片。

大多数普通人都能认出名人，比如乔治·克鲁尼的面孔，但是重度脸盲患者却做不到。

专家们还发现，脸盲患者虽然记不住面孔，但是却不影响他们记住物体、场景和身形。

你是不是为他们感到难过？但是，你也可以“好好利用”一下脸盲。下次遇到一时记不起来的人，赶紧说自己是脸盲，可以减少很多尴尬哟！

Notes：

Distinguish区分；区别

recognize认出；辨别

disrespected不尊重的

offended冒犯的

developmental prosopagnosia面孔失认证

awkwardness尴尬；难堪。