For example, Rebecca Day, a technology editor for Popular Mechanics, says that many of her male friends are so afraid to admit ignorance that they enlist her as a shopping buddy who tags along and asks questions for them.

• 例如，《大众机械》的编辑丽贝卡 - 戴说，她的许多男性朋友害怕承认自己无知，经常把她当做购物伙伴，而且让她去问问题。