▍原文 For the uninitiated, pickup artists (PUAs) are typically men who attempt to coax women into having sex with them through a mixture of flattery, psychological manipulation and coercion. Neil Strauss's 2005 international bestseller The Game, which sold 2.5m copies, introduced a generation of men to the murky, underhand world of pickup artists and their nefarious tactics, such as negging – insulting a woman to undermine her confidence. ▍語言點 1. the uninitiated 對某個特定領域、話題或內幕情況不了解的人 · uninitiated adj. 不知情的，未入門的 2. pickup artist 搭訕藝術家 3. coax sb into doing something 哄騙、勸誘某人做某事（比force的語氣輕，比persuade又多了一層“不真誠、有目的性”的意味） 4. a mixture of something ………的混合體 5. flattery /ˈflætəri/ n. 奉承，恭維 6. psychological manipulation 心理操控 7. coercion /kəʊˈɜːʃn/ n.脅迫 8. murky adj.（本文）見不得光的，不可告人的；昏暗的，渾濁的 9. underhand /ˈʌndəhænd/ adj. 秘密的，詭詐的，卑鄙的 ...