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解释全文A.What’saWhitelieMarydidnotunderstandsuchsentencesas“Sheisbluetoday,”“Hehasagreenthumb,”“Hehastoldalittlewhitelie”andsoon.Andshewenttoherteacherforhelp.Mary:MrsSmith,thereisac
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A.What’saWhitelie
Marydidnotunderstandsuchsentencesas“Sheisbluetoday,”“Hehasagreenthumb,”“Hehastoldalittlewhitelie”andsoon.Andshewenttoherteacherforhelp.
Mary:MrsSmith,thereisacolourineachofthesesentences.Whatdotheymean?
MrsSmith:IneverydayEnglish,Mary,bluesometimesmeanssad.Yellow…afraid.Apersonwithagreenthumbgrowsplantswell.Andawhitelieisnotabadone.
Mary:Wouldyougivemeanexamplefor“awhitelie?
MrsSmith:Certainly,nowIgiveyousomecakes.Infactyoudon’tlikeit,butyouwon’tsayit.Instead,yousay,“No,thanks,I’mnothungry.”That’sawhitelie.
郭小宾回答:
什么是善意的谎言
M不理解这些句子——例如“她今天很犹豫”“他很擅长种花”“他说了一个善意的谎言”等等.她求助于她的老师.
M:每个句子里都有一种颜色,它们表示什么?
T:M,在日常英语中,蓝色常表示忧郁,黄色……担心.有“绿色拇指”的人擅长种植,“白色谎言”并不是不道德的.
M:您能给我举一个善意谎言的例子吗?
T:当然可以.现在我给你一些蛋糕,事实上你不喜欢,但你不会说出来,你以”谢谢,我不饿”代替,这是个善意谎言
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