unit-3-lying全新版大學(xué)英語綜合教程五課文翻譯

1、Unit3LyingTextATheTruthAboutLying1.Ivebeenwantingtowriteonasubjectthatintrigueschallengesme:thesubjectoflying.Ivefounditverydifficulttodo.EveryoneIvetalkedtohasaquiteintensepersonalbutoftenratherintolerantpointofviewabou

2、twhatwecan—cannevernever—tellliesabout.IvefinallyreachedtheconclusionthatIcantpresentanyultimateconclusionsftoomanypeoplewouldpromptlydisagree.InsteadIdliketopresentaseriesofmalpuzzlesallconcernedwithlying.Illtellyouwhat

3、Ithinkaboutthem.DoyouagreeSocialLies2.MostofthepeopleIvetalkedwithsaythattheyfindsociallyingacceptablenecessary.Theythinkitsthecivilizedwayffolkstobehave.Withouttheselittlewhiteliestheysayourrelationshipswouldbeshtbrutis

4、hnasty.Itsarroganttheysaytoinsistonbeingsoincruptiblesobravethatyoucauseotherpeopleunnecessaryembarrassmentpainbycompulsivelyassailingthemwithyourhonesty.Ibasicallyagree.Whataboutyou3.Willyousaytopeoplewhenitsimplyisnttr

5、ue“Ilikeyournewhairdo““Yourelookingmuchbetter““itssonicetoseeyou““Ihadawonderfultime“4.Willyoupraisehideouspresentshomelykids5.Willyoudeclineinvitationswith“Werebusythatnight—sosrywecantcome“whenthetruthisyoudratherstayh

6、omethandinewiththeSosos6.eventhoughasIdoyoumaypreferthepoliteevasionof“Youreallycookedupastm“insteadof“Thesoup“—whichtasteslikewarmedovercoffee—“iswonderful“willyouifyoumustproclaimitwonderful7.TheresonemanIknowwhoabsolu

7、telyrefusestotellsociallies.“Icantplaythatgame“hesays“Imsimplynotmadethatway.“hisanswertotheargumentthatsayingnicethingstosomeonedoesntcostanythingis“Yesitdoes—itdestroysyourcredibility.“Nowhewontunsolicitedofferhisviews

8、onthepaintingyoujustboughtbutyoudontaskhisfrankopinionunlessyouwantfrankhissilenceatthosemomentswhentherestofusliarsaremuttering“Isntitlovely“isfthemostparteloquentenough.Myfrienddoesnotindulgeinwhathecalls“flatteryfalse

9、praisemellifluouscomments.“Whenotherstellfibshewillnotgoalong.Hesaysthatsociallyingislyingthatlittlewhiteliesarestilllies.hefeelsthattellingliesismallywrong.WhataboutyouPeaceKeepingLiesgainbutbecausetheybelieveitsfthegoo

10、dofthepersontheyrelyingto.Theylietothosetheylovetothosewhotrustthemmostofallonthegroundsthatbreakingthistrustisjustified.19.Theymaylietotheirchildrenonmoneymaritalmatters.20.Theymaylietothedyingaboutthestateoftheirhealth

11、.21.Theymaylietotheirclosestfriendbecausethetruthabouthertalentssonpsychewouldbe—sotheyinsist—utterlydevastating.22.IsometimestellsuchliesbutImawarethatitsquitepresumptuoustoclaimIknowwhatsbestfotherstoknow.Thatscalledpl

12、ayingGod.Thatscalledmanipulationcontrol.wenevercanbesureoncewestarttojuggleliesjustwheretheylllexactlywheretheyllroll.23.furthermewemayfindourselveslyingindertobackuptheliesthatarebackingupthelieweinitiallytold.24.furthe

13、rme—letsbehonest—ifconditionswerereversedwecertainlywouldntwantanyonelyingtous.25.YethavingsaidallthatIstillbelievethattherearetimeswhenprotectiveliesmustnohelessbetold.WhataboutyouTrustKeepingLies26.Anothergroupofliesar

14、etrustkeepingliesliesthatinvolvetriangulationwithA(thatsyou)tellingliestoBonbehalfofC(whosetrustyoudpromisedtokeep).Mostpeopleconcedethatonceyouveagreednottobetrayafriendsconfidenceyoucantbetrayitevenifyoumustlie.ButIvet

15、alkedwithpeoplewhodontwantyoutellingthemanythingthattheymightbecalledontolieabout.27.“Idonttellliesfmyself“saysFran“Idontwanttohavetotellthemfotherpeople.“Whichmeanssheagreesthatifherbestfriendishavinganaffairsheabsolute

16、lydoesntwanttoknowaboutit.28.“Areyousaying“herbestfriendasks“thatyoudbetrayme“29.Franisverypainedbutveryadamant.“Iwouldntwanttobetrayyouso…donttellmeanythingaboutit.“30.Fransbestfriendisshocked.Whataboutyou31.Doyoubeliev

17、eyoucanhaveclosefriendsifyourenotpreparedtoreceivetheirdeepestsecrets32.Doyoubelieveyoumustalwaysliefyourfriends33.Doyoubelieveifyourfriendtellsasecretthatturnsouttobequiteimmalillegalthatonceyouvepromisedtokeepityoumust