英国人也吹牛！学学如何用英语优雅的“吹牛”
<p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Briton">Briton</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 1500 <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>研究发现，每个英国人平均每天要说谎四次，或者每年约说谎1500次。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="OnePoll">OnePoll</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4,300 <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="upsetting">upsetting</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p>该研究由英国市场调查公司<span word="OnePoll">OnePoll</span>策划，共调查了4300位英国成年人。其发言人对研究结果表示&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;我们民族太讲究礼貌了，(说谎是为了)不想让别人感到不适。</p><p>"<span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="harmless">harmless</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tactically">tactically</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span>."</p><p>&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;人们说的这些善意的小谎言是为了掩饰我们真正想说的话。大多数小谎言都是完全无害的，或者说这些小谎言是在特定情况下必须用的战术手段。</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span>: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compliments">compliments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> 50, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flatter">flatter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fib">fib</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>."</p><p>这位发言人还表示，&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;在人们最常说的50句谎言中，有很多是恭维话，这不是一件好事。但是，需要再次强调的是，与其说实话而伤害到别人，不如说些可以让人高兴的小谎话，这样做似乎更合适。</p>
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