美国习惯用语-第305讲:和"说谎"有关的习语
<p>今天我们要讲的习惯用语的意思都是谎话。但是谎话多种多样，人们撒谎的程度也轻重不一，在英语中得用不同的词句来表达。我们今天要讲的第一个是：<span word="fib">fib</span>。<span word="Fib">Fib</span>当然不是实话，然而却是无伤大雅的小小谎言。让我们听一个例子来体会<span word="fib">fib</span>的意思。这是一个学生在说他的同学：</p><p>例句-1：<span word="Johnny">Johnny</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fibI">fibI</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="B">B</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span>告诉大家自己上学期门门功课都得了<span word="A">A</span>，恐怕他撒了个小谎，我碰巧知道他至少有一个<span word="B">B</span>。他只是不好意思承认。</p><p><span word="Johnny">Johnny</span>虽然得了一个<span word="B">B</span>，但是他还可以算是个优秀生。他撒谎也许是因为别人对他期望过高，认为他样样都该得<span word="A">A</span>，再说他的谎话也不会损害他人。这样看来<span word="fib">fib</span>是无关紧要的小谎。</p><p><span word="Fib">Fib</span>是无伤大雅的小谎，有一种<span word="fib">fib</span>的动机甚至更容易被理解，是出于礼貌或者为了别伤害他人的感情。这种清白无辜的谎言就称为：<span word="white">white</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>。<span word="White">White</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>是动机善良的谎话。换句话说，虽然没说实话，但是至少有理由这样做。好，我们来听一个例子：</p><p>例句-2：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="great">great</span>. 当<span word="Sally">Sally</span>问我喜不喜欢她新的宴会服的时候，我对<span word="Sally">Sally</span>撒了个无辜的谎言，其实我并不喜欢那件衣服的颜色和设计，但我看到<span word="Sally">Sally</span>对那衣服的满意劲儿，我就告诉<span word="Sally">Sally</span>那衣服真漂亮。</p>
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