A Little White Lie
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Irene">Irene</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="Rory">Rory</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="Rory">Rory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="Rorys">Rorys</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>, <span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="lied">lied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Lo">Lo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>? <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swearing">swearing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> 10 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="five">five</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ha">Ha</span>! <span word="You">You</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="men">men</span>? <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="misrepresent">misrepresent</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="transactionthats">transactionthats</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>.</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>; <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>. <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>!</p><p> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="misrepresenting">misrepresenting</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="prosecute">prosecute</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>.</p>
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