经典英语美文：小小谎言
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>, <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Kay">Kay</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="submissive">submissive</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> "<span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="out">out</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="maids">maids</span>. <span word="We">We</span></p><p><span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quater">quater</span> <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="Reasonable">Reasonable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="takers">takers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="telephoned">telephoned</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Alice">Alice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Kay">Kay</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p><p><span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="apartement">apartement</span>. "<span word="Girls">Girls</span>," <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="why">why</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>?" <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="amused">amused</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Shocked">Shocked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terribly">terribly</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dear">dear</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="such">such</span> "<span word="boldfaced">boldfaced</span> (厚颜无耻的) <span word="liars">liars</span>" . <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quater">quater</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> .</p><p><span word="Faced">Faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fibed">fibed</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fib">fib</span> (小谎) <span word="hurt">hurt</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="understood">understood</span>.</p><p><span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="truthful">truthful</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flash">flash</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tender">tender</span>-<span word="hearted">hearted</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="admonishing">admonishing</span>(警告，劝告) <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="cheerfully">cheerfully</span> <span word="begain">begain</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="monching">monching</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sandwhiches">sandwhiches</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>:" <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>?"</p>
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