资源描述：
《unit3lying全新版大学英语综合教学课件五课文翻译》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、
2、Unit3LyingTextATheTruthAboutLying1.I'vebeenwantingtowriteonasubjectthatintriguesandchallengesme:thesubjectoflying.I'vefounditverydifficulttodo.EveryoneI'vetalkedtohasaquiteintenseandpersonalbutoftenratherintolerantpointofviewaboutwhatwecan—andcannevernever—tellliesabout.I've
3、finallyreachedtheconclusionthatIcan'tpresentanyultimateconclusions,fortoomanypeoplewouldpromptlydisagree.Instead,I'dliketopresentaseriesofmoralpuzzles,allconcernedwithlying.I'lltellyouwhatIthinkaboutthem.Doyouagree?SocialLies2.MostofthepeopleI'vetalkedwithsaythattheyfindsocia
4、llyingacceptableandnecessary.Theythinkit'sthecivilizedwayforfolkstobehave.Withouttheselittlewhitelies,theysay,ourrelationshipswouldbeshortandbrutishandnasty.It'sarrogant,theysay,toinsistonbeingsoincorruptibleandsobravethatyoucauseotherpeopleunnecessaryembarrassmentorpainbycom
5、pulsivelyassailingthemwithyourhonesty.Ibasicallyagree.Whataboutyou?3.Willyousaytopeople,whenitsimplyisn'ttrue,"Ilikeyournewhairdo,""You'relookingmuchbetter,""it'ssonicetoseeyou,""Ihadawonderfultime"?4.Willyoupraisehideouspresentsandhomelykids?5.Willyoudeclineinvitationswith"W
6、e'rebusythatnight—sosorrywecan'tcome,"whenthetruthisyou'dratherstayhomethandinewiththeSo-and-sos?6.Andeventhough,asIdo,youmaypreferthepoliteevasionof"Youreallycookedupastorm"insteadof"Thesoup"—whichtasteslikewarmed-overcoffee—"iswonderful,"willyou,ifyoumust,proclaimitwonderfu
7、l?7.There'sonemanIknowwhoabsolutelyrefusestotellsociallies."Ican'tplaythatgame,"hesays;"I'msimplynotmadethatway."Andhisanswertotheargumentthatsayingnicethingstosomeonedoesn'tcostanythingis,"Yes,itdoes—itdestroysyourcredibility."Now,hewon't,unsolicited,offerhisviewsonthepainti
8、ngyoujustbought,butyoudon'taskhisfrankopinionunlessyouwantfrank,andhissilenceatthosemomentswhentherestofusliarsaremuttering,"Isn'titlovely?"is,forthemostpart,eloquentenough.Myfrienddoesnotindulgeinwhathecalls"flattery,falsepraiseandmellifluouscomments."Whenotherstellfibshewil
9、lnotgoalong.Hesaysthatsociallyingislying,thatlittlewhiteliesarestill
