Telling Lies
As the proverb puts it, lies have short legs. Telling lies is usually looked upon as an evil, because some people try to get benefit from dishonest means or try to conceal their faults.
However, I think despite its negative effects, sometimes it is essential to tell lies in our daily life. First, the liar may benefit from the lie by escaping from the pressure of unnecessary embarrassment. Meanwhile, the listener may also feel more comfortable by reasonable excuses. For example, if a little girl's father died in an accident, her mother would comfort her by saying "farther has gone to another beautiful land". In such cases, a lie with original goodwill can make the cruel nice. Second, the skills of telling lies, to some extent, can be regard as a capacity of creation and imagination.
Therefore, taking all these factors into consideration, we can definitely come to the conclusion that whether telling a lie is harmful depends on its original intention and the ultimate result it brings. (159 words)
結(jié)構(gòu)剖析
文章分為三段
文章首段先指出人們對(duì)說謊的看法,被認(rèn)為是罪惡的。
第二段作者認(rèn)為說謊盡管有其消極影響,但在日常生活中還是有一些積極的作用的,例如能夠免去一些不必要的尷尬,而且善意的謊言也能用來安慰人。
最后給出結(jié)論:說謊是否有害,要看其意圖及結(jié)果。
說 謊
俗話說:謊言常常不攻自破。說謊通常被視為一種罪惡,因?yàn)橐恍┤嗽噲D通過不誠實(shí)的手段或?qū)ψ陨砣秉c(diǎn)的掩蓋,從而獲利。
然而,我認(rèn)為盡管說謊有其消極影響,但有時(shí)在我們的日常生活中,說謊是不可避免的。首先,說謊者能借謊言免去一些不必要的尷尬所帶來的壓力。同時(shí),聽眾也會(huì)因合理的借口而感到更加自在。例如,如果一個(gè)小女孩的父親在一次意外中喪身,她的母親就會(huì)安慰她說:"爸爸去了另一個(gè)美麗的世界。"在這樣的例子中,善意的謊言能化殘酷為美好。其次,說謊的技巧從某種程度而言可被視為一種創(chuàng)造力和想象力。
因此,綜上所述,我們能夠得出結(jié)論:謊言是否有害,這取決于它的意圖以及最終帶來的后果。
look upon as 把...看作是
evil n. 壞事,罪惡
conceal v. 隱藏
fault n. 缺陷,過失
essential adj. 必不可少的,本質(zhì)的
benefit from... 從......中受益
embarrassment n. 難堪,尷尬
goodwill n. 善意,友善
cruel adj. 殘酷的
to some extent 在某種程度上
take...into consideration 考慮到,顧及
come to the conclusion 得出結(jié)論
harmful adj. 有害的
original intention 原意
ultimate adj. 最終的,根本的
1. Telling lies is usually looked upon as an evil, because some people try to get benefit from dishonest means or try to conceal their faults. 說謊通常被視為一種罪惡,因?yàn)橐恍┤嗽噲D通過不誠實(shí)的手段或?qū)ψ陨砣秉c(diǎn)的掩蓋,從而獲利。
2. However, I think despite its negative effects, sometimes it is essential to tell lies in our daily life. 然而,我認(rèn)為盡管說謊有其消極影響,但有時(shí)在我們的日常生活中,說謊是不可避免的。
3. The liar may benefit from the lie by escaping from the pressure of unnecessary embarrassment. 說謊者能借謊言免去一些不必要的尷尬所帶來的壓力。