Itseemsthateverybodytellslies—wellnotbigliesbutwhatwecall“whilelies”.Telling“whilelies”isn’treallythatbad.Mostofthetimepeopledoitbecausetheywanttoprotectafriendship.Asurveyshowsthateachpersonliesaboutseventimesaday.Theonlyrealquestionsareaboutwhenwelieandwhowetellliesto.Herearesomereasonswhypeopletell“whitelies”.
◆ Lyingtohidesomething:Peopleoftenliebecausetheywanttohidesomethingfromsomeone.ForexamplePauldoesn’ttellhisparentsthathe’sgoingtoplaybasketballbecausehedoesntthinktheywillagree.Hetellsaliethatheisgoingtothelibrarytostudy.
◆Lyingtomakesomeonefeelgood:Oftenwedon'ttellthetruthtomakesomeonefeelgood.Forexampleyourfriendcooksdinnerforyoubutittastesterrible.Doyousayso?No!Youprobablysay“Mmmthisisdelicious!”
◆ Givingfalse(错误的)excuses:Sometimespeopleliebecausetheydon'twanttodosomething.Forexamplesomeoneinvitesyoutoaparty.Youthinkitwillbeboringsoyousayyou’rebusy.
◆ Lyingtohidebadnews:Sometimeswedon'twanttotellsomeonebadnews.Forexampleyouhavejusthadaverybaddayatworkbutyoudon^feelliketalkingaboutit.Soifsomeoneasksyouaboutyourdayyoujustsayeverythingwasfine.
阅读短文,回答下列问题。
Whydopeopletell“whitelies”mostofthetime?
2.DoesPaulwanttoplaybasketballorstudyinthelibrary?
3.Whatwillyousaytomakepeoplefeelgoodalthoughthedishtastesterrible?
4.Telling“whitelies”isalwaysbadisn’tit?
5.Howmanywaysoftelling“whitelies”arementionedinthepassage?