第一, 迷你对话
A: I hate telling lies.
我讨厌说谎。
B: I cannot agree with you completely. I think sometimes it is necessary and helpful to tell a little fib.
我不能完全同意你的观点。我觉得有时候说谎是必要的,也是有帮助的。
A: Maybe you are right.
也许你是对的吧。
第二, 地道表达
fib
1. 解词释义
Fib这个词语lie都是“说谎”的意思,但是在程度上稍有不同,前者是指“无伤大雅的谎言”,带有掩饰的意思,即所谓的“白色的谎言”或是“美丽的谎言”,但是后者是指“欺骗性的谎言”。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. Stop telling such silly fibs.
别说这种傻乎乎的谎话了。
e.g. " I told a fib about my age, " little Tom said.
“ 有关我的年龄我撒了个谎, ” 小汤姆说。
e.g. He told a fib so he could leave early.
他撒了一个小谎,以便早些离开。
第三, 咬文嚼字
agree with sb.:同意……
e.g. He tends to get angry when people do not agree with him.
他听到不同意见时,总是不高兴。
e.g. I agree with you, but with some reservations.
我同意你,不过有几点要保留。
hate doing something:讨厌做某事
e.g. I hate doing experiments. They always go wrong for me.
我最恨做实验,我每次做都出岔错。
e.g. What do you hate doing around the house?
你讨厌在家里做什么?