(课件网) 主题语境：人际关系 【原文呈现】 Little White Lies 1 Written more than two hundred years ago[1]，these lines① by Walter Scott remain one of the most well-known excerpts of Scottish poetry： Oh，what a tangled web② we weave③， When first we practise to deceive④！ [1]过去分词短语作时间状语。 【词汇积累】 ①line n.[熟词生义]诗行，歌词 ②tangled web 错综复杂的网 tangled/'t ɡ( )ld/adj.复杂的；纠结的 web/web/n.错综复杂的事物，网状物，网络；蜘蛛网 ③weave/wi v/v.编，织 ④deceive/d 'si v/v.欺骗；误导 2 We all know that honesty is an important value⑤ and that lying is wrong，but who can honestly say that they've never told a lie？[2]Perhaps we comfort ourselves with the knowledge⑥ that most of the lies we tell are “white lies”：little lies that we tell to protect others from the truth.[3] [2]本句为but连接的并列句，在but前面的句子中，know后面是两个that引导的宾语从句，其中第二个that不能省略；在but后面的句子中，say后面是that引导的宾语从句。 [3]本句是复合句，knowledge后面是that引导的同位语从句；we tell 是省略了关系代词that或which的定语从句，修饰先行词most of the lies；to protect...the truth为动词不定式短语作目的状语。 ⑤value n.生活准则，价值观 a set of values 一套价值观 ⑥knowledge n.[熟词生义]知晓，知悉，了解 3 We've all surely had the experience of someone cooking a meal for us that we don't like[4].The majority of us of course don't[5] tell the truth—we lie and say that the food is “delicious”. [4]“代词＋动名词”形式的动名词复合结构，作介词of的宾语。其中that引导的定语从句修饰a meal。 [5]“a/the majority of＋可数名词复数”作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数形式。 4 Or if a friend asks us what we think of their new haircut，we say “It's great！”，even if we think it's awful.[6]But to what extent⑦ can we justify⑧ telling white lies like these [6]本句为复合句，asks us后面是what引导的宾语从句；even if引导让步状语从句。 ⑦to...extent 到……程度，在……程度上 ⑧justify/'d st fa /v.证明(别人认为不合理的事)有道理；为……辩护 5 One of the main reasons for telling a white lie is to try to make others feel better[7].However，when we lie and say that someone's haircut looks good，or when we say that we love a meal that we secretly hate，are we really hoping to improve the situation for someone else？Perhaps we are in fact lying to protect ourselves from the disappointment and anger of others. [7]动词不定式短语作表语，make others feel better为“make＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构。 6 Another reason for telling a white lie is to give encouragement.Say⑨ for example that your friend asks you what you think of his singing.You of course say that it's wonderful，despite secretly thinking that your cat can sing better.[8]Stop for a moment and consider that perhaps your friend wants some frank⑩ comments from you so that they can improve[9].Or perhaps，they need to know that they should look for a different hobby. [8]despite在此处为介词，意为“即使，尽管”，其后接表示让步意义的短语结构。 [语句赏析]your cat can ... ...
