Unit-5-Lies.ppt

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is a common practice and the reason for telling such lies is familiar-we do not want to hurt others.,Part 3:Para.12-15,The consequences of telling lies,Part 4:Para.16-18,Discussing whether lies should be avoided at all costs,Part 1,Qs:,What,is the result of Professor Bella,DePaulos,survey?What conclusion can we draw from the result?,What is the result of the survey conducted by Josephson Institute of Ethics?,Language work,1.,profess,:v.to make a claim,She,professed,total ignorance of the matter.她自称对此事一无所知。,他声称对该阴谋毫不知情。,He,professed,that he knew nothing about the plot.,2.,earth-shattering,:of the greatest importance to the whole world,After years of hard work,they finally made an,earth-shattering,discovery.,The new invention is of,earth-shattering,importance.,3.,feign,:,v.to pretend to have or be;to put on a false air of,She,feigned,to,be ill in order not to do the exercises.,He,feigned,surprise and they all believed him.,feign interest/surprise/ignorance/illness,(formal)pretend that you are interested,surprised,etc.,“Oh really!”he said,trying to feign interest.,Sometimes its best just to feign ignorance,Language work,5.,preoccupation,:(a)the state of constantly thinking or worrying about something,Because of his,preoccupation,with,his books,he didnt realize we were already back.,(b)absent-mindedness,心不在焉,6.,prevarication,:n.the state of avoiding giving a direct answer or making a firm decision,After months of,prevarication,a decision was finally made.,When we questioned the authorities on the subject,we were met by,prevarication,.,Language work,8.,shape or spin the truth,:to modify the truth,We shouldt shape or spin the truth,or we will fail sooner or later.,我们不应该掩盖事情的真相否则我们迟早会失败的！,Language work,9.,blurt out,:to say something suddenly and without thinking,usually because one is nervous or excited,To our surprise,he,blurted,his secret,out,at table.,John,blurted out,that he dreamed of becoming a computer programmer.,10.,compliment,:sb.(,on,sth),I complimented her on her skiful performance.,我钦佩她娴熟的技艺。,10.,tangled,:plicated or made up of many confusing parts,The floor of the forest was covered with,tangled,grass.,Part 3,Q:,1.What is the grave consequences of telling lies?,Language work,11.,wear down,:v.to reduce or become weaker until useless,Heavy traffic and variable weather can,wear down,the surface of the road.,Your back tyres are badly,worn down,;,you should fit new ones.,She was,worn down,by overwork.,她因工作过度而垮了下来。,12.,warp,:v.to(cause to)turn or twist out of shape,Left in the garage where it was damp,the wooden frame had,warped,.,His judgement was,warped,by self-interest.,他受私心影响判断不正确。,13,.,proliferation,:n.a rapid increase in the amount or number of something,Over the past two years,we have witnessed the,proliferation,of,TV channels.,Part 4,In this part,the writer discusses whether lies should be avoided at all costs.,15.,confound,:v.to confuse and surprise people,causing them to be unable to explain or deal with a situation,His choice may,confound,us all.,16.,astound,:v.to make somebody very surprised or shocked,It,astounds,me that anyone could ever consider declaring war.,Vocabulary exercises,1.The lies were most often not what most of us would call,earth-shattering,.,-,of the greatest importance to the whole world,2.According to DePaulo,women in their interactions with other women lied mostly to,spare,the others feelings,.,-to avoid hurting the others feelings/to avoid doing something that would upset the other person,6.And if you are not sure,Mark Twain has given us a good,rule of thumb,.,-a broadly accurate guide or principle,based on past experience rather than theory/a rough method of assessing or measuring sth.,based on practical experience,1.Synonym:,evasion,equivocation,2.Synonym:,chronic,repeated,3.Synonym:,common,prevalent,omnipresent,4.Antonym:,slightly,5.Antonym:,insult,reproach,criticize,6.Synonym:,distort,7.Synonym:,growth,multiplication,8.Antonym:,strengthened,consolidated,3.,真理之光有时刺目，于是善意的谎话随处可见。,(ubiquitous),Translation:,Sometimes the light of the truth is just too dazzling,so white lies are,ubiquitousPractice:,餐厅里吸烟的烟雾就没有地方躲得过去吗,?,Is there no escape from the,ubiquitous,cigarette smoke in restaurants?,4.,美国许多妇女声称她们对自己二等公民的地位感到不满。,(profess),Many women in America,profess,that they are unhappy with their status of second-class citizens.,Practice:,她自称对那事一无所知。,She,professed,total ignorance of the matter.,他声称对该阴谋毫不知情。,He,professed,that he knew nothing about the plot.,5.,一时冲动之下，他失言抖出了秘密。（,blurt out,）,On the impulse of the moment,he,blurted out,the secret.,7.,他是一个过于敏感和富于想象力的人，经常在头脑里编织一张复杂的网络。（,a tangled web,）,Being over-sensitive and imaginative,he often weaves,a tangled web,in his mind.,5.,他在伙伴中很受欢迎，因为他总是设法不去麻烦别人。,(spare),He is very popular among his peers as he always tries to,spare,others any trouble.,Practice:,他没当她的面说她丈夫的不是，以免使她难堪。,He,spared,her embarrassment by not criticizing her husband in front of her.,