大学英语口语reading B 祖母的书.pptVIP

* GRANDMAS BOOK Reading B XueTing A white lie A case in point is that whether the doctor should inform the patient about the true condition of his illness when he is suffering an incurable disease. example Telling patients about their true conditions may risk destroying their hope, which may make the illness even worse. So it’s better to tell the patient a white lie. A while lie is after all a lie. The patients should be informed of their condition since it is their legal right to know the truth of the fact. Process of the story Grandma disappeared , John found her. Grandma wanted to publish her book. John promised her to send it to a publisher. Much money would be spended to publish the book. Grandma died with her book in hands， but the book is just blank pages. Jenny was angry because John lied to their grandma. In fact,some things were wrong with grandmas book and John sell his car to convince her. Grandma was ready to go ,but she wanted to see her book in print. KEY WORDS trembled [trembl] vi.发抖；颤动 His voice trembled, on the verge of tears. pleading [pli:d??] adj.恳求的，请求的 the pleading expression on her face option [?p??n] n.选择（的自由）；选项；选择权 What other options do you have? fury [fju?ri] n.狂怒；暴怒；激怒者 She screamed, her face distorted with fury and pain. fulfil [fulfil] vt.履行（义务）；完成（计划），做完（工作） Without them you will not be able to fulfil the tasks you have before you. manuscript [m?njuskr?pt] n.手稿；原稿；手写本 adj.手写的，手抄的 He had seen a manuscript of the book. trace [treis] vt.跟踪，追踪；追溯，探索；探索；查找 escape [?ske?p] vi.声音（不自觉地）由…发出;逃避，避开 A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England. What did Grandma want John to do? Publish her book Was grandmas book published finally? NO or YES Is it OK to tell white lies? others take telling lies very seriously. Some think it is all right. white lies can often help people get on well with each other. Sometimes, they may make one confident. They insist that white lies are lies after all.