全新版大学英语综合5教程Unit3theTruthaboutLying分析.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Another kind of lies may actually be supported since they may bring real benefits or avoid a real harm, and in the meanwhile they seem quite harmless to those who tell the lies. S R _ Reading _ Another kind of lie 1 Another kind of lie may actually be advocated as bringing a more substantial benefit, or avoiding a real harm, while seeming quite innocuous to those who tell the lies. What does “innocuous” mean? It means having no adverse effect; harmless. Paraphrase the sentence. S R _ Reading _ Another kind of lie 2 另一种谎言，实际上人们也许认为，既能带来更为实在的好处，或能避免真正的伤害，而对那些撒谎者又貌似无害。 Translate the sentence. S R _ Reading _ Utilitarians often 1 Utilitarians often cite white lies as the kind of deception where their theory shows the benefits of common sense and clear thinking. What does “utilitarian” refer to? Those who advocate that the value of a thing or an action is determined by its usefulness. Translate the sentence. 功利主义者常称，说无伤大雅的小谎说明你思维清晰、明白事理，他们的理论表明，这样的欺骗有好处。 S R _ Reading _ Utilitarians often 1 第二，对某种行为不看整体效果，只看孤立的个案常常使说谎者对日积月累的伤害、日渐加剧的欺骗行为视而不见。 Second, the failure to look at an entire practice rather than at their own isolated case often blinds liars to cumulative harm and expanding deceptive activities. What is the implied meaning of the sentence? Liars tend to looks at their own case and consider their deceptive practice as harmless, however, they ignore the fact that such individual cases can have added and spreading effects. Translate the sentence. 在水门事件之后的年代里，人们对欺骗行为造成的多方面的、长远的影响表示忧虑，对此谁也不会觉得很离谱。 S R _ Reading _ In the post-Watergate In the post-Watergate period, no one need regard a concern with the combined and long-term effects of deception as far-fetched. What is implied meaning of the senten