.精选范本Unit3PartIListeningTaskScriptfortherecording:Whiteliesarethoselittleliesthatwetelltoavoidcausingembarrassment.Canwelivewithoutthem?Ontheonehand,wedon'twanttohurtotherpeople'sfeelings.Butontheother,wedon'twanttolietothem.Thereis,however,awayoutofthedilemma,asyouwilldiscoverintheshorttalkyouareabouttohear.Whiteliesaresomuchapartofoureverydaylivesthatmostofusprobablydon'tevenrealizewhenwe'veletoneslip.Butitdoesn'treallymatter,sinceawhitelieisn'tareallie.Herearejustafewexamples:"Thisplacereallyhaspotential."Onemaysaythisthoughinhisorhermindheissaying:"Whatadumpitis.""Thathaircutreallysuitsyou,"butsecretlyyoujustcan'thelplaughing:"Hahahahaha!""NextTuesday?That'dbegreat."Later,youmayaskyourself:"WhydidIopenmybigmouth?"Whiteliesallowustokeepourfriendsandrelationshipsintact,andournamesonthepayroll.Wetellourselvestheselittleporkpiesarenecessarytosparepeople'sfeelings,butwhoarewetryingtokid?Ifyourbestfriendlooksuntidyinhernewoutfitandyouletherlooseonthestreettoberidiculedbehindherback,haveyoureallydoneherafavour?Nope.Ofcourse,whiteliescanbeavoidedbystaringintospaceorpretendingyoudidn'thearthequestion,butsooftenthe"ifyoucan'tsayanythingnice,don'tsayanythingatall"mottodoesn'tworkbecauseweareexpectedtosaysomething.IntheseinstancesIusuallyfollowmygrandmother'sadvice:thereisalwaysagoodpointtobefoundineverything.Sometimesyoumighthavetodigmightyhardbutwhenyouunearthit,latchon.Thisishowitworks."Don'tyouthinkmyfiancéisgorgeous?"Youanswer:"He'sgotthebesteyes(ornose).""Doyoulikemynewhairstyle?"Youanswer:"Itreallyhighlightstheshapeofyourface."Becareful,though,asthisapproachalsoappliesinreverse.Ifyouaskafriendifhelikesyournewcarandhesays,"It'sagreatcolour",pressthepointjusttocheckifhe'splayingyourgame.AfterListeningWhiteliesarelittleliesthatyoutellinordertoavoidcausingembarrassment.Accordingtothespeaker,whiteliesdonotalwayshelpthoseyouwanttohelp,yettheydon’tdoharm,either.Youareoftencaughtinadilemma:Ontheonehand,youwishtoavoidtellingwhite-liesbystaringintosp