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  3. What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a

What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a

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问题     What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say: "I wish I could help you but I’ m short of money myself. " In fact, you are not short of money, but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’ t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie?
    A scientific study of lying shows women are better liars than men, particularly when telling " a white lie" such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researches show that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
    Research has also been done into the way people’ s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the same time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying, "I wish 1 were somewhere else now. "
"A white lie "means______.
选项 A、a lie that is completely unbelievable
B、a lie that is told with a good will
C、a lie that is always believable
D、a lie that often has an evil purpose
答案B
解析 本题为词义理解题。本词后面用了一具体事例进行解释：对方的衣服虽然不好看，但还要夸赞说很漂亮。通过这个例子可以看出：这样的话虽不是出自真心，但并无恶意，只是博取对方的欢心，所以是“善意的谎言”。而选项B的意思就是：出于好意而撒的谎。
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