Honesty 诚实
特快英语每周一话题。今天的话题是对你来说诚实很重要吗？什么时候不诚实反倒好呢？
一部分人认为诚实是很重要的，因为对他人诚实是建立信任的一步。一位女士说说谎通常会产生事与愿违的结果。另一部分人认为，你诚实，别人才会依赖你。
不过，当被问道“什么时候可以不诚实呢？”，有几个人认为有时候说一些善意的谎言是一件好事。善意的谎言可以防止伤害一个人的感情。就如一位女士所说的，你可能会过分诚实！
现在就一起来听听英国人对此问题的看法吧。
How important is honesty to you? 对你来说诚实很重要吗？
Some people in London said:
Man 1: I think it’s really important, because when you're honest in little things then you're honest in big things.
Man 2: I think honesty is very important because other people can rely on you when you're honest.
Presenter: Do you think that it is ever okay to be dishonest? 什么时候不诚实反倒好？
Woman 1: I guess it’s not okay to be dishonest. It always backfires!
Man 3: Yeah of course, to prevent hurting other people when the truth will actually hurt people more than the lie. So I think, a little white lie.
Woman 2: There are times when you can be overly honest. Sometimes some things don’t need to be said.
Woman 3: I think that being honest to the people that you care about is an important thing, to build the trust between you. But sometimes telling a white lie actually might be better. I would always try and take into consideration someone’s feelings.
Did you know…? 你知道吗…?
Fact
We often think we can tell whether someone is lying. But research has shown that we're really not good at all at spotting a liar.
Language tip
We say 'tell the truth' not 'say the truth'.
Cultural tip
In Britain, a lot of people believe that used car salesmen and estate agents are more dishonest than other people!