一贯保持着绅士淑女范儿的英国人,为了讲礼貌也还蛮拼的!据英国《每日电讯》公布的一项调查显示,每个英国人平均每天要说四次谎,这么一算每年大概说谎1500次…… 不管是怕伤害对方、还是有意恭维,这些谎话短小精悍,还格外地道。小伙伴们不如围观一下,看看类似的white lie,你说过吗? 1. My battery died. 我电池没电了。 2. It's not you, it's me. 错不在你,都怪我。 3. The train was delayed. 火车晚点了。 4. I only have a little flutter. 就有一点儿紧张。 5. I'm going to the gym tonight. 我晚上要去健身房。 6. I don't eat too much – I have a slow metabolism. 我吃不多,消化慢。 7. My watch stopped. 我的表停了。 8. No, I'm afraid I haven't got a spare five minutes. 抱歉,我恐怕连5分钟的空都没有。 9. I've got a call on the other line. 那边的电话响了。 10. I'll phone you back in a minute. 我马上给你回电话。 11. I've got a terrible cold. 我感冒好严重。 12. This tastes delicious. 这东西真好吃! 13. I didn't have that much to drink. 我没喝多少。 14. I've been in meetings all day. 我开了一天的会。 15. I stayed in and had a quiet one. 我就在家呆着,什么也没干。 16. It was THIS BIG. 有这么大呢! 17. I'm working late tonight. 昨晚忙到深夜。 18. I bought the last one. 我买的是最后一个。 19. I'm not ready for a relationship. 我现在还不想谈恋爱。 20. It's just what I've always wanted. 这正是我想要的啊。 21. I'm going to have one more for the road. 再喝一杯就走。 22. I wrote your number down incorrectly. 我把你的电话号码记错了。 23. You look like you've lost weight. 看起来你苗条多了。 24. My car wouldn't start. 我车子发动不起来了。 25. I didn't realize you fancied him/ her too. 我不知道你也喜欢他(她)。 |
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