聆听悦耳英音 第40期:Why Do Children Lie? (2)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Why Do Children Lie? 孩子为何说谎？

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Imaginary：想象的

　　2、Establish：set up

　　3、Privacy¹：personal secret

　　4、Punishment：bearing consequences of one’s fault or mistake or crime

　　重点俚语：

　　1、Imaginary friends：friends do not actually exist

　　2、Mrs so and so：那个谁

　　3、Can’t be bothered：too lazy to do

　　4、Tea：dinner

　　5、Quid pro² quo：getting what you deserve

　　问题：

　　1、At what age do children really start lying?

　　2、What two reasons does Tania give for teenagers telling lies?

　　3、What punishment does Tania suggest for children who leave the house without cleaning their teeth?

　　答案：

　　1、Children really start lying at age of about 5 .

　　2、Two reasons Tania gives for teenagers telling lies are to establish independence and to keep their privacy .

　　3、Tania suggests for children who leave the house without cleaning their teeth punishing them without tea cooked for them.

1 privacy   

n.私人权利，个人自由，隐私权

参考例句：

• In such matters,privacy is impossible.在这类事情中，保密是不可能的。
• She wept in the privacy of her own room.她在自己房内暗暗落泪。

2 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？