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Listen to a discussion about the lies that parents tell children and whether that's a good or bad thing - and learn some useful vocabulary too.

This week's question:

According to a study by a US psychologist, what percentage of people will lie in a typical ten minute conversation?

Is it:

a) 40%

b) 50%, or

c) 60%?

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Transcript

Note: This is not a word for word transcript

NeilHello welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Neil.

RobAnd I'm Rob.

NeilRob, when you were a child, did you have a pet?

RobYes, we had a few pets. My favourite was a little fluffy hamster.

NeilAnd what happened to your hamster?

RobWell one day I got home from school and he wasn’t in his cage. I was worried for a bit in case he’d escaped or got hurt, but it was alRight. My mum told me that he had gone to live on a farm so that he could run around with other animals.

NeilReally?

RobYes, really.

NeilA hamster. Went to live on a farm. To be with other animals. Really?

RobOh, well, when you put it like that.

NeilI think that was probably one of those lies that parents tell their children so as not to make them sad.

RobWell I’m sad now

NeilWell maybe having a go at this quiz will cheer you up. According to a study by a US psychologist, what percentage of people will lie in a typical ten minute conversation?

Is it:a) 40%

b) 50%, or

c) 60%?

RobI think most people don’t lie that much, so I’ll say 40%.

NeilWe’ll reveal the answer a little later in the programme.

RobSo today we are talking about lies and particularly the lies that parents tell children.

NeilThe topic was discussed on the BBC Radio 4 programme, Woman’s Hour.

RobA guest on that programme was Doctor Chris Boyle, a psychologist at Exeter University. He talks about a particular kind of lie. We tell these lies not because we want to hurt people. What colour are these lies called?

Dr Chris Boyle

A white lieis just adistortionof the truth withoutmalicious intent– as long as there's notmalicious intentI think it's something that we do. It's almost asocietal normthat it's become where it is acceptable that we do tell certain lies at certain times.

NeilDr Chris Boyle there. What colour is the kind of lie he was talking about?

Rob

A white lie. He says awhitelieis just adistortion of the truth.Distortionhere means a changing or bending of the truth. These kind of lies are OK as long as we don’t tell them because we want to hurt someone.

Neil

He used the phrase malicious intent to talk about a bad reason for doing something, didn’t he?

Rob

Yes, intentis the reason or purpose for doing something andmaliciousis an adjective which means cruel or nasty. Sowithoutmalicious intentmeans without wanting to hurt or be cruel to someone.

Neil

He said that this kind of white liewas almost asocietal norm. Can you explain what he means by that?

Rob

Yes, something that is the norm is something that is expected, it’s regular and usual.The adjectivesocietal comes from the noun society. So asocietal normis something that is regular and common in your culture or society.

NeilSo do you think your mum’s story about the hamster and the farm was a little white lie?

Rob

Yes, I’m sure it was. She didn’t do it with malicious intent- she didn’t want to hurt me. In fact, just the opposite, she wanted to protect me.

Neil

Yes, that’s one kind of white lie that parents tell, to protect children. There are also a couple of other reasons. One being the parent’s convenience.

RobYes, I remember my mum telling me on certain days, the park wasn’t open. I know now that it never closed, I guess at the time she was just too busy to take me.

NeilAnd then there are the cultural lies that parents tell children.

RobWhat do you mean by that?

NeilWell first, if you have any children listening to this right now, you might want to cover their ears for a few seconds. RobI’m talking about, for example, Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy.

Rob

Yes, there’s no malicious intent in telling children those stories. It is a cultural andsocietal norm.

Neil

Let’s listen to Dr Chris Boyle again talking about white lies.

Dr Chris Boyle

A white lieis just adistortionof the truth withoutmalicious intent– as long as there's notmalicious intentI think it's something that we do. It's almost asocietal normthat it's become where it is acceptable that we do tell certain lies at certain times.

NeilSo now back to our question at the top of the programme. I asked what percentage of people will lie in a typical ten minute conversation. Was it:

a) 40%

b) 50%, or

c) 60%

What did you say Rob?

RobI said a) just 40%.

NeilWell I'm afraid the answer was 60%.

RobReally? Goodness 60%! That's more than I expected.

Neil

Right, well before we go, let’s recap the vocabulary we talked about today. The first expression was 'white lie'. A lie we tell without meaning to hurt someone, for example when I say to you – you look nice today!

RobWait, what did you say?

Neil

But that is actually a distortion of the truth. A changing or bending of the truth.

Rob

Mmmm. This makes me think of the next expression, 'malicious intent'.Intent is the reason or purpose for doing something, and doing something with amaliciousintent is doing it deliberately to be cruel or to hurt someone. I think you havea malicious intent, telling me that when you say I look nice, it’s just a lie!

NeilI’m just kidding!

Rob

That’s the normfor you, isn’t it, just kidding. A 'norm' is the standard or ‘normal’ way that something is. In the clip we heard 'societal norm' whichis the accepted or ‘normal’ way something is done in society.

NeilFor example, telling children about Father Christmas.

RobSssh! But yes you're right.

NeilWell, sadly this isn’t a lie but that's all for this programme. For more, find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our YouTube pages, and of course our website bbclearningenglish.com where you can find all kinds of other audio programmes, videos, and quizzes, to help you improve your English. Thanks for joining us and goodbye!

RobBye.

Vocabulary

a white liea lie we tell without meaning to hurt someone

distortion of the truth

changing or bending of the truth

malicious intent doing something deliberately to be cruel or to hurt someone.

societal norm accepted or ‘normal’ way something is done in society

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