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A. What’s a White lie
Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is blue today,” “ He has a green thumb,” “He has told a little white lie” and so on. And she went to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs Smith: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow… afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary: Would you give me an example for “a white lie?
Mrs Smith: Certainly, now I give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks, I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.

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什么是善意的谎言
M不理解这些句子——例如“她今天很犹豫”“他很擅长种花”“他说了一个善意的谎言”等等。她求助于她的老师。
M：每个句子里都有一种颜色，它们表示什么？
T：M，在日常英语中，蓝色常表示忧郁，黄色……担心。有“绿色拇指”的人擅长种植，“白色谎言”并不是不道德的。
M：您能给我举一个善意谎言的例子吗？
T：当然可以。现在我给你一些蛋糕，事实上你不喜欢，但你不会说出来，你以”谢谢，我不饿”代替，这是个善意谎言