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　　Part2话题

　　Describe a time when you told your friend an important truth

　　You should say

　　Who your friend is

　　What the truth was

　　What your friend’s reaction was

　　And explain why you think it was important to tell your friend the truth

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　　话题分析

　　这是一道经历类新题，难度中等偏上，难点在于很多同学没有可以回答的合适经历，有些同学可能从小到大都没有怎么说过谎言，更没有严重欺骗过别人，但是没关系，大家可以往善意的谎言方向思考，尝试打开自己的思路。

　　题目分解：

　　第一问“Who your friend is” 他/她是谁？

　　这一小问是经历类与人物相关的常规问题，基本的人物介绍可以从姓名、人物关系、年龄、背景等展开。

　　第二问“What the truth was” 真相是什么？

　　这一小问可以根据真实情况具体回答，结合之前的“说谎”内容，是善意的谎言还是恶意的谎言？对于真相的描述可以是过程的讲述，从发生的时间、地点、涉及的相关人物、主要事件和说谎的原因展开。

　　第三问“What your friend’s reaction was”你朋友的反应是什么？

　　朋友的反应可以大致分为几种：一是生气、表示为受到欺骗而难过，二是表示理解，不计较，还可以是因为善意的谎言表示感动（因为自己被保护了）。

　　第四问“And explain why you think it was important to tell your friend the truth” 为什么觉得说真相很重要？

　　因为不想因为谎言伤害到朋友，撒一个谎需要有更多个谎言来圆，总有一天会被拆穿，与其等到被拆穿，不如早点跟朋友解释；如果是撒的善意的谎言，那么当时的紧急情况已经过去了，那么这个为了保护朋友而作出临时的隐瞒的决定可以大方的告诉朋友真相了。

　　下面是关于这个话题可以延伸出来的思维图

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　　答案示例

　　一次说真相的经历.mp3

　　A time when I told my friend an important truth happened when I was in high school. Cathy and I were dorm mates as well as best friends then.　　As far as I remember, almost all my classmates were worried about their performance in the final exam but my best friend Cathy was quite excited since she was going to take a holiday abroad with her family when this semester ended. Although she was equally nervous about the results, she didn't want to be disturbed by the feeling of fear. I was the class monitor and I could get the results one night before they were declared to the whole class.

　　Unfortunately, Cathy’s result was obviously not up to her expectations. At first, I was wondering whether I should keep her poor grades confidential as she was filled with joy regarding her trip. But finally, I made a phone call to her and informed her about the results though it might affect her joyful state of mind. As for what my friend’s reaction, she was frustrated and deeply influenced by the truth. And she told me the other day that she cried almost all night. When it comes to why I think it was important to tell her the truth, on the one hand, I think there should be no lies, even white lies, between friends since our friendship is built on truth and integrity.

　　On the other hand, I didn’t want to cause misunderstandings because I held back the truth and I cherished our friendship a lot.

　　地道词汇：

　　performance 表演，表现

　　expectation 预料，预期

　　integrity 诚实正直

　　misunderstanding 误解

　　cherish 珍惜

　　以上内容由Rachel+Elaine原创

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