其实说谎的过程并不是最令人揪心的,更令人担忧的是说谎所招致的后果。不要不信邪,瞧Andy,让Luke帮他谎称生病,这不就病上了。Sarah的来访也让他虚惊一场。
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Luke: Oh, man. You don’t look so good. Are you
1)faking it again so you can 2)skip another day of school?
Andy: No. I think I’ve really caught something. I feel terrible and I’m 3)dizzy, burning up and can’t
stop sneezing.
Luke: Did you kiss Karen? Maybe she gave it to you.
Andy: Ha ha, very funny. No, there was no kissing, but we had some amazing conversations. There’s so much more to her than what you see on the surface. I think there is a connection between us.
Luke: Well, I’m so glad you had a wonderful date. But I’m not going to give you any sympathy for being sick. It serves you right. ①I had to look Sarah in the eye and tell her you were sick, knowing perfectly well you were enjoying a day at the beach. ②Don’t ever put me on the spot like that again. This is what you get for being The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Andy: OK, I get it. ③What goes around, comes around. I feel like 4)crap. Give me a break,
would you?
Luke: Oh, I thought you had a break yesterday.
Andy: Now I’m going to be so far behind on my study. I should have listened to you. School comes first. Lesson learned.
Luke: Well at least you learned something. (There is a knock at the door) Who’s that?
Andy: Oh, no. I bet it’s Karen. ④She said she might drop around. You’ve got to get rid of her.
Luke: You sure you want me to tell another lie?
Andy: Yes. She can’t see me like this; just tell her I’m not home.
Luke: Hey, Andy. You’ve got a visitor.
Andy: What? Oh, Sarah. Hi.
Sarah: Hi. How are you feeling? Oh, Luke wasn’t exaggerating. You really do look horrible.
Luke: Yeah, it’s some mystery virus.
Sarah: I really didn’t want you to fall behind on your study so early in the semester, so I brought some study notes for you.
Andy: Oh, you didn’t need to do that.
Sarah: And there are also all these extra case studies I brought that you can look over if you are bored. ⑤They should give you a leg up for
the exam.
Luke: I guess there is an upside to being sick—all this free time to do extra study.
Andy: Yeah. Lucky me.
卢克:哦,伙计,你看起来不是很好。你是不是又在装病了,这样你就可以多逃一
天课?
安迪:不是。我想我真的病了。我感觉很不舒服,头晕脑胀,全身发热,还一直打
喷嚏。
卢克:你吻了凯伦了吗?说不定是她传染给你的。
安迪:哈哈,很好笑。不是啦,我们根本就没接吻,不过我们聊天聊得很愉快。她比她表面看上去的有内涵多了。我觉得我们俩相互吸引。
卢克:嗯,听你说你约会愉快我也很高兴,但对于你生病这件事,我可是一点都不同情。这是你活该。我得睁眼跟莎拉说瞎话,撒谎说你病了,而你其实正欢快地在海边玩耍。你以后别再让我遭这种罪。这本来就是说谎的小孩应该付出的
代价。
安迪:好啦,我知道啦。一切皆有报嘛。我现在很难受,你就别再说我了,好吧?
卢克:噢,我以为你昨天已经休息过了。
安迪:我现在肯定跟不上学习进度了。我应该听你的话,学业为先的。得到教训了。
卢克:还好你至少吸取教训了。(一阵敲门声)谁呀?
安迪:哦,不!我敢打赌那一定是凯伦。她说过她可能会来串串门。你得把她支走。
卢克:你确定你又要我撒谎吗?
安迪:没错。我不能让她看到我这个样子。跟她说我不在家。
卢克:嗨,安迪,你来客人了。
安迪:什么?哦,莎拉,你好啊。
莎拉:嗨,你觉得怎么样了?哦,卢克没有夸大事实,你看起来真的很糟糕。
卢克:对,某种神秘病毒在作怪。
莎拉:我实在不想看到你学期刚开始就落下太多功课,所以我带了学习笔记来给你。
安迪:哦,你真的不必这么做。
莎拉:我还给你带了一些课外的案例分析,你如果感觉无聊烦闷时可以看一看。这些对你的考试一定大有帮助。
卢克:我想生病了也有好处——还有时间做做课外的功课。
安迪:是啊,我真是幸运。
Smart Sentences
① I had to look Sarah in the eye and tell her you were sick. 我得睁眼跟莎拉说瞎话,撒谎说你病了。
look sb. in the eye: to look directly at someone without fear or shame(直视某人)。例如:
Look me in the eye and tell me the truth.
看着我的眼睛,告诉我实话。
② Don’t ever put me on the spot like that again. 你以后别再让我遭这种罪。
put sb. on the spot: cause sb. to deal with a difficult situation(使某人处于难堪的境地)。例如:
If this picture appears in the paper tomorrow, he’ll be put on the spot.
如果这张照片明天上了报,那他可就难堪了。
③ What goes around, comes around. 一切皆有报嘛。
What goes around, comes around: the good or bad you do to others will be done to you some day(善有善报,恶有恶报)。例如:
What goes around, comes around. Now he knows what betrayal means.
善有善报,恶有恶报。他现在可知道被背叛是什么滋味了。
④ She said she might drop around. 她说过她可能会来串
串门。
drop around: drop by, to visit someone informally(串门,随意到访)。例如:
They asked him to drop around during
the holidays.
他们请他在假期来串个门。
⑤ They should give you a leg up for the exam. 这些对你的考试一定大有帮助。
give sb. a leg up: help sb. in doing sth.(给予帮助)。例如:
Your sister has given me a leg up in catching up my study.
你妹妹在我赶功课时给了我帮助。