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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Sometimes it is better not to tell the truth. Use specific reasons and de
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Sometimes it is better not to tell the truth. Use specific reasons and de
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2011-10-30
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Sometimes it is better not to tell the truth. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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Sometimes It Is Better Not to Tell the Truth One of the first things that teachers and parents impress upon children is the importance of always telling the truth. In the United States, young George Washington admitted his fault by saying, "Father, I cannot tell a lie!" In addition, all religions insist that lying is a sin. But I think there are times when telling the truth can do more harm than good. In wartime, both soldiers and civilians are considered heroes if. despite torture, they refuse to tell the enemy what they know about the situation of their own side. Indeed, if they can deceive the enemy by lying and leading them into a trap, this is regarded as highly praiseworthy behavior. Obviously, to tell the truth in such circumstances would be foolish, and even treacherous. On a more personal level, when a friend is feeling unwell or even just depressed, it is often unwise to tell him that he looks really ill. Doing so can make him feel worse, and could cause him to really fall ill. Conversely, by telling a lie and saying that he looks fine, you will make him feel better and probably help him to recover. In that case you would have done good, not harm, by not telling the truth. Again, if a woman asks your opinion of an expensive new hairstyle which you think looks ridiculous, it would be unkind to give your frank opinion. That would only make her feel embarrassed for days or even weeks until she could change the style. Therefore, telling a lie by saying that her hair looks wonderful would do no harm in this case. Everyone during his or her lifetime will inevitably face some critical moments when it is better to hide the truth. A poor mother gives the only piece of bread to her child, saving that she has eaten enough already: a seriously sick girl determines to part company with her boyfriend, telling him that she does not love him any more and thinking that temporary disappointment will spare him the long term pain of knowing the truth; and never is this more true than when a patient eagerly awaits a diagnosis from his doctor on whether he has cancer or not. Numerous examples can be given easily, but these will suffice. Taking all the factors into consideration, I agree with the statement. If telling the truth would do more harm than good, then sometimes it is better not to tell the truth.
解析
本文用我们小时候的经历和华盛顿总统的例子作为开头,表明了我们从小受到了要讲真话的教育,这与之后作者的观点(有时最好不要讲真话)形成对比,不仅增添了文章的趣味性,也呼应了题目中的sometimes一词。也就是说,既然是sometimes,那么就需要先强调一般情况下我们必须讲真话,再引出这样的观点: “有时候不讲真话利大于弊”。这样的开头方式轻松有趣,同时又滴水不漏,值得借鉴。正文部分,作者将不讲真话的情况分为三类,即在战争中,为了国家、民族的利益,不对敌人说真话是爱国的表现;在日常生活中,有时候为了不伤害对方或使对方开心,我们需要讲一些善意的谎言;在一些严峻的情况下,我们为了维护他人的利益或保护他人也不得不说谎。这种分类论述的方式将我们不得不“有时候”不讲真话的情况进行了归纳整理,使文章结构井然,也使全文的论证更为清晰有力。
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