英语博客-北美风情 69、White lies vs. brutal honesty
时间：2019-01-28 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客-北美风情
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Sometimes we don’t want to be rude and so we need to tell a little white lie. Other times it may be important to be completely honest, and this is called brutal 1 honesty. When is it OK to tell a white lie and when is it necessary to be brutally 2 honest? Harp 3 and Maura discuss this, and talk about honesty in relationships and with kids. How important is it to be honest your culture?
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地
- The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
- A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。