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英语阅读Meaningful Colours

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英语阅读Meaningful Colours
Meaningful Colours
  Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is blue Today”,“You are yellow”,“He has a green thumb (大拇指)”,“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.Yellowafraid.A person with a green thumbgrows 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 cake.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.
  Mary:Oh,I see.Thank you very much.
1、He didn't want me to know _____of the accident.He told me a white tie.
A the reason B the true story C the time D the answer
英语阅读Meaningful Colours
应为B,他不想让我知道事情的真相,所以撒了一个善意的谎
再问: 确定吗?有人说是A,请问为什么不能选A?谢谢!
再答: 肯定是B,撒了谎是因为他不想让我知道发生了那个事故,而如果不撒谎就是会告诉我发生了这个事故。这个才是常理,而不是说不撒谎就会告诉我为什么发生了那个事故,他都不一定知道为什么会发生,估计他只是个目击者而已之类的。你明白我意思吗?