趣味英语第125期:怎么对待一直说谎的朋友

Skylynn Rose asks...

斯凯琳·罗丝问道：

"How do you deal with a friend who constantly lies for no reason?"

“怎么对待一个没有任何理由但是一直说谎的朋友？”

I hate people like that. I really do.

我讨论那种人。我真的很讨厌那样的人。

Don't be friends with them.

不要和他们做朋友。

Drop the friend. Friends don't lie.

和那个朋友断绝往来。朋友之间不应该说谎。

Tell them, "Look, I'm uncomfortable with you not telling the truth." You might decide if that friendship's worth it.

告诉他们：“我对你不告诉我事实感到很不舒服。”你可能要决定一下这种友谊是否值得。

They shouldn't be your friend if they're constantly lying. You should not have that type of toxic¹ relationship in your life.

如果他们一直撒谎，那他们就不应该做你朋友。你的人生中不该有那种有毒的朋友关系。

If your friend has siblings³ or a sibling², all you got to do is ask them. But if they lie, then just ask their parents.

如果你的朋友有兄弟姐妹，你要做的就是询问那些兄弟姐妹。但是如果他们也说谎，那就问他们的父母。

You should tell them, "Why are you lying?" You should really tell the truth.

你应该问他们：“你为什么说谎？”你应该说实话。

"You are my friend. Why are you keeping secrets?"

“你是我的朋友。你为什么要保守秘密？”

Say, "Hey, what's up? How come you're lying to me? I think it's stupid."

你应该说：“嘿，怎么了？你为什么要对我说谎？我认为那很愚蠢。”

Try to find proof that they're lying so when you do confront them and they try to deny it, you have the proof.

尽量找到他们撒谎的证据，这样在你和他们对质而他们想否认时，你就有证据了。

Tell them, "Why do you always have to lie?" Make sure that you guys can both deal with this problem in a way where it won't ruin your friendship.

问他们：“为什么要一直说谎？”确保你们都能用不损害友谊的方式解决这个问题。

What I do is I call them out on it, and then they get to know me as the friend that's gonna call them out on their lies.

我的做法是拆穿他们的谎言，这样他们就会知道我是会戳穿他们谎言的朋友。

Call her out every time, every time she lies. She's like, "Yeah, my dad was on the moon." And be like, "Aha! Liar⁴!"

每次她撒谎时都要拆穿她。假如她说：“对，我爸爸去过月球。”你就要说：“啊哈！你这个骗子！”

1 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

2 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

3 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

4 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。