day 17trust

trust

Define an abstract idea with 真正的……不是……，而是……, move on to a side question with 至于……, retell an anecdote heard once, and say what real trust is.

words to say

• 信赖 xìnlài · to trust
• 诚信 chéngxìn · honesty, integrity
• 承诺 chéngnuò · to promise; commitment
• 欺骗 qīpiàn · to deceive
• 真相 zhēnxiàng · the truth, the real story
• 误解 wùjiě · to misunderstand
• 实话 shíhuà · the truth
• 老实 lǎoshi · honest; well-behaved
• 当面 dāngmiàn · face to face
• 守 shǒu · to guard, stay by; to keep

sentences

• 朋友之间，最重要的是诚信。 · Between friends, honesty matters most.
• 真正的信任不是不怀疑，而是愿意听解释。 · Real trust isn’t never having doubts: it’s being willing to hear the other person out.
• 有想法最好当面说，不然容易产生误解。 · If you have something on your mind, it’s best to say it face to face; otherwise misunderstandings arise easily.
• 他是个老实人，总是说实话。 · He’s an honest man who always tells the truth.
• 答应了别人的事，就一定要守承诺。 · Once you’ve promised someone something, you must keep your word.

say it after the voice

• 真正的信任不是从来不怀疑，而是遇到问题愿意先听对方解释。 · Real trust isn’t never doubting: it’s being willing to hear the other person out first when there’s a problem.
• 朋友之间有什么想法，最好当面说清楚，不然很容易产生误解。 · Between friends, it’s best to say what you think clearly and face to face; otherwise misunderstandings come easily.
• 一个人如果总是守承诺，时间久了，大家自然就会信赖他。 · If someone always keeps their promises, in time people naturally come to rely on them.
• 至于他当时为什么没说实话，我觉得已经不那么重要了。 · As for why he didn’t tell the truth at the time, I don’t think it matters that much any more.

questions to answer

• 如果朋友骗了你一次，你还会相信他吗？ · If a friend deceived you once, would you still trust them?
• 为什么说实话有时候很难？ · Why is telling the truth sometimes hard?
• 你怎么看朋友之间借钱？ · What do you think about lending money between friends?

a passage to retell

• One day, an old lady’s cat went missing in a block of flats, and she was beside herself. All the neighbours came to help, and the young man upstairs even printed lots of “lost cat” notices. They put notices up on every floor and searched for two whole days. On the second evening, a little boy knocked at the door with the cat in his arms. The old lady wanted to give him some money, but all he asked was: “Can I come and see it often?”

a passage to read aloud

很多人喜欢做出很大的承诺：明年一定要学会一门外语，以后一定要带父母去旅行。可是，真正让人信赖的，往往不是这些大的承诺，而是一个个被做到的小承诺。答应朋友八点见面，就八点准时出现；答应同事明天交材料，就不让对方再来催。这些事看起来很小，却最能看出一个人是否诚信。人们常说，说到就要做到。如果实在做不到，也应该提前当面说清楚，而不是找各种理由。守住一个小承诺，比说一百句好听的话更能让人放心。