普林斯顿TOEFL 作文范文

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. So telling a lie by saying that her hair looks wonderful would do not harm in this case.

　　Everyone during his or her lifetime will inevitably face moments when it is better to hide the truth. A poor mother gives the only piece of bread to her child, saying that she has eaten enough already; a seriously ill 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.

　　So, 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.

实战范文3：

　　Choose one of the following careers and explain why it is important to society: actor, computer programmer, and tour guide.

　　Different people have different views on careers. Every career is indispensable to our society. For my part, I prefer to be a tour guide, a person who plays an irreplaceable role in tourism, which is becoming more and more important. There are numerous reasons and I shall here explore only a few primary ones.

　　The most obvious reason is that tour guides make traveling easier and more informative. They help people make the most of their tour. From a tour guide, tourists can get to know more about the background and characters of other places while enjoying scenic beauty and breathing fresh air despite being complete strangers there. Another positive role of tour guides lies in the development of many other related industries. Tourism is now becoming a boom industry in many countries. It is obvious that it brings flourishing business to hotels, transport and shopping facilities, etc, and thus creates jobs for local people which would not otherwise exist.

　　Moreover, tour guides, to some extent,

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