Some white lies are to protect children.

有些善意的谎言是用来保护儿童的。

It was just a little white lie.

那只是个善意[白人]的谎言。

A. When somebody is telling a white lie.

A. 当有人说善意的谎言时。

A fib is similar to a white lie.

小谎类似于善意的谎言。

It's a little white lie, everyone does it.

这是个善意的谎言，我们都说过。

They accept an important role for secrets and white lies.

他们懂得秘密的重要性， 也会说善意的谎言。

Don't tell lies, not even a white lie.

不要说谎，甚至连善意的谎言都不行。

Why couldn't you have told me a white lie?

你为什么就不能撒个善意的谎呢？

The first expression was 'white lie'.

第一个表达是“善意的谎言”。

But usually we tell white lies to avoid hurting other people's feelings.

但通常我们说善意的谎言，是为了避免伤害别人的感情。

He says a white lie is just a distortion of the truth.

他说善意的谎言只是对真相的扭曲。

Yeah, the thing about white lies is they are told out of kindness.

是啊，善意的谎言是出于善意而说出的。

He said that this kind of white lie was almost a societal norm.

他说这种善意的谎言几乎是一种社会规范。

Yes, that's one kind of white lie that parents tell, to protect children.

是的，这是家长们说的一种善意的谎言，为了保护孩子们。

It was just a little white lie — a lie that's told just to avoid upsetting someone.

这只是一个善意的谎言，善意的谎言是指为了避免让某人感到不快而说的谎话。

People often use white lies to prevent hurting the feelings of others or to save themselves trouble.

人们经常使用善意的谎言来避免伤害别人的感情，或是给自己省却麻烦。

Now, sometimes in ordinary life we make exceptions for the general rule against lying with the white lie.

在日常生活中，我们有时候会违背法则说善意的谎言。

So the white lies, I always say, are the oil that keeps life's machinery running smoothly.

我总是说，善意的谎言是保持生命机器平稳运行的润滑油。

The most common type of lies that we tend to tell are the white lies, the protective lies.

我们最常说的谎言是善意的谎言，保护性的谎言。

A white lie is also a small lie, told to avoid upsetting someone.

" 善意的谎言" 也是一个小谎，说出来是为了避免让某人心烦。