“The benefit of the doubt”可不一定只用在法律里!
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在西方的法庭中,被告如果仅仅有疑点而并没有充分证据的话,那么暂且会认定被告无罪,以此来避免错误的判决。这个法律用语到生活中又有了其他的用法,也就是在你怀疑他人之前,先仔细思考一下你是否有足够的理由和证据,如果没有那就先把人往好的一方面想,也许这一切只是误会呢?那我们来看看这个习语到底怎么用吧! C: Hi guys. I’m Chris. J: And I’m Joy. Today we are gonna take a look at the idiom: give someone the benefit of the doubt. It means that you decide to believe someone, even though it is possible that they are not telling the truth or doing something wrong. C: Exactly. Sometimes in life, you will feel uncertain about things. You are not sure if the person you are talking to is trustworthy or capable of doing the right thing. But you don’t want to assume that everyone in your life is trying to take advantage of you. So you might want to give them the benefit of the doubt first. Just like if you and your coworker are splitting the bill for lunch. And you find out that she didn’t ...
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Published 07/21/20