CCTV9英语新闻12月：女生为劝妹妹多吃青菜 网上征集“谎言”

And finally, let's take a look at how a little white lie is helping¹ a little girl change her eating habits for the better.

Someone using the name "Mo Yizhi" posted online that her nine-year old sister doesn’t like eating vegetables. On Monday, the little girl herself posted a question asking how she can avoid smog poisoning.

Mo Yizhi seized the opportunity. She posted on Sina Weibo, asking readers to tell a white lie to her sister by answering "eating vegetables can help prevent smog poisoning".

More than 15,000 people left messages for the little girl. And some people say they can feel the positive energy and are even becoming convinced themselves that vegetables can be an antidote² to damage from air pollution. As much as I like vegetables, perhaps a full-face air filter mask would be more effective. 

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 antidote   

n.解毒药，解毒剂

参考例句：

• There is no known antidote for this poison.这种毒药没有解药。
• Chinese physicians used it as an antidote for snake poison.中医师用它来解蛇毒。