Concetti Chiave
- Guilt is a feeling experienced when someone feels sorry for committing a wrongdoing, often indicating actual culpability.
- The term "guilty as charged" can be used seriously in legal contexts or humorously in everyday situations.
- Instances of wrongful conviction highlight the importance of evidence, such as DNA, in determining guilt.
- Shame arises from recognizing one's dishonorable actions or circumstances that highlight a wrongdoing.
- The phrase "put to shame" describes a situation where one person's excellence makes others feel inferior, often used informally.
Guilt
Guilt is the feeling one experiences if he feels sorry for committing something wrong. If you experience guilt, you probably are guilty, meaning that you did something you shouldn't have done.
The jury determined the guilt of the defendant in the murder trial and recommended a sentence of life in prison. The defendant had hoped for a verdict of innocent.
Scott felt tremendous guilt when he lied to his mother and said that the dog had broken her favorite vase.
The phrase, guilty as charged, can be used in both a serious manner and a more lighthearted way. The foreman of the jury may announce that the defendant is guilty as charged, and someone acclaimed as being the smartest student in the class may laugh and declare himself guilty as charged.
Just last week, two brothers were released from prison after serving thirty years when their guilt was disproved by new DNA evidence.
When my friends told me that I was lucky to have them as friends, I admitted to being guilty as charged which made them laugh.
Shame
Shame is the feeling that arises from recognizing that one has done something wrong or dishonorable. He feels ashamed. It can also be a circumstance that makes one feel sorry for doing something wrong.
Mary felt great shame after telling her little sister that Santa Claus is not real. Her little sister cried for days.
It's a shame that Newtown will not hold its annual children's parade this year. It always draws thousands of visitors to the town.
Put to shame is an informal phrase. It implies that one individual is so superior in some way to everybody else that she puts them to shame. It is likely that your parents or friends have said shame on you after you have done something you shouldn't have.
Molly played piano so well that she put the other music students to shame. One girl felt so bad that she quit taking lessons.
My dog chewed my new shoes. When I said shame on you, he just wagged his tail and licked my face. He didn't feel much shame.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Qué diferencia hay entre culpa y vergüenza según el texto?
- ¿Cómo se puede usar la frase "guilty as charged"?
- ¿Qué ejemplo da el texto sobre la vergüenza en una situación social?
La culpa es el sentimiento de arrepentimiento por haber hecho algo mal, mientras que la vergüenza surge al reconocer que se ha hecho algo deshonroso.
La frase "guilty as charged" se puede usar de manera seria, como en un juicio, o de forma más ligera, como cuando alguien admite ser el mejor estudiante de la clase.
El texto menciona que Molly tocó el piano tan bien que hizo sentir vergüenza a otros estudiantes de música, al punto que una niña dejó de tomar lecciones.
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