[简答题]在道德家看来。吹牛也许认为是缺点，可是在处世接物上却是一种呱呱叫的妙用。假使你这一生缺少了吹牛的本领，别说好饭碗找不到，便连黄包车夫也不放你在眼里的。
吹牛是一件不可看轻的艺术，就如修辞学上不可缺少“张喻”一类的东西一样。人类这个东西，就有这么奇怪，无论什么事，你若老老实实的把实话告诉他，不但不能激起他共鸣的情绪，而且还要轻蔑你冷笑你，假使你见了那摸不清你根底的人，你只要大言不惭地说：“某部长是我父亲的好朋友，我认得某某巨商”，耶摸不清你的人，便服服帖帖地向你合十顶礼，说不定碰得巧还恭而且敬地请你大吃一顿燕菜席呢。

参考答案: Boasting is an essential part of life just as hyperbole is an indispensable rhetorical figure. Man is a queer animal. Suppose you tell someone the plain truth about a certain matter without holding anything back, he will probably laugh at you scornfully instead of returning a congenial response. On the other hand, suppose, penniless as you are, you brag unabashedly to somebody who knows little about you, "Minister so-and-so is a good friend of my father’s", "I know a certain business tycoon very well. "The listener will adore you like a deity or may even, at an opportune moment, respectfully treat you to a big dinner featuring edible bird’s nest.
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《吹牛的妙用》是闽籍女作家庐隐(1898-1934)的后期作品，选自她的《东京小品》。庐隐的杂义短小精悍、直爽坦率、笔锋锐利，此文也有反映。吹牛往往是为了兜售&ldq