Find accuracy when truth would be cruel or hurtful, but never lie.

在真话不免残酷的时候，你需要找一个更合适的表达方式去代替谎言。

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She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.

她发现他的真实情况后，感到受了欺骗。

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That's when I discovered an uncomfortable truth.

就在那时，我发现了一个令人不安的事实。

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Now to the wordplay. Commentators and bloggers often use the word "gate" when a politician is accused of trying to hide the truth.

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That is to say that when we think we're telling the truth we're actually using worn-out figures of speech.

也就是说我们认为我们在讲述真理的时候,我们实际上却在使用一些陈腐的修辞手法。

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We'll never find Truth in her entirety, at least not until the Second Coming, and who knows when that will be?

我们永远找不到完整的真理，至少在第二次到来之前不能，谁知道那将是什么时候呢？

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Yes: it is encouraging when truth seeks the light, wherever it may be, but beyond Penn State, 2011 was marked by a dreary onslaught of scandals, contentiousness, lockouts and litigation.

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Which means that an awful lot of people are going to be disappointed when the truth comes out.

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When the truth emerged, it led to the company's collapse in 2001 while top executives were jailed for conspiracy and fraud.

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