谎话为琐碎地小事运用是对好意情当然要比一种阴险地谎话。

A lie concerning a trivial matter used fot good intention is certainly better than a sinister lie.

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喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的。

It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.

《新英汉大辞典》

我们过去一直很惊讶，在选举旋风当中，简化论者会把所有复杂和琐碎的问题都会呼天抢地地吵闹一番。

We are long past being surprised when complicated and nuanced problems are, amid an electoral whirlwind, turned into reductionist rallying cries.

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