It was simple enough, in those old days, to define with approximate accuracy when a given statement ceased to be the truth and became a lie.
在过去，要近似准确地界定一个特定声明由真理变为谎言，是很简单的。
Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment of emailing would make it easier to lie.
有些人认为人们在电子邮件中最容易撒谎，理由是：欺骗让人感到不舒服，所以使用电子邮件这种间接的媒介，让谎言更容易说出口。
In order not to be scolded by their parents, some of my classmates would lie about their grades.
为了不被父母责骂，我的一些同学会谎报成绩。
But my dreams lie shattered across the desks of the seed merchants who insist there is no mangel seed to be found.
但我的梦想破灭了，散落在种子商人的桌子上，他们坚持说找不到甜菜种子。
It seemed to him that truth would be safer than a lie.
在他看来，说真话会比说谎安全。
At first there may be good feelings too—a new and better job is just around the corner—it's nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think.
一开始可能也会有好的感觉，因为一份新的更好的工作就在眼前，而早上能躺在床上或者花更多的时间和孩子在一起感觉很好，也有更多的时间思考。
For example, your tongue can be used to lie.
例如，你的舌头会被使用去撒谎。
The truth is a fitness game needs to lie to you to be a game.
事实是，一个健身游戏之所以称之为游戏，它需要向你说谎。
Elmore continues, "I also believe when women lie it tends to be verbal, plain old-fashioned lies with words."
埃尔默接着说道：“我也相信女人撒谎通常是口头上的，简单而老式的语言谎言。”
I scanned a few apology statements, including that of Bill Clinton, and a nary a "lie" was to be found.
我仔仔细细地看过一些道歉声明，其中也包括比尔·克林顿的，通篇连“说谎”这两个字也没有。
If you’re tempted to lie to someone, consider whether irrational envy could be to blame.
如果你企图向谁说谎，请仔细反省，是否有嫉妒在作怪。
The programmes may not be to blame. The problem may lie with the dire quality of schools and clinics.
但瑕不掩瑜，这些项目不应受到指责，问题可能在于学校和诊所的可怕质量。
So, in such a case his lie to you would be something like "The food was amazing".
所以，在这个时候他的谎言就有点像“这食物好的真的是太出乎我的意料了！”
What can and cannot be patented needs to be sorted out, for property rights lie at the heart of business.
究竟哪些成果应该享有专利权应该被规划出来，例如说处在商业核心的知识产权。
People are supposed to be who they say they are. And not lie or hide their true selves.
人们应该都是他们自称的那个人，不应该撒谎或者隐藏他们真实的自我。
Clearly it would be of great interest if planets were discovered orbiting stars that lie closer to the sun.
显然如果发现一颗距离太阳更近、且存在行星的恒星，那将会受到极大的关注。
Why might negotiators be more likely to lie to someone they envy?
为什么洽谈人更容易对他们嫉妒的人夸大事实呢？
Why does recalling the ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't possibly be caught?
为什么回想起十戒可以减少我们说谎的倾向，即使我们不可能被抓住？
It will be in the convergence of evolutionary biology, developmental biology and cancer biology that the answer to cancer will lie. Nor will this confluence be a one-way street.
对癌症的解答会存在于进化生物学、发育生物学和癌症生物学的交流，这个交流也不会是单行道。
The future may indeed lie with the low-cost airlines, but they would be foolish to bet on uninterrupted growth.
未来可能真的取决于成本低廉的航空公司，但他们为连续不断的增长下赌注未免过于愚蠢。
Difficult months of discussion lie ahead — will NATO members be willing to change their rules of engagement to allow them to fight the way the Americans have?
未来几个月的艰难讨论将等在前方——北约成员国会愿意改变其接触规则来以美国的方式进行战斗吗？
When filling out job applications, don't be negative, but, do be honest and don't lie, because it will come back to haunt you.
当填写求职申请表的时候，不要写的太“谦虚”，但是，一定要诚实不能撒谎，因为这些东西会一直缠住你不放。
No respondents would say that they had behaved fraudulently if they hadn't, but many, even on an anonymous questionnaire, might be expected to lie in the opposite direction.
没有任何一个调查者会因没有做过这件事而承认自己做过。相反，会有很多人面对着这份匿名问卷调查时说谎。
"Fine," she said, which he knew to be a lie.
“很好，”她说，他知道那是谎话。
In many situations when we might be tempted to lie, we can also simply be nervous - trying to cover up our mistakes or woo a possible partner.
在很多情况下，当我们在尝试说谎时，我们很容易就变得紧张——试图掩饰自己的错误或获得某人的芳心。
In many situations when we might be tempted to lie, we can also simply be nervous - trying to cover up our mistakes or woo a possible partner.
在很多情况下，当我们在尝试说谎时，我们很容易就变得紧张——试图掩饰自己的错误或获得某人的芳心。
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