This means all Cretans are truthful, then Epimenides' statement is the truth.
这就意味着所有的克里岛人都是诚实的人，那么埃庇米尼得斯所言就是实话。
Epimenides, in a poem wrote: "The Cretans, always liars, evil beasts, idle bellies!"
埃庇米尼得斯在一首诗中写道：“克里岛的人，人人都说谎，邪恶的野兽，懒惰的胴网！”
If Epimenides is a Cretan and a liar, then his statement, "the Cretans, always liars" is a lie.
如果埃庇米尼得斯是一个克里岛人，并且是一个说谎者的话，那么他的诗中所说的“克里岛的人，人人都说谎”就是一个谎话。
Epimenides of Crete was said to have lived for 290 years, starting in the 7th century BC, and according to the old Testament, Noah lived to be 950 years old and Methuselah 969.
克里特岛的埃辟曼尼底斯相传生于公元前7世纪，他活了290岁。据旧约所云，诺亚活了950岁而玛士撒拉活了969岁。
ANSWER: If Epimenides knew of at least one Cretan (other than himself) who is not a liar, his statement is a lie (because he asserts all) even though it correctly describes the speaker as a liar.
回答：如果埃庇米尼得斯知道至少一个克里岛人(除了他以外)不说谎，那么他的诗就是一个谎言(因为他坚称所有克里岛人说谎)，即使这首诗的作者是一个说谎者的事实也是真的。
ANSWER: If Epimenides knew of at least one Cretan (other than himself) who is not a liar, his statement is a lie (because he asserts all) even though it correctly describes the speaker as a liar.
回答：如果埃庇米尼得斯知道至少一个克里岛人(除了他以外)不说谎，那么他的诗就是一个谎言(因为他坚称所有克里岛人说谎)，即使这首诗的作者是一个说谎者的事实也是真的。
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