这并不是出版商或温弗瑞第一次轻信了夸大的故事的骗局。

This isn’t the first time either a publisher or Ms. Winfrey has been gullible in the face of an exaggerated tale.

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像很多有关他的故事一样，这个也有点儿夸大的意味。

Like many stories about him, it smacks of exaggeration.

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经常有求职者认为，找新工作时有必要掩藏以往的过失，或编造一些故事迎合雇主，或者为获得更好的薪水夸大以前的收入。

Job seekers often feel they must cover up or invent stories about their pasts to land new jobs — or inflate their earnings to negotiate a fair salary.

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