I can see you are an honest person and, I also am honest, I cannot lie about my situation here.

看得出你是个坦率的人，我也很坦率，在这里我不能对我的处境说谎。

youdao

I cannot lie and say we will sign someone tomorrow because it's not true. We are trying very hard.

我不能骗人说我们明天就会签入什么什么人，因为这不是真的，我们正在非常努力地做了。

youdao

No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be punished for stealing.

不，我不能那么说，但是我也不想说谎，如果我说实话的话，每个人都会变得恨我，喊我小偷，我会因为偷窃而受到惩罚了。

youdao

No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

VOA: special.2010.02.06