I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak.

我不该告诉你，但我会告诉你，因为说来你也是这个家庭的一员。

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I wanted to tell him the truth, but something held me back.

我本想告诉他真实情况，但又开不了口。

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We knew all along but didn't have the heart to tell her.

我们一直都知道，但是不忍心告诉她。

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Tell all the Truth but tell it slant -- The truth about Emily Dickinson has been difficult to discover.

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But I will tell you, the students I had in that seminar did amazing things to push their choice of novel.

但我要告诉你们的是，那些研讨课的学生在推选小说时,有着令人惊喜的表现。

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So the writer seems very determined to tell the story in a way that depicts God as acting not capriciously but according to certain clear standards of justice.

作者似乎决定,描述不是一个变幻莫测,而是有着很清楚公正原则的上帝。

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Earnings growth estimates are more complicated, but tell the same story.

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I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think that the law requiring you to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth means you can tell the truth that's convenient or the truth only about certain things.

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But do tell the store owner to call you if the item you are looking for ever comes in.

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