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。

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What fun it will be when you lie on the white sand in the warm sun.

在温暖的阳光下躺在白色的沙滩上，是多么快乐啊。

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Look you, Prissy, an' it were not true, it would be a lie.

你听着，普丽西，那不是真的，那是个谎言。

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and yeah, it can be stressful, not going to lie.

而且，是的，会有压力，我不撒谎。

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