I didn't want to look bad so although I lied to my boss and told him that I 'd almost finished all my work.

我不想难堪所以我对老板撒谎说我几乎完成了我所有的工作。

youdao

I thought he was going to have a cow when I told him I "d lost his key."

当我告诉他我丢了钥匙时，我以为他会大发雷霆的。

youdao

He'd been diagnosed with, if I recall correctly, cancer as a freshmen--and his doctor had told him that he pretty much had no chance of recovery and indeed had only a couple more years to live.

他大一的时候就被诊断出癌症，如果我没记错的话--他的医生告诉他,他基本上没有治愈的可能了,并且实际上只有几年时间存活了。

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