Isn't it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree?

在简历上说你的文凭是哈佛学位，这不是很有诱惑力吗？

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Isn't it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree?

在简历上说你的文凭是哈佛学位，这不是很有诱惑力吗？

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My mother and dad taught me never to tell a lie. So I feel guilty every time I tell even a little white lie, although I do it just to make somebody feel better.

这个人说：“我爸爸妈妈总是教我绝对不能说谎话。因此，每当我说一点谎，即便是为了让某人感到好受一点而说谎的时候，我都好像做错了事一样。” 今天我们讲了两个和黑和白，也就是 black and white 有关的俗语。它们是 a black sheep 和 a white lie。「美国习惯用语」第二十八讲就到里。欢迎下次再一起来学习美国习惯用语。再见。

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Even just a tiny bit of cheating, a little white lie, can be the seed for a lot of lies later on.

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For a while I just lie there and let all the little moments fly round in my head.

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