Little lies may turn into big lies.

小谎言的慢慢积累也许就是弥天大错。

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This means that if you give people multiple opportunities to lie for their own benefit, they start with little lies which get bigger over time.

这意味着，如果你给人们很多机会让其为了自己的利益而说谎，他们会从小谎言开始，而随着时间的推移，谎言会越来越大。

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Sweet Little Lies: 'The Liar in Your Life' Examines Everyday deceit.

善意的小小谎言：“生活中的骗子”揭穿平日里的谎言。

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The little city of Cape May lies at the end of a narrow piece of land with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Delaware Bay to the west.

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This town of 4,000 people, whose numbers swell to 40,000 in the summertime, lies on the tip of a little peninsula that sticks out into the mouth of the Delaware Bay.

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We tell inconsequential lies, substantive lies, little lies, big lies, social lies and mean lies.

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