A small lie to yourself is like a little tumor in your authenticity.

一个小谎言就像你的真实性的小肿块。

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That's why children often cross their fingers when they tell a small lie.

这就是为什么儿童往往跨他们的手指，当他们告诉一个小的谎言。

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Meaning: : a harmless or small lie told to be polite or to avoid hurting someone's feelings.

意思：一个没有恶意的或小的谎言，谎言的目的是为了礼貌或避免伤害某人的情感。

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Okay, so you caught me in a small white lie for pedagogical sake.

好的，所以你捕捉到我,以教育目的用了个善意的谎言。

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Every time you hit the enter key in Notepad or in Microsoft Word, small white lie, those two characters end up getting saved in the file.

在Notepad或Microsoft里，每当你敲回车键时，没有恶意哈，这两个字符,都会保存在文档里。

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