As I said before an assertion a statement of truth an assertion of any kind is the utterance of a metaphor because the deep structure of any assertion is that a is b.

正如我之前所说，一个表判断句子，是一种对事实的陈述，一切表示判断的句子说出口后都变成了隐喻，因为所有的判断句的实质结构为，甲是乙。

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There is a particle of truth in his statement.

在他的声明中只有极少的事实。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I can attest to the absolute truth of his statement.

我可以证实他的话是千真万确的。

《新英汉大辞典》

Gingrich's statement of truth was not an act of irresponsible flame throwing.

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True, if Vick never injures his ribs again while wearing the compression shirt, the bold prediction becomes a statement of truth, as well as a great marketing angle for the three-year-old company.

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That may sound crazy but I think there is a lot of truth to that statement.

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