However, telling lie, despite its negative effects, sometimes is essential in our daily life.

然而，撒谎，尽管其负面影响，有时是我们日常生活中必不可少的。

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My mother keeps telling me not to lie to others since I was a little child.

从小我妈妈就教育我不要对别人说谎。

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You're a better liar, more generally, if you believe the lie that you're telling.

一个行骗高手在通常情况下，会对自己所说的谎言深信不疑。

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And he's really not telling a lie, in a certain respect.

他并没有说谎，从某一方面来说。

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