老外最常用的英文短语 第460期:tell a lie

　　tell a lie¹  说谎

　　You'd better tell him the truth². 你最好跟他说实话。

　　He was³ trying to tell us a joke⁴, but we didn't get it. 他本来想给我们说一个笑话，不过我们都没听懂。

　　He's not good at telling lies⁵. 他不大擅长说谎。

　　My son said⁶ he was getting an A in this class. 我儿子说自己能在这次考试中得 A。

　　He told a lie. He is doing very poorly. 他说谎了，他的成绩很糟糕。

1 lie   

n.谎话；谎言；vi.躺；平放；展现；展开；位于；vt.说谎；躺

参考例句：

• We are looking for a place to lie.我们在找躺的地方。
• What did I lie about?我撒了什么谎？

2 truth   

n.真理；真相，事实，实际情况

参考例句：

• We must find out the truth of the matter.我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
• You may trust me that I'm speaking the truth.你可以相信我在说实话。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 joke   

n.笑话；笑柄；vi.开玩笑；vt.开…的玩笑，戏弄

参考例句：

• Come on,lighten up!It was only a joke.喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。
• They all laughed about the joke.这个笑话把他们全逗笑了。

5 lies   

n.谎言；谎言( lie的名词复数 )；位置；假象v.躺卧，说谎；位于( lie的第三人称单数 )；说谎；展现；说谎

参考例句：

• He was accused of lies and deceit. 他被指控撒谎和欺诈。
• a drama full of lies and deception 充满谎言和欺骗的一出戏

6 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。