老外最常用的英文短語(MP3+中英字幕) 第460期:tell a lie

釋義：

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tell a lie 說謊

tell 後面接不同賓語可以組成多樣的短語。典型的就是 tell the truth,表示“說出實話”，也可以說成 tell me straight。相反則爲 tell a lie。

例句：

You'd better tell him the truth.
你最好跟他說實話。
He was trying to tell us a joke, but we didn't get it.
他本來想給我們說一個笑話，不過我們都沒聽懂。
He's not good at telling lies.
他不大擅長說謊。

對話：

A: My son said he was getting an A in this class.
我兒子說自己能在這次考試中得 A。
B: He told a lie. He is doing very poorly.
他說謊了，他的成績很糟糕。