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Try to Tell the Truth
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Your grandma told you not to lie. Your grandpa told you not to lie. Your mother said to tell the truth. Your father said to tell the truth. You try to tell the truth. You try to tell the truth all the time. But you cannot tell the truth all the time. No one can tell the truth all the time. Everyone lies sometimes. Your mother lies sometimes. Your father lies sometimes. Your teacher lies sometimes. You lie sometimes. You lie to be polite. You lie to protect someone you love. You lie to protect yourself. You lie when you get caught. You lie to get something you want. You lie to be popular. You lie to avoid1 work. You lie to your family. You lie to your friends. You lie to strangers2. It's normal to lie. Some people say that lying is bad. They say that lying is evil3. They say that they never lie. That is a big lie. Of course they lie sometimes! Everyone lies sometimes. Lying is like laughing; it is part of life.
你的奶奶告訴你不要說謊。你的爺爺告訴你不要說謊。你媽媽說要說實話。你爸爸說要說實話。你試著說實話。你一直都試著說實話。但是你不能一直都說實話。沒有人能夠一直說實話。每個人都有撒謊的時候。你的媽媽有時候會撒謊。你的爸爸有時候會撒謊。你的老師有時候會撒謊。你有時候會撒謊。你撒謊是為了禮貌。你撒謊是為了保護你愛的人。你撒謊是為了保護自己。你被抓住的時候會撒謊。你撒謊為了得到你想要的東西。你撒謊是為了受歡迎。你撒謊是為了逃避工作。你對你的家人撒謊。你對你的朋友撒謊。你對陌生人撒謊。撒謊很正常。有人說撒謊是一件不好的事。他們說撒謊很邪惡。他們說他們從來都不撒謊。那是一個大謊言。他們有時候當然也說謊。每個人都有說謊的時候。撒謊就像大笑；它是生活的一部分。
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