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| 1. | is an important colloquial verb meaning "to lie", but it is also slightly euphemistic: it takes the sting |
| 对于英语学习者来说,"To fib"(说小谎)是个很重要的俗语,意思是说谎,但是比较委婉:它去除了让说谎者感到难堪的成分,暗示这个谎言很小,而且是可以原谅的,是个"白色的谎言",不是恶意的欺骗。 |
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| 2. | take the sting out of |
| 令人感到愉快|令人容易接受 |
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| 3. | ointment to take the sting out of the burn |
| 烧伤止痛药膏 |
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| 4. | The smile which accompanied it took the sting out of the reproof. |
| 带着笑脸的责备易于使人接受。 |
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| 5. | Warm waters took the sting out of winter winds. |
| 温暖和的海水使冬天的寒风变得不再刺骨。 |
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