Phrase
a lie
phrase
假话；谎言
a lie
假话
In use
She told me a lie about where she was last night.
The advertisement was a lie; the product did not work.
He said he had finished the work, but that was a lie.
tell a lie
He told a lie to his mother.
他对母亲说了个谎。
a lie about sth
She told a lie about her age.
她谎报了年龄。
a lie that clause
He invented a lie that he was sick.
他编了个谎说自己病了。
Common mistakes
He said a lie.He told a lie.
英语中表达‘说谎’要用动词 tell，而不是 say。‘说假话’在英语中是‘tell a lie’。
He lied a lie.He told a lie.
动词 lie 本身已包含‘说谎’之意，再加 a lie 造成冗余。应改为 tell a lie 或直接使用 lie。
Connections
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