a very poor lie which reveals the truth 此地无银三百两

时间：2022-03-23 02:48:37

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“此地无银三百两”，字面意思是“No 300 taels of silver buried here”，比喻一个人想要把事情隐瞒掩饰，结果反而暴露（A guilty person gives himself away by conspicuously1 protesting his innocence），可以翻译为“a very poor lie which reveals the truth”。
 
例句：
 
你说这话不是此地无银三百两吗！
What you said only gave yourself away.
 
你这是此地无银三百两，人们很快就会知道是你犯了错。
You gave yourself away by concealing2 the truth; people will soon find out what mistake you have made.

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1 conspicuously 3vczqb     
ad.明显地，惹人注目地
参考例句：
  • France remained a conspicuously uneasy country. 法国依然是个明显不太平的国家。
  • She figured conspicuously in the public debate on the issue. 她在该问题的公开辩论中很引人注目。
2 concealing 0522a013e14e769c5852093b349fdc9d     
v.隐藏，隐瞒，遮住( conceal的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something. 尽管他表现得友善，我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • SHE WAS BREAKING THE COMPACT, AND CONCEALING IT FROM HIM. 她违反了他们之间的约定，还把他蒙在鼓里。 来自英汉文学 - 三万元遗产

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