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Lie這個(gè)詞到底是什么意思?

And now the sun threads upon me with a thousand feet that I may lie again in the dust of Egypt. --- Sand and Foam by Kahlil Gibran
而今,太陽(yáng)又用千萬(wàn)只腳在我身上踐踏,讓我再次躺在埃及的漫天沙塵里。---《沙與沫》卡里·紀(jì)伯倫
Even the oil that does lie closer to the heart of the region could be tough to exploit.
況且,位于該地區(qū)心臟地帶的石油也難以開采。
The doctor knew that James was very ill. However, to make him feel better, he told him a white lie that he would recover soon.
醫(yī)生知道詹姆斯的病情很嚴(yán)重,但為了安慰他,他撒了個(gè)小謊,說他很快便會(huì)復(fù)原。

For that matter是什么意思?
Don't talk like that to the elder, or to anyone else for that matter.
不要跟長(zhǎng)輩那樣說話，其實(shí)跟誰(shuí)也不要那樣。
Nobody else in the computer industry, or any other industry for that matter, could put on a show like Steve Jobs.
沒人能像喬布斯一樣,在計(jì)算機(jī)行業(yè)或其他行業(yè)里如此賺足眼球。
Successful marketing is a matter, amongst other things, of identifying the right product for particular market.
成功的營(yíng)銷除別的以外, 取決于對(duì)特定市場(chǎng)相定位的產(chǎn)品.
He pretends to understand, but as a matter of fact he doesn't.
他裝懂, 實(shí)際上并沒懂.
As a matter of fact, this was purely newspaper gossip and speculation.
事實(shí)上, 這純粹是報(bào)紙上的閑談和推測(cè).

Play down與play along各表示什么含義?
The doctor played down the serious nature of the poor man's illness.
醫(yī)生把這個(gè)可憐人的病情講得輕些。
But Mr Sharma played down the defeats, insisting India was not trying to compete with China.
但是，沙瑪對(duì)這些失敗輕描淡寫，并堅(jiān)稱印度沒有試圖與中國(guó)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
He plays along with his boss all the time, but I'm sure he does not really agree with him.
他跟他老板一直合作著，但我敢肯定他并不真正與他老板意見一致。
Still, he wanted to show that he understood the concept, so he played along. He typed up a detailed response.
然而,為了顯示他對(duì)這個(gè)概念的理解,他還是配合了.他完成了一篇詳盡的回復(fù).

動(dòng)詞Bear的過去式是born嗎?
He was born in Sweden, but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.
他在瑞典出生, 但沒有瑞典公民身份.
Chopin was born into the affluent home of a French father and a Polish mother of noble lineage in Warsaw.
蕭邦出生在華沙一個(gè)富裕的家庭里,父親是法國(guó)人,母親則是波蘭貴族的后裔。
On top of success in his business, his wife has borne him a chubby boy baby.
除了生意上得手以外,他妻子還給他生了個(gè)胖小子。
Figures show that the economic restructuring policy implemented by the SAR Government has borne fruit.數(shù)據(jù)顯示,特區(qū)政府推動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)轉(zhuǎn)型的政策已初見成效。
But this life is half made up of partings, and these pains must be borne.
但生活的一半都是離別，而且必須忍受這些離別之苦。
Sir Walter could not have borne the degradation of being known to design letting his house.
沃爾特爵士不愿讓人知道他想出租房子,他忍受不了這個(gè)屈辱。

Along with只表示”與…一道,一起”嗎?
The search for vaccines has been hampered by fears that healthy tissue would be destroyed along with tumors.
一直以來尋找癌癥疫苗最擔(dān)心的問題,是在摧毀腫瘤細(xì)胞的同時(shí),會(huì)把健康組織也破壞掉。
Vanity Fair just named her to its best-dressed list, along with the likes of Kate Middleton and Lady Gaga.
《名利場(chǎng)》雜志剛剛將她評(píng)入最佳著裝榜,一起入榜的還有英國(guó)王妃凱特-米德爾頓和Lady Gaga等人。
Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol.
除酒之外，煙草在多數(shù)國(guó)家也都要徵稅。
Along with supporting her husband, Hillary Clinton's also been more comfortable stepping out on her own.
除支持丈夫的事業(yè)外, 希拉里•克林頓在獨(dú)立應(yīng)對(duì)事務(wù)方面也更加自信.