People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

  • -- Otto von Bismarck 奥托·冯·俾斯麦

人们说谎最多的时候是打猎之后、战争期间或选举之前。

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I am passionately interested in understanding how my country works. And if you want to know about this thing called the United States of America you have to know about the Civil War.

我非常有兴趣了解我的国家是如何运作的。如果你想了解美利坚合众国,你必须了解内战。

It's exciting; I don't know whether I'm going to win or not. I think I am. I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes.

这是令人兴奋的;我不知道我是否会赢。我想是的。我知道我已经为这份工作做好了准备。如果不是,那就是这样。

No time to spare: the expression assumed its full significance, as so many expressions do in wartime.

没有时间了:就像许多战时的表达一样,这个表达也有了充分的意义。

Lying to other people isn’t hard. It’s lying to yourself that’s the trouble.

对别人说谎并不难。对自己说谎才是问题所在。

Our elections are free - it's in the results where eventually we pay.

我们的选举是免费的,最终我们要付出代价。

The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth.

所有谎言中,最危险的是一个略微扭曲的事实。