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Mayumi knew her classmate was telling a lie when she claimed to be only twenty years old.

Mayumi 知道她的同學在說謊——她謊稱自己才二十歲。

Little children sometimes tell lies without meaning to hurt anyone.

小孩子有時會說謊，但並不是故意要傷害任何人。

Aylin decided to tell the whole story to her best friend.

Aylin 決定對她最好的朋友說出整件事的經過。

The witness promised to tell the court exactly what she had seen.

那名證人保證會把所見的一切如實告訴法庭。

The babysitter told the children to stop telling tales on each other.

保母叫小朋友不要再互相告狀了。

"You are always telling tales!" the little boy shouted at his sister.

「你就只會打小報告！」小男孩對妹妹大喊。

Ryan told the committee exactly what he thought of the proposal.

Ryan 在會議上毫不保留地說出了他對那個提案的看法。

The teenager told his parents how he really felt about moving schools.

那名青少年告訴爸媽他對於轉學的真正感受。

I must be honest — I forgot to buy milk on my way home today.

我得承認——我今天回家的路上忘了買牛奶。

Truth be told, Soraya had never liked the dress her aunt gave her.

說實話，Soraya 從來就不喜歡阿姨送她那件洋裝。

From his grin, Quinn could tell the interview had gone well.

Quinn 從他的笑容看得出來，面試進行得很順利。

How can you tell whether a melon is ripe just by looking at the skin?

你光看瓜皮，要怎麼判斷哈密瓜熟了沒有？

The security guard could tell from the tyre marks what kind of car had left the scene.

警衛從輪胎痕跡就能判斷現場開走的是哪種車。

The way the leaves had fallen told Élise which way the wind had been blowing earlier.

樹葉掉落的樣子告訴 Élise 稍早的風向。

His worried expression told Hamza that something was wrong with the plan.

Hamza 從他擔憂的表情看出計畫出了問題。

The results of the blood test told the doctors that the treatment was working.

血液檢驗的結果顯示醫生們的治療方式有效。

Gita could tell the original painting from the copy after studying the brush strokes closely.

Gita 仔細看了筆觸之後，就能分辨哪幅是真跡、哪幅是複製品。

On a camping trip, Madison could not tell which mushrooms were safe and which poisonous.

露營的時候，Madison 無法分辨哪些野生蘑菇可以吃、哪些有毒。

Most shoppers cannot tell a genuine diamond from a high-quality fake one without expert help.

沒有專家協助，大多數顧客無法區分真鑽石和品質好的假貨。

Lin's grandmother still believes that patterns in tea leaves can tell your future.

Lin 的祖母仍然相信茶葉渣的形狀可以看出一個人的未來。

Nadia asked the old man at the festival to tell her fortune using a deck of cards.

Nadia 請廟會裡的老先生用一副牌幫她算命。

Manuela checked her watch to tell the exact time of the train's departure.

Manuela 看了一下手錶，確認火車出發的確切時間。

Grandfather taught Quinn how to tell the time by looking at the position of the sun.

祖父教 Quinn 如何透過太陽的位置來判斷時間。

Jasmine wears a digital watch because it makes telling the time easier while running.

Jasmine 戴電子錶，因為跑步時要看時間，電子錶比較好讀。

With the engine badly damaged, there was no telling how long the repairs would take.

那台舊引擎損壞得太嚴重，修復工作要多久根本無從得知。

When you adopt a rescue animal, there is no telling what kind of habits it may already have.

領養流浪動物時，無從得知牠已經養成了哪些習慣。

Ilan sent his application early, but you never can tell how long the committee takes.

Ilan 提早交了申請，但委員會要花多久，誰也說不準。

That puppy looks calm now, but you never can tell how lively it will be once it grows up.

那隻小狗現在看起來很乖，但長大以後精力有多旺盛，誰也說不準。

Yan bought two tickets because you can never tell which film the kids will like more.

Yan 買了兩張票，因為孩子們比較喜歡哪一部電影，很難說。

All the stress of managing the restaurant alone was telling on Pim's energy levels.

獨自打理餐廳的所有壓力，正在拖垮 Pim 的體力。

The noise from the construction site next door is beginning to tell on the children's concentration.

隔壁工地持續傳來的噪音，開始對孩子們在學校的專注力造成不良影響。

A poor diet combined with very little sleep will soon tell on anyone's immune system.

飲食不良又搭配極少的睡眠，很快就會對任何人的免疫系統造成負面影響。

The detective watched for tells that the suspect was hiding something, like avoiding direct questions.

偵探觀察嫌犯是否在隱瞞什麼的破綻，例如迴避直接的問題。

David's tell in meetings was a quick cough before he disagreed with a proposal.

David 在會議中的破綻是，在反對某個提案之前會先快速清一下喉嚨。

Small-town people can often spot a tourist's tells, such as looking at maps too often.

小鎮居民通常一眼就能看出觀光客的破綻，例如一直低頭看地圖。