Fibbers who fib are usually not out to hurt anyone.

撒这种小谎的人通常不会去伤害任何人。

As you might expect, this fib collapsed at the gentlest probing, and I reluctantly returned what I had pilfered.

正如大家所想的，这个小谎言在温和的查探中被戳穿，而我也不情愿地归还了偷的东西。

He's fibbing. It's nothing but bread and water!

他在说谎。除了面包和水没有其他的了。

Oh yes, to fib is to tell a small lie, nothing too serious.

是的，" to fib" 就是撒了个小谎，无伤大雅。

Why did you say a fib and kill a bird?

为什么要说谎 害死一只鸟？

We often use fib to describe the lies little children tell.

我经常用 fib 形容小孩子撒的谎。

I could tell from the smirk on your face that you were telling a fib-that's the word for a small, inoffensive lie.

我可以从脸上的坏笑看是撒了个小谎——这个词指的是很小的，无伤大雅的谎言。

You really shouldn't fib to people who are close to you.

真的不该瞒着跟这么亲密的人。

Then, in a subsequent call, the man admitted he had " fibbed" ; he said he was helping a client claim the ticket so the client wouldn't be identified.

然后，在随后的电话中，该男子承认自己“撒了个小谎”；他说，他是在帮助一位客户认领彩票，这样就不会透露这位客户的身份。

In the process, it becomes clear that the differences between serious fraud and a minor fib may be less significant than we want to believe.

在此过程中越越明确的是大小谎言之间的差异其实并没有我想象的那么严重。

If someone is alarming you with fibs about reborn Dark wizards, I would like to hear about it.

如果有人用黑巫师死而复生的鬼话吓唬，我倒很愿意昕一听。

I could tell from the smirk on your face that you were telling a fib – that's the word for a small, inoffensive lie.

我可以从脸上的假笑分辨在撒小谎——那是形容小的、无伤大雅的谎言的单词。

A fib is similar to a white lie.

小谎类似于善意的谎言。

" Dear me! " said the old lady, putting up her glass for another observation of Meg, who tried to look as if she had not heard and been rather shocked at Mrs. Moffat's fibs.

“天哪！”那老太太说，戴上眼镜再把梅格观察一下。梅格装作没有听见，但心里对莫法特太太的谎言感到相当吃惊。

Tell me, tell me lies Another kind of relatively harmless lie is called a fib. It is a little, unimportant lie.

对我说谎吧另外一种相对说伤害性较小的谎言被称为fib（小谎）。它是指一个小的、无伤大雅的谎言。

Why would you want to fib about that?

为什么要撒谎呢？

I may have told her her fibs kills birds.

我可能告诉过她说谎会害死小鸟。

" That's a fib! " cried Jo, taking her by the shoulders, and looking fierce enough to frighten a much braver child than Amy.

“撒谎！”乔边叫边抓住她的肩头，那副狠劲足以吓倒比艾米胆大得多的孩子。

So anyway, I'm still a bit confused about why you had to fib about being late?

不管怎么说，我还是不明白为什么要因为迟到撒谎呢？

Yes. It's on Saturday. Sorry, a little fib there.

是的，我的生日是周六。不好意思，我撒了个小谎。