Everything that makes man work and get excited utilizes hope. The sole thought that is not mendacious is therefore a sterile thought.

其中，让人劳作和使他兴奋的一切都在利用希望，因此，唯一不与欺骗的思想则是缺乏想象的思想。

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The mendacious beggar told a different tale of woe at every house.

那个好说谎的乞丐在每家说不同的悲哀故事。

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His words drew a sharp rebuke from Mr Netanyahu's office, which called them "a dark and mendacious statement the likes of which we thought had passed from the world".

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Obama's supposed support for a demilitarized Palestinian state is mendacious on two counts.

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Previously, Mr Dacre accused Grant of making "mendacious smears" after he claimed a Mail on Sunday story came from illicit eavesdropping.

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