Antoine / France
I've been caught in lies1 several times2. One I remember, it was when I was like still3 young, I was maybe fifteen and I was supposed to go4 to a friend's house just to sleep, but in fact5 I just went to a party with some friends and I drank some alcohol and then we got caught by6 the police so I had to lie to my mother I'm afraid. After that she had been aware7 of this like two weeks after maybe and it was like a really bad moment for me.
I've been caught in lies1 several times2. One I remember, it was when I was like still3 young, I was maybe fifteen and I was supposed to go4 to a friend's house just to sleep, but in fact5 I just went to a party with some friends and I drank some alcohol and then we got caught by6 the police so I had to lie to my mother I'm afraid. After that she had been aware7 of this like two weeks after maybe and it was like a really bad moment for me.
Hoa / Vietnam
As a matter of fact8, no, I have not because I'm quite9 an honest person I would say. But on April Fool's day10, I used to have a white lie11 to my friends, but it's not a big deal12, it’s not a big thing because I just lied to her, you know, about the class13 was cancelled, then she kind of believed and she didn't go to class that day. The next following day14 she found out15 about that and she was really mad at me16, but she said, "Well, because of your lie, I had a day off17 so, thank you!"
As a matter of fact8, no, I have not because I'm quite9 an honest person I would say. But on April Fool's day10, I used to have a white lie11 to my friends, but it's not a big deal12, it’s not a big thing because I just lied to her, you know, about the class13 was cancelled, then she kind of believed and she didn't go to class that day. The next following day14 she found out15 about that and she was really mad at me16, but she said, "Well, because of your lie, I had a day off17 so, thank you!"
Jonathan / Canada
Have I ever been caught in a lie? To be honest, I don't think I have. The reason18 is not because I'm such a good person19 and an honest person who never tells a lie, but actually20 I'm such a good liar21 that no one ever knows22 when I'm telling a lie. It can be a little bit dangerous so sometimes23 I have to stop myself from telling a lie.
Have I ever been caught in a lie? To be honest, I don't think I have. The reason18 is not because I'm such a good person19 and an honest person who never tells a lie, but actually20 I'm such a good liar21 that no one ever knows22 when I'm telling a lie. It can be a little bit dangerous so sometimes23 I have to stop myself from telling a lie.
Jeff / Canada
Oh yeah, I lie all the time25. I've been caught many times in lies and I think you should not lie26 because it always catches up to you27 but yeah, I'm a bad person and I lie often and I get caught many times.
Oh yeah, I lie all the time25. I've been caught many times in lies and I think you should not lie26 because it always catches up to you27 but yeah, I'm a bad person and I lie often and I get caught many times.
Emily / Djibouti
Yes, I've been caught in a lie by my father. I used to know28 how to lie to him but this moment it was quite hard29 because he saw a lighter30 in my bag and I couldn't lie because he saw it and he was like, "Do you smoke?" And I said, "No, no." But then I laughed31 and since we are very close together32 so he just didn't say anything and put the lighter back in the bag.
Yes, I've been caught in a lie by my father. I used to know28 how to lie to him but this moment it was quite hard29 because he saw a lighter30 in my bag and I couldn't lie because he saw it and he was like, "Do you smoke?" And I said, "No, no." But then I laughed31 and since we are very close together32 so he just didn't say anything and put the lighter back in the bag.
Mauro / Brazil
Have I ever been caught in a lie? Well, actually, I can't remember any moments in my life where I've been caught in a lie. I know everyone plays Pinocchio sometimes, but when we are kids we use to make little lies33 when we tell little lies but I don't remember a single moment34 where I've been caught in a lie. Not in a serious lie though35. I really can't remember.
Have I ever been caught in a lie? Well, actually, I can't remember any moments in my life where I've been caught in a lie. I know everyone plays Pinocchio sometimes, but when we are kids we use to make little lies33 when we tell little lies but I don't remember a single moment34 where I've been caught in a lie. Not in a serious lie though35. I really can't remember.
Vocabulary
2.
several times = várias vezes
3.
still = ainda
4.
I was supposed to go = eu deveria ir
5.
in fact = na verdade
6.
got caught by = fomos pegos por
7.
aware = ciente, consciente
9.
Quite = bastante
10. Fool's
day = dia da mentira (fool = tolo, bobo)
11. white
lie = mentira com boas intenções
13. class = aula
14. following day = dia seguinte
15. found out = descobriu
16. she was really mad at me = ela ficou realmente
maluca comigo
17. day off = dia de folga
18. reason = razão
19. such
a good person = uma pessoa tão boa
20. actually = na verdade
21. such
a good liar = um mentiroso tão bom
22. no one ever knows = ninguém jamais sabe
23. sometimes = às vezes
24. stop
myself from telling a lie = “me segurar” para não contar uma mentira
25. all the time = o tempo todo
26. should not lie = não deveria mentir
27. catches up to you = chega até voce
28. I used to know = eu costumava saber
29. quite hard = bastante difícil
30. lighter = isqueiro
31. laughed = dei risada
32. since
we are very close together = uma vez que nós somos muito unidos, próximos
33. we use to make little lies = nós costumamos criar
pequenas mentiras
34. a
single moment = um único momento
35. though = no entanto