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Lie这个词到底是什么意思?

And now the sun threads upon me with a thousand feet that I may lie again in the dust of Egypt. --- Sand and Foam by Kahlil Gibran
而今,太阳又用千万只脚在我身上践踏,让我再次躺在埃及的漫天沙尘里。---《沙与沫》卡里·纪伯伦
Even the oil that does lie closer to the heart of the region could be tough to exploit.
况且,位于该地区心脏地带的石油也难以开采。
The doctor knew that James was very ill. However, to make him feel better, he told him a white lie that he would recover soon.
医生知道詹姆斯的病情很严重,但为了安慰他,他撒了个小谎,说他很快便会复原。

For that matter是什么意思?
Don't talk like that to the elder, or to anyone else for that matter.
不要跟长辈那样说话，其实跟谁也不要那样。
Nobody else in the computer industry, or any other industry for that matter, could put on a show like Steve Jobs.
没人能像乔布斯一样,在计算机行业或其他行业里如此赚足眼球。
Successful marketing is a matter, amongst other things, of identifying the right product for particular market.
成功的营销除别的以外, 取决于对特定市场相定位的产品.
He pretends to understand, but as a matter of fact he doesn't.
他装懂, 实际上并没懂.
As a matter of fact, this was purely newspaper gossip and speculation.
事实上, 这纯粹是报纸上的闲谈和推测.

Play down与play along各表示什么含义?
The doctor played down the serious nature of the poor man's illness.
医生把这个可怜人的病情讲得轻些。
But Mr Sharma played down the defeats, insisting India was not trying to compete with China.
但是，沙玛对这些失败轻描淡写，并坚称印度没有试图与中国竞争。
He plays along with his boss all the time, but I'm sure he does not really agree with him.
他跟他老板一直合作着，但我敢肯定他并不真正与他老板意见一致。
Still, he wanted to show that he understood the concept, so he played along. He typed up a detailed response.
然而,为了显示他对这个概念的理解,他还是配合了.他完成了一篇详尽的回复.

动词Bear的过去式是born吗?
He was born in Sweden, but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.
他在瑞典出生, 但没有瑞典公民身份.
Chopin was born into the affluent home of a French father and a Polish mother of noble lineage in Warsaw.
萧邦出生在华沙一个富裕的家庭里,父亲是法国人,母亲则是波兰贵族的后裔。
On top of success in his business, his wife has borne him a chubby boy baby.
除了生意上得手以外,他妻子还给他生了个胖小子。
Figures show that the economic restructuring policy implemented by the SAR Government has borne fruit.数据显示,特区政府推动经济转型的政策已初见成效。
But this life is half made up of partings, and these pains must be borne.
但生活的一半都是离别，而且必须忍受这些离别之苦。
Sir Walter could not have borne the degradation of being known to design letting his house.
沃尔特爵士不愿让人知道他想出租房子,他忍受不了这个屈辱。

Along with只表示”与…一道,一起”吗?
The search for vaccines has been hampered by fears that healthy tissue would be destroyed along with tumors.
一直以来寻找癌症疫苗最担心的问题,是在摧毁肿瘤细胞的同时,会把健康组织也破坏掉。
Vanity Fair just named her to its best-dressed list, along with the likes of Kate Middleton and Lady Gaga.
《名利场》杂志刚刚将她评入最佳着装榜,一起入榜的还有英国王妃凯特-米德尔顿和Lady Gaga等人。
Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol.
除酒之外，烟草在多数国家也都要徵税。
Along with supporting her husband, Hillary Clinton's also been more comfortable stepping out on her own.
除支持丈夫的事业外, 希拉里•克林顿在独立应对事务方面也更加自信.