1. It was that the incentive for mendacity is growing, as unemployment balloons and competition for jobs rises. 随着失业人数迅速膨胀，及就业竞争加剧，说谎的动机在不断增强。
2. The tall tale, which had been popular in America since Colonial days, spread west to reach inspired heights of mendacity . 荒诞不经的故事，在殖民地时期即已风行美国，一路向西延展，到达了虚伪的极度。
3. "In a time where there is so much mendacity and prevarication, a simple affirmation such as 'yes' doesn't quite cut it anymore, " he says. 他说：“在一个充斥着谎言和搪塞的时期，如‘是’这样的一个简单确认不够了。
