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Upper-Intermediate - He is lying (D0075)

A:¿Por que est´as tan nerviosa?´

Why are you so nervous?

B:Estoy preocupada porque Humberto me dijo que iba a terminar con la novia.

I’m worried because Humberto told me that he was going to break up with his girlfriend.

A:¿Y tu le crees?´

And you believe him?

B:S´ı le creo, no habr´ıa porque mentir.´

Yes, I believe him, there’s no reason to lie.

A:Mi consejo es que no te creas todo lo que dice.

My advice is that you not believe everything he says.

B:¿Por que sabes algo de´el? ¿Es mentiroso?´

Why, do you know something about him? His he a liar?

A:Pues te dire que no tiene muy buena reputaci´on.´

Well, I will tell you that he doesn’t have a very good reputation.

B:¿Reputacion de qu´e tiene?´

What kind of reputation does he have?

A:Tiene reputacion de mentiroso, a Claudia le dijo´que no ten´ıa novia.

He has a reputation of being a liar; he told Claudia that he didn’t have a girlfriend.

B:¿En serio? Pero si lleva con ella mas de un a´no.˜

Seriously? But he’s been going out with her for more than a year.

A:Pues imag´ınate, y a ti te dice que esta por termi-´nar su relacion con ella. Hazme caso y ten mucho´cuidado.

Well, imagine, and to you he says that he’s ready to end his relationship with her. Pay attention to me and be very careful.

B:Me da mucha lastima que tenga tan mala rep-´utacion porque creo que es una buena persona.´

It makes me sad that he has such a bad reputation because I believe that he’s a nice person.

A:Pero recuerda que la mentira engana solamente˜a quien la dice.

But remember that the lie only makes a fool of the liar.