the cake is a lie
英语释义
1
Roughly translates to "your promised reward is merely a fictitious motivator". Popularized by the game "Portal" (found on Half-Life 2's "Orange Box" game release for PC, X-Box 360, and PS3). During the game, an electronic voice encourages you to solve intricate puzzles using [cake] as a motivating perk. When you have "broken out" of the game's initial testing phase (from threat of death), you find scrawls on walls of the innards of the testing center warning you that "the cake is a lie".
2
> Employee #1: Yo, Dave, manager says we will probably get a promotion if we meet the sales expectations for this quarter.
3
> Employee #2: Yeah, so, don't get your hopes up on that one, Ed. The cake is a lie.
4
> Employee #1: Really, aw crap.
相关单词辨析
lied: lied lying 撒谎
lay: vt laid laid laying 放
lie: vi lay lain lying 躺
这组词都有“位于”的意思，其区别是：
situate: 通常用过去分词作表语，指某城镇、乡村或某物等的地理位置与环境的关系，即在何处。
stand: 多指建筑物等被想象为主体的物体立于某处。
lie: 最常用词，不及物，指国家、城镇、道路、湖海等所处的位置。