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●吐露秘密
◎說實話…… As a matter of fact, ...
Who won the golf tournament? (那場高爾夫球比賽誰贏了?)
Well, as a matter of fact, I did. (其實，是我贏了。)
= Actually, ...
= To be honest, ...
= To be frank, ...
= Frankly speaking, ...
= Truthfully, ... (老實說……)
= In all actuality, ... (實際上，……) *正式的說法。
◎別告訴任何人。 Don't tell anyone.
Don't tell anyone. (別告訴任何人。)
I won't. (我不會的。)
= Keep it under your hat. *一種慣用說法。
◎我有件事要坦白。 I have a confession.
*confession “坦白”、“告白”、“供認”。
= I have something to confess.
= I need to tell you something. (我有事必須告訴你。)
= I have a confession to make.
◎我有一個秘密。 I have a secret.
= I'm keeping a secret.
◎我把一切告訴你。 I'll fill you in.
*fill...in“填滿……”、“把……裝滿”。
So, what happened to my father? (那，我父親出了什么事情?)
I'll fill you in. (我把一切告訴你。)
= I'll tell you all about it.
= I'll explain everything.
= I'll tell you all the details.
◎我就直說吧。 I'll level with you.
*level 表示“把……弄平”，但在這兒表示“說話不拐彎，直說”。
Quit lying to me! (不要對我說謊話。)
All right. I'll level with you. (好吧，我就直說吧。)
= I'll tell you frankly.
= I'll be frank with you.
= I'll be open and sincere with you.
= I'll tell you the truth. (我告訴你真相。)
◎我知道的大概就是這些。 That is about all I know.
What else do you know? (其他你還知道些什么?)
That is about all I know. (我知道的大概就是這些。)
= I don't know anything else about it.
= That's all I know.
◎我們關(guān)起門來在這兒說。/我們私下里說。 This is just between you and me.
*比較輕松的說法。直譯為“你我倆人之間的事”。
This is just between you and me. (我們關(guān)起門來在這兒說。/咱們倆私下里說。)
What is it? (什么事呀?)
= Let's keep our talk between us.
= Let's keep this our little secret.
◎這是一個秘密。 It's a secret.
◎我告訴你一個秘密。 Let me tell you a secret.
◎他不能保守秘密。 He can't keep a secret.
◎你的嘴不嚴。 You've got a big mouth!
◎我不敢對我的老板說。 I don't have the guts to say that to my boss.
*guts表示“勇氣”。
◎聽小道消息說。 A little bird told me.
*說不清楚是從哪兒聽來的，或者不愿意說出是從誰那兒聽來的情況下使用。
A little bird told me that today is your birthday. (聽說今天是你的生日。)
Wait. Who told you? (喂!誰告訴你的?)
= I heard it through the grapevine.
*grapevine 原意為“葡萄藤，葡萄屬植物”，這里表示“謠言，傳聞”。比較常用。
= I just overheard it.
◎我什么都沒說。 I didn't say anything.
*表示自己沒有泄密的說法。
= I kept my mouth shut.
= I didn't let the cat out of the bag.
*表示“沒有泄露秘密”的固定說法。
◎無意中說漏了嘴。 It was a slip of the tongue.
It was a slip of the tongue. (無意中說漏了嘴。)
Really? Didn't she know about it? (真的嗎?難道她不知道?)
= I spilled the beans. (我泄露了秘密。)
= I stuck my foot in my mouth. (我把不好/失禮的事說出去了。)
◎我一個字都不說出去。 I won't say a word.
*用來表示“保證對誰都不說出去”。
Mum's the word. (我什么都不說。)
= I won't say anything. (我什么都不說。)
= My lips are sealed. (我的嘴很緊。)
●吐露秘密
◎說實話…… As a matter of fact, ...
Who won the golf tournament? (那場高爾夫球比賽誰贏了?)
Well, as a matter of fact, I did. (其實，是我贏了。)
= Actually, ...
= To be honest, ...
= To be frank, ...
= Frankly speaking, ...
= Truthfully, ... (老實說……)
= In all actuality, ... (實際上，……) *正式的說法。
◎別告訴任何人。 Don't tell anyone.
Don't tell anyone. (別告訴任何人。)
I won't. (我不會的。)
= Keep it under your hat. *一種慣用說法。
◎我有件事要坦白。 I have a confession.
*confession “坦白”、“告白”、“供認”。
= I have something to confess.
= I need to tell you something. (我有事必須告訴你。)
= I have a confession to make.
◎我有一個秘密。 I have a secret.
= I'm keeping a secret.
◎我把一切告訴你。 I'll fill you in.
*fill...in“填滿……”、“把……裝滿”。
So, what happened to my father? (那，我父親出了什么事情?)
I'll fill you in. (我把一切告訴你。)
= I'll tell you all about it.
= I'll explain everything.
= I'll tell you all the details.
◎我就直說吧。 I'll level with you.
*level 表示“把……弄平”，但在這兒表示“說話不拐彎，直說”。
Quit lying to me! (不要對我說謊話。)
All right. I'll level with you. (好吧，我就直說吧。)
= I'll tell you frankly.
= I'll be frank with you.
= I'll be open and sincere with you.
= I'll tell you the truth. (我告訴你真相。)
◎我知道的大概就是這些。 That is about all I know.
What else do you know? (其他你還知道些什么?)
That is about all I know. (我知道的大概就是這些。)
= I don't know anything else about it.
= That's all I know.
◎我們關(guān)起門來在這兒說。/我們私下里說。 This is just between you and me.
*比較輕松的說法。直譯為“你我倆人之間的事”。
This is just between you and me. (我們關(guān)起門來在這兒說。/咱們倆私下里說。)
What is it? (什么事呀?)
= Let's keep our talk between us.
= Let's keep this our little secret.
◎這是一個秘密。 It's a secret.
◎我告訴你一個秘密。 Let me tell you a secret.
◎他不能保守秘密。 He can't keep a secret.
◎你的嘴不嚴。 You've got a big mouth!
◎我不敢對我的老板說。 I don't have the guts to say that to my boss.
*guts表示“勇氣”。
◎聽小道消息說。 A little bird told me.
*說不清楚是從哪兒聽來的，或者不愿意說出是從誰那兒聽來的情況下使用。
A little bird told me that today is your birthday. (聽說今天是你的生日。)
Wait. Who told you? (喂!誰告訴你的?)
= I heard it through the grapevine.
*grapevine 原意為“葡萄藤，葡萄屬植物”，這里表示“謠言，傳聞”。比較常用。
= I just overheard it.
◎我什么都沒說。 I didn't say anything.
*表示自己沒有泄密的說法。
= I kept my mouth shut.
= I didn't let the cat out of the bag.
*表示“沒有泄露秘密”的固定說法。
◎無意中說漏了嘴。 It was a slip of the tongue.
It was a slip of the tongue. (無意中說漏了嘴。)
Really? Didn't she know about it? (真的嗎?難道她不知道?)
= I spilled the beans. (我泄露了秘密。)
= I stuck my foot in my mouth. (我把不好/失禮的事說出去了。)
◎我一個字都不說出去。 I won't say a word.
*用來表示“保證對誰都不說出去”。
Mum's the word. (我什么都不說。)
= I won't say anything. (我什么都不說。)
= My lips are sealed. (我的嘴很緊。)