关于正直的英语口语对话

一 A: Man! The teacher almost flipped her lip about that busted window. Thank goodness Tommie’s got a reputation as an upfront, true blue kind of guy! B: If he hadn’t leveled with her we’d all be in a world of hurt! A: He laid it on the line and told her we were all heaving snowballs and plain didn’t know who hit the window. He apologized. B: Owing to his telling it like it is and his own clean nose she let us off the hook. A: 天哪!打破窗户的事差点没把老师气炸了。谢天谢地，幸亏大家都知 道 Tommie 是个老实的好孩子。 B: 要不是他和老师坦白，我们就惨了。 A: 他坦率地告诉老师说我们当时都在打雪仗，真的不知道是谁打碎了窗 玻璃，还道了歉。 B: 要不是他坦白，从不惹事生非，老师是不会放过我们的。 【语言点精讲】 flip one’s lip: 大发脾气，狂怒。 upfront: 坦率的。 level with sb.: 对某人说实话。 lay it on the line: 坦率地说。 plain: 用以加强语气。显然，完全地。 tell it like it is: 实话实说。 clean nose: 形容某人品行好、诚实。 二 A: What’s the plan to deal with this problem with the boss? Put all our cards on the table? B: Yeah, give it to him straight from the shoulder. A: That may be easier said than done; but when we tell him the truth, he’ll probably be glad we were willing to talk turkey with him. A: 你打算怎么和老板说这个问题?直接摊牌吗? B: 对，索性就跟他打开天窗说亮话。 A: 说起来容易，做起来难。不过如果我们告诉他实情，他也许会因为我 们愿意对他实话实说而感到高兴呢。 【语言点精讲】 put all our cards on table: 摊牌;坦诚直接，没有任何隐瞒。 straight from the shoulder: 诚实的，直截了当的。 talk turkey with sb.: 坦率地说;打开天窗说亮话。