輕松日記商務(wù)職場篇 第55期:千萬別說漏了嘴
Don't spill the beans.
別說漏了嘴。
Don't spill the beans字面意思是：“不要把豆子給揪出來了”，這個習(xí)語起源于古希臘，人們通過往罐子里放豆子的方式來選舉，不要將豆子撒出來，以免泄露選舉結(jié)果。所以這個習(xí)語的意思是：“泄露秘密，說漏嘴”。因此，當(dāng)美國人說"Don't spill the beans."時，他/她要表達的意思就是:"Don't give away thesecret."、"Don't let the cat out of the bag."。
情景對白：
Shirley: What I've said are secrets. I've never told other people. Remember, don't spill thebeans.
雪莉：我說的可全都是秘密，從沒對別人說過，記住，千萬別說漏了嘴。
Jane: Don't worry. I won't.
簡：別擔(dān)心，我不會說的。
搭配句積累：
①Yeah, don't worry about it.
好了，放心我不會泄密的。
?、赟ure, I will keep the secret.
放心，我會保守住秘密。
?、跧 promise I won't leak.
我保證不會泄密。
?、躀 hope you will not betray my trust.
希望你不要辜負了我的信任。
單詞：
leak vi. 泄露
Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press.
去年，一名公務(wù)員因向報界泄露了一份文件而被判入獄。
He said it would leak out to the newspapers and cause a scandal.
他說這件事會泄露給報界，引起丑聞。
The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out.
泳池四周的玻璃鋼面開裂，水滲了出來。
