第22課:誠實正直的?- 1

迷你小對話

A: He is an honest, sincere man everyone respects; yesterday he proved he is an upright gentleman.
B: I know him to be a genuine, trustworthy colleague too, but what did he do yesterday?
A: The manager was berating Miss Jones for accounting errors that cost the company thousands. He came forward and openly took the blame. The manager was so pleased by his honorable behavior he gave him a raise.
B: He is a genuine fellow!

A: 他是個誠實真摯的人,大家都尊重他。昨天,他的表現(xiàn)證明了他是個誠實正派的紳士。
B: 我也知道他為人真誠,是個值得信任的同事,可是昨天他到底做什么了?
A: 經(jīng)理在責(zé)罵Jones小姐的賬目差錯令公司損失了幾千元。這是他站出來,公開地承擔(dān)了責(zé)任。經(jīng)理很滿意他這種誠實可敬的行為,還給他加了薪。
B: 他的確是個真誠的伙伴!

語言點精講

honest: 公正的,老實的,誠實的。
sincere: 不加任何掩飾的,誠實的,真摯的。
upright: 正直的,可敬的,誠實的。
genuine: 真誠的,老實的,坦率的。
trustworthy: 值得信任的,可信賴的。
openly: 無偽裝地,公開地。
honorable: 正直誠實的,知廉恥的,品行高潔的。