第22課:誠(chéng)實(shí)正直的?- 15

迷你小對(duì)話

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: 你打算怎么和老板說(shuō)這個(gè)問(wèn)題?直接攤牌嗎?
B: 對(duì),索性就跟他打開天窗說(shuō)亮話。
A: 說(shuō)起來(lái)容易,做起來(lái)難。不過(guò)如果我們告訴他實(shí)情,他也許會(huì)因?yàn)槲覀冊(cè)敢鈱?duì)他實(shí)話實(shí)說(shuō)而感到高興呢。

語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講

put all our cards on table: 攤牌;坦誠(chéng)直接,沒有任何隱瞞。
straight from the shoulder: 誠(chéng)實(shí)的,直截了當(dāng)?shù)摹?br> talk turkey with sb.: 坦率地說(shuō);打開天窗說(shuō)亮話。