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地道美语听力练习:偶然发现家族的惊天秘密!

2016-12-13来源:和谐英语

1.skeleton in the closet 家丑不可外扬
 

例句:Everyone has a skeleton in the closet.
谁都有不愿被人知道的秘密。

2.half-brother 同母异父(同父异母)兄弟

例句:He is her half-brother by her father's first marriage.
他是她同父异母的哥哥,是她父亲第一次结婚时生的。

3.come to light 暴露;真相大白

例句:Nothing about this sum has come to light.
关于这笔钱人们一无所知。

4.found out 找出;发现

例句:I found out my phone was bugged.
我发现我的电话被窃听了。