英语口语学习词典：600词走遍英联邦(T) truth（mp3下载）

truth

to tell(you) the truth

用：可用于句首、句中或句尾，作插人语或引导语。坦诚地向人公开某一事实时说的话。用以表达道歉、坦白说出个人见解或表示自己不积极的态度等含意。也说to he honest o
意：说实话;老实讲;把话跟你实说了吧;真的
例，I can't remember her address, to tell the truth.
说实话，我想不起来她的住址了。
To tell you the truth, I love Esther.
实话对你说吧，我爱埃丝特。
You can say that again, but to tell the truth, there's nothing i can do about it.
那个我同意，不过老实讲，这事我没有办法
I don't really know what I want to do to be honest!
真的，我的确不知道我要干什么!

truth will out

意：事情的真相早晚会暴露的.谁也隐瞒不了。相当于汉语说“纸包不住火”。
例，Don't forgot--truth will out. You'd better tell your father about it yourself.
别忘了—纸可包不住火，你最好还是自己把这事告诉你父亲。