英语口语练习小对话 第563期:打开天窗说亮话

Subject：I wish that you would put your cards on the table.

迷你对话

A: Terry, you are my best friend. So I will treat you tonight. But, of course, I need you to do me a small favor.

Terry，你是我最好的朋友了。所以我今天晚上要款待你，但是，当然，我需要你帮我一个小忙。

B: What do you really want to say? I wish that you would put your cards on the table.

你到底想说什么呀？我希望你干脆把话挑明。

1. 解释

我们汉语中有句话是“打开天窗说亮话。”在英语中也有一个类似的表达：put one’s card on the table。其意思和中文的“摊牌”非常相似。用来表示“有什么事情直说，公开谈论，摆在桌面上来摊牌，把自己的打算全盘拖出”的意思。其英文解释为：be open and honest, reveal one’s position or intentions, to be completely straightforward and open, conceal nothing。

2. 例句

e.g. We can only reach agreement if we both put our card on the table.

我们双方只有摊开来说才能达成协议。

e.g. Perhaps you will make some progress if you put your card on the table.

如果你开诚布公,也许会取得某些进展。