轻松日记商务职场篇54:千万别说漏了嘴

 　　核心句型：

　　Don't spill the beans.

　　别说漏了嘴。

　　Don't spill the beans字面意思是：“不要把豆子给揪出来了”，这个习语起源于古希腊，人们通过往罐子里放豆子的方式来选举，不要将豆子撒出来，以免泄露选举结果。所以这个习语的意思是：“泄露秘密，说漏嘴”。因此，当美国人说"Don't spill the beans."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Don't give away the secret."、"Don't let the cat out of the bag."。

　　情景对白：

　　Shirley: What I've said are secrets. I've never told other people. Remember, don't spill the beans.

　　雪莉：我说的可全都是秘密，从没对别人说过，记住，千万别说漏了嘴。

　　Jane: Don't worry. I won't.

　　简：别担心，我不会说的。

　　搭配句积累：

　　①Yeah, don't worry about it.

　　好了，放心我不会泄密的。

　　②Sure, I will keep the secret.

　　放心，我会保守住秘密。

　　③I promise I won't leak.

　　我保证不会泄密。

　　④I hope you will not betray¹ my trust.

　　希望你不要辜负了我的信任。

　　单词：

　　leak vi. 泄露

　　Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned² for leaking a document to the press.

　　去年，一名公务员因向报界泄露了一份文件而被判入狱。

　　He said it would leak out to the newspapers and cause a scandal³.

　　他说这件事会泄露给报界，引起丑闻。

　　The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out.

　　泳池四周的玻璃钢面开裂，水渗了出来。

1 betray   

vt.背叛，失信于，泄露，暴露

参考例句：

• He promised never to betray the organization.他发誓永不背叛组织。
• Keep calm.Don't betray your identity.沉住气，别可露馅儿。

2 imprisoned   

下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
• They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

3 scandal   

n.丑事，丑闻，流言蜚语，反感，愤慨

参考例句：

• Scandal and gossip are meat and drink to him.各种丑闻和流言蜚语是他最感兴趣的事。
• His theft from the shop caused scandal in the village.他因偷商店的东西引起全村的公愤。