迷你對話學地道口語第1985期:誠實的,可靠的,坦誠的
情景對話
A: I tried to return your novel this afternoon. But there is nobody at home.
我今天下午去你那兒還書，但你家沒人。
B: Why didn't you leave it next door?
你爲什麼不把它放在隔壁呢？
A: But I didn't know them very well.
我對他們不瞭解。
B: They're on the level. You can trust them.
他們誠實可靠，你可以相信他們。
一，詞彙拾貝
on the level
exp. Honest, straightforward, and sincere.（誠實的，可靠的，坦誠的）
e.g. Last of all Paisley shook me by the hand and told me I'd acted square and on the level with him and he was proud to call me a friend.
最後同我握手的是佩斯利，他說我爲人光明磊落，同我交朋友臉上有光。
e.g. I need to you to be on the level with me: do I have any chance at this promotion?
我需要你坦誠地告訴我：我有升職的機會嗎?
e.g. I promise you that he’s on the level. He’s never been involved in anything criminal.
我向你保證他是誠實的，他從未參與任何犯罪活動。
e.g. Are you sure this deal is on the level?
你確信這筆交易誠實無欺嗎？
二，語彙積累
know something very well：非常瞭解或清楚某事
e.g. We know it very well that master's on a wrong tack. And she's quite in the dark and we should let them know at once.
咱們都很清楚：主人走錯路了，但是她一點也不知道，我們應該讓他們馬上讓他們。
e.g. I knew the matter very well because I'd studied it up in a book.
那件事我很熟悉，因爲我曾在一本書中查閱過。
e.g. He knew it very well that this was not where Joy was buried, but his tears fell thick and fast.
這絕不會是小福子的墳，他知道，可是他的淚一串一串的往下落。
第三，口語短句
中：你把書放在隔壁。
譯：You leave my book next door.
