一

　　A: Man! The teacher almost flipped her lip about that busted window. Thank goodness Tommies got a reputation as an upfront, true blue kind of guy!

　　B: If he hadnt leveled with her wed all be in a world of hurt!

　　A: He laid it on the line and told her we were all heaving snowballs and plain didnt know who hit the window. He apologized.

　　B: Owing to his telling it like it is and his own clean nose she let us off the hook.

　　A: 天哪!打破窗户的事差点没把老师气炸了。谢天谢地，幸亏大家都知道Tommie是个老实的好孩子。

　　B: 要不是他和老师坦白，我们就惨了。

　　A: 他坦率地告诉老师说我们当时都在打雪仗，真的不知道是谁打碎了窗玻璃，还道了歉。

　　B: 要不是他坦白，从不惹事生非，老师是不会放过我们的。

　　【语言点精讲】

　　flip ones lip: 大发脾气，狂怒。

　　upfront: 坦率的。

　　level with sb.: 对某人说实话。

　　lay it on the line: 坦率地说。

　　plain: 用以加强语气。显然，完全地。

　　tell it like it is: 实话实说。

　　clean nose: 形容某人品行好、诚实。

　　二

　　A: Whats the plan to deal with this problem with the boss Put all our cards on the table

　　B: Yeah, give it to him straight from the shoulder.

　　A: That may be easier said than done; but when we tell him the truth, hell probably be glad we were willing to talk turkey with him.

　　A: 你打算怎么和老板说这个问题直接摊牌吗

　　B: 对，索性就跟他打开天窗说亮话。

　　A: 说起来容易，做起来难。不过如果我们告诉他实情，他也许会因为我们愿意对他实话实说而感到高兴呢。

　　【语言点精讲】

　　put all our cards on table: 摊牌;坦诚直接，没有任何隐瞒。

　　straight from the shoulder: 诚实的，直截了当的。

　　talk turkey with sb.: 坦率地说;打开天窗说亮话。