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<p>中国有句俗话“家丑不可外扬”，这句话的英译是什么呢？</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="home">home</span> <span word="truths">truths</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> – <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="truths">truths</span>, <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> (<span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="Observer">Observer</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 1, 2009)?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="truths">truths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="truths">truths</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="jarring">jarring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="home">home</span> <span word="truths">truths</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>, <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="outsiders">outsiders</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="relatives">relatives</span>, <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="reminiscent">reminiscent</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="vein">vein</span>, 家丑不可外扬.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="linen">linen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>, 家丑 <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="linen">linen</span> - <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> (<span word="No">No</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> ^-^).</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spade">spade</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="bluntly">bluntly</span> – <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="equivocating">equivocating</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="warts">warts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> – <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>.</p>
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