|
第22课：诚实正直的 - 2 【迷你小对话】 A: The teacher was really upset about that broken window. Thank goodness Tommie has a reputation as a sincere, honest boy. B: If he had not been straightforward with her, we would have all been in trouble. A: He was direct and said we were all throwing snowballs and really didn’t know who had hit the window and he apologized. B: Because of his candid response and childlike frankness she couldn’t be angry. A: 老师对打破窗户的事很生气。谢天谢地，Tommie一向被认为是个真诚、老实的孩子。 B: 要不是他向老师坦白了这件事，我们都会有麻烦的。 A: 他很直率，说我们当时都在扔雪球，真的没有注意是谁把窗玻璃打破的，还到了歉。 B: 他坦诚的回答和孩子般的率直让老师想生气也生不起来了。 【语言点精讲】 have a reputation as: 有……的名声。 sincere: 不加任何掩饰的，诚实的，真挚的。 honest: 公正的，老实的，诚实的。 straightforward: 诚实的，坦诚的。 direct: 直截了当的，坦白的，率真的。 candid: （所说所写的）都是坦诚的，坦率的，直率而真诚的。 | 
