Unit 220
Thank you for being so frank.
1 你真诚地谈了你的看法。他很感激,说,谢谢你这么坦诚:
Thank you for being so frank.
2 看到他有话不讲又犹犹豫豫的样子,你问他,是否能坦率地告诉你:
Will you tell me frankly?
3 他经过推敲认为这个建议不可行。他说,他准备直率地拒绝接受这个建议:
I decided to be frank in rejecting the proposal.
4 朋友在有意无意间总是很关照你。有一天他对你说,直率地说,他喜欢你:
To be frank with you, I like you.
5 有一天朋友来向你征求意见。你说,如果他要听你的真心话,你只能说,这个计划不会成功:
If you want my frank opinion, the plan is not going to succeed.
6 你的朋友自以为他的夸夸其谈一定会得到你的赞赏。你却说,坦率地说,你并不喜欢他这样做:
To speak frankly, I don't like it.
7 记者问这位化学家,为什么在这项试验中投入这么多财力。化学家说,坦率地讲,这是大有希望的试验:
Frankly, it's a very promising experiment.
8 母亲知道是儿子的不对。但她为儿子开脱说,尽管有错,但他毕竟是坦诚的:
For all his faults, he is frank and honest.
注:
frank adj.直率的,坦率的
frankly adv.坦白地讲
坦诚地说
reject v.反对
promising adj.大有希望的