VOA流行美語 Unit 109: come clean/no sweat
VOA流行美語 Unit 109: come clean/no sweat
今天Larry和Li Hua一邊開車一邊在車上聽廣播，Li Hua會學到兩個常用語：come clean和no sweat。
(Highway & traffic SFX)
LL: Hey, Li Hua, did you hear that? The president of that corporation finally came clean about stealing several million dollars.
LH: 什麼什麼？我剛纔沒注意聽，你說那個公司總裁怎麼啦？他來上班的時候乾乾淨淨？這和偷幾百萬美元有什麼關係呀？
LL: No, I said, "He finally came clean about stealing several million dollars." It means "He finally admitted he stole several million dollars." To come clean about something is to admit to it.
LH: 噢，to come clean about something 原來就是“坦白承認”。你剛纔是說那個公司總裁最後終於承認他偷了幾百萬美元。這麼說，Larry, 要是我做錯了事，然後承認做錯了，那我就是come clean 嘍？
LL: That's right. If you cheat on a test and then tell the professor because you feel guilty, then you are coming clean about your mistake.
LH: Hey, Larry, 你可別瞎說，我考試從來不作弊，心裏沒鬼，更不用去教授那兒認錯。你剛纔闖了紅燈，我看吶，你還是乾脆承認你的開車技術不怎麼樣吧！
LL: What? You want me to come clean about my bad driving? What stop light? There wasn't a stop light. Don't tease me like that.
LH: 我知道沒有紅綠燈，我只不過是逗你玩兒呢！
LL: Speaking of coming clean about things, did your roommate ever come clean about stealing your CD?
LH: 沒有！我那個同屋偷了我的CD死活都不承認，可是我敢肯定是她偷的。
LL: How do you know?
LH: 有一天我看見她的CD夾子在桌上開着，我那張CD明明就在裏面。
LL: Well, if she's not going to come clean about it, then maybe you should just take it back.
LH: 那可不行，她不願意承認是她的問題，我可不想亂翻她的東西。
LL: Then you really need to find a new roommate. You should just come clean and admit that you made a mistake when you moved in with her.
LH: 你說得對，Larry，我真該換個同屋，早知道這樣，一開始就不該和這個人搬到一起。
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LH: 哎喲，Larry, 你剛纔拐彎的時候開這麼快，我把可樂撒在車座上，把你的車給弄髒了。
LL: No sweat. I'll stop at that gas station and we can get some stuff to clean it up.
LH: 那我們趕緊開到前面那個加油站擦擦乾淨吧！可是你還說 - No sweat - 別出汗？噢，你的意思是讓我彆着急，是不是？
LL: That's right! No sweat means "don't worry about it" or "it's okay." Don't worry about the coke. We can clean it up.
LH: 你以前還教過我一個類似的短語，是Don't sweat it! 也是“別擔心，彆着急”的意思。除了可以說Don't sweat it, 也可以說No sweat。可是，Larry, 我還是挺不安的，你看我撒了這麼多可樂，這能擦乾淨嗎？
LL: As I said, no sweat. The seats are leather, so they are really easy to clean.
LH: 噢，這種皮製的車座很容易擦乾淨啊？這我就放心了。哎，Larry, 你能不能再給我舉個 no sweat 的例子?
LL: Well, if someone accidentally bumps into you in the hallway and they say, "sorry," you can tell them, "no sweat."
LH: 嗯，要是有人在樓道裏不小心撞到我，他如果說sorry, 我就可以說，No sweat! 也就是沒關係的意思。Larry, 昨天我和一個朋友約好一起吃午飯，可是他沒來。我估計是忘了，我下次見到他能不能也對他說No sweat呢？
LL: Well, personally, that would upset me, but if he comes clean about the fact that he has forgotten to meet you, then you can tell him no sweat.
LH: 對，讓我白等是挺讓人惱火的。你說得對，要是他承認是把約會給忘了，那我就會告訴他 No sweat - Don't worry about it 。
今天李華從Larry那兒學到了兩個常用語。一個是come clean, 意思是“坦白承認”。另一個常用語是 no sweat, 意思是“彆着急，別擔心”。
