日常英语口语会话大胆“直言不讳”

　　1. straight from the shoulder 单刀直入，切中时弊 

　　一百年前straight from the shoulder成为习惯用语，用来指斩钉截铁、开诚布公的谈话方式，而且这样谈话是不顾虑是否会侵害对方感情的。日常英语口语会话例如：

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　　Boy, Nancy is sure mad at me! I told her straight from the shoulder this man she wants to marry is no good and she'd be making a terrible mistake. Now she won't even speak to me.

　　唉，Nancy必定生我的气了!我转弯抹角地对她说她想嫁的那人一无是处，她看错了人。当初，她连理都不理我了。 英语之家www.yingyuzhijia.com

　　2. pull no punches 直言相告

　　有时拳击手会因为手骨受伤之类的起因不用力击拳，这就叫做pull the punches，然而通常拳击手在比赛时出拳一定会全力以赴，那就是pull no punches。逐渐人们用pull no punches来比喻只管忠言逆耳也毫无保留地说出实情。日常英语口语会话例如： 英语之家www.yingyuzhijia.com

　　When I saw my brother Joe turning into an alcoholic, I pulled no punches -- I told him to think of his wife and kids, stop drinking and go out and find a job.

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　　我看到我弟弟Joe成了个酒鬼，即时毫不留情地忠告他，要为妻子跟孩子着想，让他破刻戒酒并出去找个工作。

　　3. lay it on the line 把话放到桌面上

　　日常英语口语会话中的Lay it on the line可能是这样，把一大笔赌注放在赌台上，孤注一掷，尽其所有地做最后较量，就叫做lay it on the line，当初也可能当作“最后通牒、摊派”的意思来用。例如： 英语之家www.yingyuzhijia.com

　　I'm fed up with George -- he doesn't do half as much work as the others. So I called him in and laid it on the line -- either he starts doing his work like anybody else or we fire him at the end of the month.

　　我可受够了George，他干的活还没旁人一半多。所以我叫他来跟他把话都说明白了，要不跟别人一样好好工作，要不就在月底走人。

　　4. let it all hang out 开诚布公，挑明

　　Hang是挂的意思，let it all hang out如果直译就是“把什么都挂出来。” 换句话说就是“把什么都挑明了。日常英语口语会话例如：

　　We agreed to forget our feelings and let it all hang out. Susan told me everything she didn't like about me and I told her what annoyed me about her. You know, it really cleared the air for both of us.

　　我俩同意惊魂未定地把话都挑明了说。Susan说出了我所有那些让她看不悦目标事件，而我也跟她讲了她会令我不快的做法。知道吗，这真的使咱们之间的曲解烟消云散了。 英

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