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● 吐露秘密

說實話……As a matter of fact, …Who won the golf tournament? Well, as a matter of fact, I did. Actually, …To be honest, …To be frank, …Frankly speaking, …Truthfully, … In all actuality, … *正式的說法。

別告訴任何人。Don't tell anyone.Don't tell anyone. I won't. Keep it under your hat. *一種慣用說法。

我有件事要坦白。I have a confession. *confession “坦白”、“告白”、“供認”。I have something to confess.I need to tell you something. I have a confession to make.

我有一個秘密。I have a secret.I'm keeping a secret.

我把一切告訴你。I'll fill you in. *fill…in“填滿……”、“把……裝滿”。So, what happened to my father? I'll fill you in. I'll tell you all about it.I'll explain everything.I'll tell you all the details.

我就直說吧。I'll level with you. *level 表示“把……弄平”，但在這兒表示“說話不拐彎，直說”。Quit lying to me! All right. I'll level with you. I'll tell you frankly.I'll be frank with you.I'll be open and sincere with you.I'll tell you the truth.

我知道的大概就是這些。That is about all I know.What else do you know? That is about all I know. I don't know anything else about it.That's all I know.

我們關起門來在這兒說。/我們私下里說。This is just between you and me. *比較輕松的說法。直譯為“你我倆人之間的事”。This is just between you and me. What is it? Let's keep our talk between us.Let's keep this our little secret.

這是一個秘密。It's a secret.

我告訴你一個秘密。Let me tell you a secret.

他不能保守秘密。He can't keep a secret.

你的嘴不嚴。You've got a big mouth!

我不敢對我的老板說。I don't have the guts to say that to my boss. *guts表示“勇氣”。

聽小道消息說。A little bird told me. *說不清楚是從哪兒聽來的，或者不愿意說出是從誰那兒聽來的情況下使用。A little bird told me that today is your birthday. Wait. Who told you? I heard it through the grapevine. *grapevine 原意為“葡萄藤，葡萄屬植物”，這里表示“謠言，傳聞”。比較常用。I just overheard it.

我什么都沒說。I didn't say anything. *表示自己沒有泄密的說法。I kept my mouth shut.I didn't let the cat out of the bag. *表示“沒有泄露秘密”的固定說法。

無意中說漏了嘴。It was a slip of the tongue.It was a slip of the tongue. Really? Didn't she know about it? I spilled the beans. I stuck my foot in my mouth.

我一個字都不說出去。I won't say a word. *用來表示“保證對誰都不說出去”。Mum's the word. I won't say anything. My lips are sealed.