迷你对话学地道口语第731期:诚信至上

 Subject：Honesty is the best policy.

迷你对话A: I will tell you a secret. I have kept several cargoes¹ for reservation.

我告诉你一个秘密，我私自保留了一些财物。

B: Oh, pal², you had better confess the truth to your boss. Honesty is the best policy.

哦，老朋友，你最好向你的老板交代事情的真相。诚信至上！

地道表达Honesty is the best policy.

1. 解词释义Policy在这里的意思是“原则”。这句俚语的意思是“诚实是最佳的处事原则。”也可以理解为“诚信至上”“做人以诚为本”。

2. 拓展例句"Honesty is the best policy." was his creed³ in all his business dealings.

诚实为本是他做生意的信条。

Ps ：confess sth. to sb. :想某人坦白某事 had better：最好 keep sth. for reservation：储存.......

1 cargoes   

n.（船或飞机装载的）货物( cargo的名词复数 )；大量，重负

参考例句：

• This ship embarked cargoes. 这艘船装载货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The crew lashed cargoes of timber down. 全体船员将木材绑牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

3 creed   

n.信条；信念，纲领

参考例句：

• They offended against every article of his creed.他们触犯了他的每一条戒律。
• Our creed has always been that business is business.我们的信条一直是公私分明。