实际汇率实用英语口语：走漏风声;泄露机密

2021年1月14日发(作者：车进)
实用英语口语：走漏风声;泄露机密

第一， 迷你对话

A： You really want to tell her all the things Jack has
done? I think you have to handle thesituation with kid gloves.

你真想告诉她杰克的所作所为吗?我认为你三思而后行。

B： I know how to put her in the picture about what is
going on.

我知道怎么把话题引出来。

A ： But do you think she could endure it if you let the
cat out of the bag.

但是你觉得你告诉她真相，她受得了吗?

B： It is certainly too much for her to bear, but I’ll put
out a feeler before I move on.

她肯定受不了的，我想试试看她反应如何。

第二：核心短语

cat out of the bag

1. 解词释义

Cat out of the bag的字面意思是“袋子里的猫”，比喻为“秘
密”的意思。它通常和let连用，即：let the cat out of the bag。
Let the cat out of the bag的字面意思是“让猫从袋子里跑出来
了”，比喻为“说走嘴了而泄露秘密”“走漏风声”“泄漏隐 秘的消
息”等等意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. I've let the cat out of the bag already, Mr. Li,
and I might as well tell the whole thing now.

我已经无意中泄露了秘密，李先生，干脆现在就把全部情况都告
诉你。

e.g. I wanted mother's present to be a secret, but my
sister let the cat out of the bag.

给母亲的礼物我原想保密，不过妹妹却露了马脚。

e.g. The criminal was hiding away from the police, but a
small boy let the cat out of the bagwhen he told the police
that there was a man in the house.

罪犯正躲避警方的搜查,但一位小男孩泄漏了秘密,他告诉警方屋
里有一个男人。

e.g. That is too bad. I am wondering who let the cat out
of the bag. A correspondent hasdiscovered that we are
planning a merger with the XYZ Company.

真糟糕，我在想是谁把秘密已经泄漏啦 。我们打算与xyz公司合
并的计划已经被一个记者探听到了。

第三：词海拾贝

1. with kid gloves：谨慎小心地，巧妙灵活地;审慎周到地

e.g. Well, that was war, and only fools thought itcould
be waged with kid gloves on.

嘿，战争就是这样，只有傻瓜才会以为打起仗来还能那么温良恭
让呢。

e.g. He gets angry ever easily; you must handle him with
kid gloves.

他动辄发脾气，你要小心地对付他。

e.g. In presidential campaigns, foreign policy is
treated with kid gloves.

在总统竞选活动中，外交政策问题会被小心对待。

e.g. Some artists have to be handled with kid gloves.

和有些艺术家打交道时要谨慎。

2. put someone in the picture about something：让某人了
解某事的具体情况

e.g. Members of Parliament insisted on being put in the
picture about the government's plans.

议员坚持要充分了解政府计画的详情。

e.g. Can you put me in the picture about the World Cup
Football Match?

你能给我讲讲关于世界杯足球赛的状况吗?

e.g. He's is away for several week, and we'd better put
him in the picture about her daughter’sdeath at once.

他已经离开几星期了，我们立即把他女儿死亡的情况告诉他。

3. go on：实行，发生

e.g. While this conversation was going on, I was
listening with earnest attention.

这场对话实行的时候，我聚精会神地听着。

e.g. I don't know what's going on.

我不知道发生了什么事。