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今天教给大家一个时髦口语：be on the up and up.

先来看一段对话，自己猜猜这个短语是啥意思：

Tessa: I'm going to buy a new car today! My neighbor works for a car dealership and he said he could get me a good price.

Nick: Are you sure you can trust him?

Tessa: Absolutely! He's definitely on the up and up.

不难猜吧？看配图也知道啦。这里的意思是be honest. 对某人诚实，可以说：be on the up and up with somebody.

I bought a used car yesterday, but I don't think the salesperson was on the up and up. He said it was the only car in its color and today I saw a dozen exactly like it!
我昨天买了个二手车，我觉得销售员对我撒谎啦！他说这样颜色的只剩这一辆了，结果今天我看到满大街都是同样的车！

总之，"be on the up and up" 可以解释为"legitimate""honest""respectable" （正大光明的；诚实的）。比如说当有人误解你暗箱操作，而你实际上并没有这么做时，你可以站出来理直气壮地说：

Everything I do is on the up and up. I am totally honest.
我所做是事情都是正大光明的。我没有撒谎。

我们有些人生来就比较轻信别人，容易上当。下面这个例子是一个哥哥在告诉他妹妹不要把每个人看作是正派的、诚实的。这是因为他妹妹受了她男朋友的骗。这个哥哥说：

You trust every word of what he said. Then you found out he's already married. He used up all your savings and now he's gone. Mary, don't think everyone is on the up and up with you. There are dishonest people around. Got to be careful!
他说什么你都相信。到现在你发现他结婚了。他用光了你的积蓄，连个人影儿都找不到了。Mary，不要以为每个人都是诚实的。有些人是并非如此，你要小心才是。

好啦，这个由傻瓜级简单词汇组成的短语，你记住它的意思了吗？Always be on the up and up with people around you. But don't think everyone is the same!!!