如何用英语告诉别人你要讲实话了?

To be honest?

Let me be honest?

Honestly speaking?

换了三遍都还是 honest,这样真的太单调了,一旦你的对话过长,就让人觉得味同嚼蜡。

 

其实英语口语中还有个有趣的说法,叫 level with sb. 同样是表示“对人讲实话”、“对人开诚布公”

To level with someone means to be honest with someone, especially after having been deceitful or not completely truthful or forthcoming.
对某人 level with 的意思就是对某人讲实话,尤其是在本来骗了他或者没有对他完全诚实之后。

—— The Free Dictionary

 

level 这个名词的本来意思是“水平面”,后又由这个意思衍生出了“等级”的意思。而它作动词的时候意思是“夷平”、“把东西整成平面”。所以,level with 这个说法其实也挺好理解:“让我们在同一个水平面上交流”

 

以后,你再要表达“讲实话”的时候,可以用:

Let me level with you.

Can I level with you?

OK, it's time for us to level with each other.

 

那么,我们来造个句子吧~

Someone who levels with you is someone you should cherish.
你应该珍惜那些愿意和你讲实话的人。