真相、秘密和欺骗 - 真实性

深入探讨关于真实性的英语习语，如“彻底坦白”和“真相大白”。

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English idioms related to Truth, Secrecy, & Deception

to show one's true colors

[短语]

to behave in a way that reveals who a person truly is as opposed to whom they seem to be

露出真面目, 暴露本性

Ex: She revealed her true colors as soon as the promotion was on the table.

升职机会一摆上台面，她就露出了真面目。

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to put one's cards on the table

[短语]

to honestly share one's thoughts, feelings, or plans

把话挑明, 摊牌

Ex: She laid her cards on the table and told him she was not ready to get married.

她把话挑明，告诉他自己还没准备好结婚。

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on the level

[短语]

truthfully and without any deception

真诚坦白，不耍花招, 老老实实

Ex: Tell me on the level, did you already know about the layoffs?

你跟我说实话，你是不是早就知道裁员的事了？

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to cross one's heart

[短语]

to swear that one is telling the truth about something or is going to do something as promised

发誓说的是真的, 郑重保证

Ex: Cross my heart, I will pay you back tomorrow.

我发誓，明天一定还你钱。

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to make a clean breast of something

[短语]

to make a confession about what one has done wrong or lied about, especially to gain relief

全盘承认, 把真相全说出来

Ex: She made a clean breast of the lie because the guilt was eating her alive.

她因为内疚得受不了，终于承认自己撒了谎。

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to come clean

[短语]

to finally reveal or admit the truth about something

终于说出真相, 终于坦白

Ex: She came clean to her parents about failing the course.

她终于向父母坦白自己那门课没通过。

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to take the lid off something

[短语]

to make known an unpleasant truth about something

揭开丑陋真相, 揭露丑闻

Ex: Her article took the lid off the company's unsafe working conditions.

她的文章揭露了那家公司不安全的工作环境。

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the birds and (the) bees

[短语]

a conversation with children about disturbing topics like where babies come from or what is the goal of marriage are being discussed

孩子从哪儿来的那番话, 给孩子讲性和生育

Ex: When his daughter asked where babies come from, he knew it was time for the birds and bees.

女儿问宝宝是从哪儿来的时候，他知道该谈这个话题了。

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on the up and up

[短语]

in a way that involves no deception or rule violations

诚实合规, 不欺诈不违规

Ex: The deal looked too good to be true, but it turned out to be on the up and up.

这笔交易好得让人不敢相信，但最后证明它是诚实合规的。

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home truth

[名词]

an unpleasant, yet truthful information someone reveals or points out about one

关于自己的刺耳真相, 不中听的实话

Ex: The review contained some home truths about the way I manage the team.

那份评价里有几条关于我管理团队方式的刺耳实话。

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to come out in the wash

[短语]

(of a hidden fact) to be eventually revealed or discovered

最终水落石出, 迟早会露出来

Ex: He tried to hide who made the decision, but it came out in the wash.

他试图隐瞒是谁做的决定，但最后还是露出来了。

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real talk

[感叹词]

used to introduce a serious or honest statement

说真的, 老实说

Ex: Real talk, you need to slow down before you burn yourself out.

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to lay one's cards on the table

[短语]

to speak honestly and openly about a situation

Ex: He finally laid his cards on the table during the meeting.

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真相、秘密和欺骗
欺骗	秘密	保守秘密	说谎与夸张
明显性	假装	揭示秘密	深度与表面
信任与诚实	真实性	奉承与吹嘘

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