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标题: Be on the up and up= be honest 诚实 [打印本页]

作者: ivytony    时间: 2012-12-5 16:47     标题: Be on the up and up= be honest 诚实

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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.

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。

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作者: kobe    时间: 2012-12-5 17:53

I am  on the up and up.
我是诚实的
作者: 簿子酒    时间: 2012-12-6 08:59

i  am always on the up to up~




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