一

　　1

　　A: Karen just told me that I am the most handsome man she ever saw!

　　B: Well, dont get your hopes up. She is not the most truthful person I know. She told me the same thing.

　　A: Karen说我是她见过的最帅的男人。

　　B: 哦，不要得意太早了。她总是言不由衷，她也对我说过同样的话。

　　2

　　A: I cant believe Mrs. Tollinger gave me an F in economics! I gave her the biggest Christmas and birthday gifts I could find.

　　B: Well, now I guess you know that its kind of a waste trying to bribe a teacher who is incorruptible.

　　A: 我真不敢相信Tollinger老师给我的经济学打了个不及格!我给她的圣诞礼物和生日礼物可都是大礼啊。

　　B: 你现在应该知道了吧，试图贿赂一个廉洁的老师是白费心机。

　　【语言点精讲】

　　get ones hope up: 提高对的期待。

　　truthful: 习惯说真话的。

　　bribe: 贿赂，行贿。

　　incorruptible: 廉洁的，不受腐蚀的。

　　二

　　A: He is an upfront, straight down the line guy. We all like him.

　　B: I know he is usually on the level. What did he do

　　A: The boss was bawling out Miss Jones for some figure-juggling errors that cost the company a bunch. He showed he plays with a clean deck and admitted it was his mistake. The boss was so pleased and he gave him a raise.

　　B: He is a real aboveboard guy!

　　A: 他是个正直、坦诚的小伙子，大家都喜欢他。

　　B: 我也知道他一向都很诚实。他怎么了

　　A: 老板正冲Jones小姐发火，怪她篡改了账目，让公司亏了一大笔。这时他老老实实地站出来，承认是他的错。老板很欣赏，还给他涨了工资。

　　B: 他真是个光明磊落的人!

　　【语言点精讲】

　　upfront: 坦率的。

　　straight down the line: 绝对诚实的。

　　on the level: 诚实的;可靠的;坦率地。

　　bawl out: 乱哄哄地争吵;大声嚷出。

　　juggle: 篡改，玩花招。

　　play with a clean deck: 在玩牌的时候，如果是clean的，那意味着它是诚实没有猫腻的。这个短语在口语中用来形容人是正直诚实的或者交易是公平的。