Larry有件事要告訴李華，但是他要李華保守秘密。 李華今天會學到兩個常用語Hush-hush和Blabbermouth。

LL: So, Li Hua, I have some news I'd like to share with you, but I'd like you to keep it hush-hush.

LH: Hush-hush? 我知道，hush-hush是要人別出聲， 保持安靜。Larry，你為什么要我別出聲呢？

LL: Something that is hush-hush means private and secret. It is something you don't want other people to know about.

LH: 原來hush-hush在這里是指秘密的，不能告訴別人。 難道你有什么秘密嗎？

LL: I got a new job!

LH: Wow! 你找到新工作了，太好了， Larry。 我還以為是什么不可告人的事情呢。這么好的消息你為什么不告訴大家呢？

LL: Well, I am excited about it, and I do want to tell everyone, but my new job won't start for several months. I want to keep it hush-hush until I'm ready to tell people at my current job.

LH: 新工作要幾個月以后才開始，你現在還不想讓老板和同事們知道。那好，我一定為你保密。不過這個秘密我們要保守多久呢？

LL: About two months. Then I'll tell my boss and co-workers, and you won't have to keep my news hush-hush any more.

LH: 兩個月以后你就要告訴老板和同事了。我想他們一定會舍不得你走。 Larry，我也要告訴你一個秘密。 It is all very hush-hush.

LL: What's that?

LH: 我的一個學生最近在華盛頓申請了一份工作， 聽說是去一個秘密機構。

LL: If it is so hush-hush, how do you know about it?

LH: 因為我給她寫了推薦信， 那個單位還找我談話，調查這位學生的情況。

LL: Hmm, a hush-hush organization. Is she applying to become a secret agent?

LH: 你說她在申請作特工？ 這我可不能告訴你， 你知道我必須保密。

LL: Oh, I know. I'm just curious. Sometimes it is hard to keep things hush-hush. Like the fact that my friend Dave is dating your friend Mary.

LH: Dave 和Mary? 他們在談戀愛？ 我怎么沒聽說呢？

LL: Dave asked me to keep it hush-hush for a while, because he wanted to be sure that Mary liked him and that it wasn't a one-time thing.

LH: Dave要確定Mary是否真的喜歡他后才公開。這我完全理解。

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LL: I thought about telling you, Li Hua. But I didn't want to be a blabbermouth.

LH: Blabbermouth這個詞我知道， Blabbermouth指的是嘴快、不能保守秘密的人。

LL: Wow, you are *good*, Li Hua. A blabbermouth is someone who blabbers; they talk, talk, talk and can't keep a secret.

LH: Larry，在Dave這件事上， 你可真是守口如瓶啊，You are not a blabbermouth。 有你這樣忠實的朋友，Dave一定很放心。

LL: Thanks, Li Hua. Dave and Mary have been dating for several weeks, and he told me I could tell you and our other friends now.

LH: Dave讓你告訴我啦？那他和Mary一定很合得來， 太好了！Larry, Dave當時幸虧沒有告訴Jennifer， 全世界的人就都知道了。

LL: Jennifer is a blabbermouth? What do you mean?

LH: 她總喜歡打聽和議論別人的私事，然后到處亂說。

LL: Have you ever said anything about it to her?

LH: 我怎么好意思對她說：Don't be such a blabbermouth!

LL: Well, then I'll remember the next time I have something I want to keep hush-hush: Don't tell Jennifer the blabbermouth!

今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是hush-hush，意思是不要公開的，是秘密的。還有一個是blabbermouth，這是指那些嘴快，不能保守秘密的人。