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Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
歡迎收聽《一分鐘英語》，在這里我們將教您美語中的一些俚語。
Sometimes being truthful is hard, especially when you have to tell a person something unpleasant.
有時候做到誠實是很難的，尤其是當你要告訴某人一些不愉快的事情時。
There is a phrase in American English that is used for this purpose.
在美語中，有一個短語是用于這樣的情形。
I just can't believe her. She said that I look sloppy and bad and that my clothes don't fit well.
我無法相信她。她說我看起來邋邋遢遢的，衣服不是很適合我。
She said that I look like I live in a garbage can.
她說我看起來就像是住在垃圾箱里的。
Well, if the shoe fits, wear it.
嗯，要是事實的話，就接受吧。（if the shoe fits， wear it）
If someone says to you "if the shoe fits, wear it." they're saying that if something applies to you then you should accept it.
如果某人對你說“if the shoe fits， wear it”。他們的意思是如果某事是對的，你應該接受。
It can be unkind to say. So you should use this phrase only with people you know very well.
說這話有點無情。所以你應該只在熟人面前使用該短語。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。
