第一， 迷你對話

A: I know he is your boyfriend. But he keeps ignoring you in public. Why don’t you ask him why he won’t own up to your relationship in public?

我知道他是你的男朋友，但是在公眾場所他總是不理你。為什么你問問他怎么不愿意公眾公開你的身份。

B: He said that would bring us a lot of trouble.

他說，那樣會帶給我們很多麻煩的。

A: Oh, I see. Now he is a famous film star. Maybe he is right.

哦，我明白了?，F在，他是電影明星了，也許他是對的吧。

第二， 地道表達

own up

1. 解詞釋義

Own up是“坦白承認”的意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. Politicians don't like to own up to their mistakes.

政客不喜歡承認他們的錯誤。

e.g. People will respect you more if you own up to your problems.

如果你坦率承任自己的問題,人們會更加尊重你。

第三，咬文嚼字

in public：當眾，公眾

e.g. He is backward in giving his views in public.

他怯于在公眾場所發表意見。

e.g. Beggars are not allowed to solicit in public places.

乞丐不得在公共場所乞討。