情景對(duì)話：

A: I think you are sticking your neck out by cheating in the exams.

我覺得你考試作弊是一件非常冒險(xiǎn)的事。

B: Nobody will know it if you don't spill the beans.

如暴你不說(shuō)，沒有人會(huì)知道。

A: But I...

可是我……

B: Please! Don't speak it to anyone. We are good friends, aren't we?

求求你了！我們是好朋友，對(duì)不對(duì)？

第一， 詞海拾貝

stick one’s neck out

exp. To take a risk. （冒險(xiǎn)）

e.g. Look, I'm sticking my neck out for you here. I could get fired if they find out what we're up to!

聽著，我在為你冒險(xiǎn)。如果他們發(fā)現(xiàn)我們?cè)谧鍪裁?，我可能?huì)被解雇的!

e.g. You have to take some risks to be successful in business and in life, but don't stick your neck out for no good reason.

要想在事業(yè)和生活中取得成功，你必須冒險(xiǎn)，但不要無(wú)緣無(wú)故地冒險(xiǎn)。

I think my boss is dead wrong about hiring his son-in-law, but I'm not going to stick my neck out and tell him!

我認(rèn)為我的老板雇用他的女婿是絕對(duì)錯(cuò)誤的，但是我才不去冒那風(fēng)險(xiǎn)去告訴他。

第二， 語(yǔ)匯積累

spill the beans：說(shuō)漏嘴，泄露秘密

e.g. Where are you going? Come on. Spill the beans.

你要去哪兒？別這樣，透露一下吧。

e.g. When you see your friend`s guy with another girl, do you spill the beans?

如果你看見你朋友的男朋友跟別的女人在一起，你會(huì)不會(huì)去告密？

e.g. I bet Polly that you'd spill the beans to that reporter.

我跟波莉打賭你跟那記者說(shuō)了一切。