轻松日记商务职场口语
55 千万别说漏了嘴
核心句型：
Don't spill the beans.别说漏了嘴。
Don't spill the beans字面意思是：“不要把豆子给揪出来了”，这个习语起源于古希腊，人们通过往罐子里放豆子的方式来选举，不要将豆子撒出来，以免泄露选举结果。所以这个习语的意思是：“泄露秘密，说漏嘴”。因此，当美国人说"Don't spill the beans."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Don't give away the secret."、"Don't let the cat out of the bag."。
情景对白：
Shirley: What I've said are secrets. I've never told other people. Remember, don't spill the beans.
雪莉：我说的可全都是秘密，从没对别人说过，记住，千万别说漏了嘴。
Jane: Don't worry. I won't.
简：别担心，我不会说的。
搭配句积累：
①Yeah, don't worry about it.
好了，放心我不会泄密的。
②Sure, I will keep the secret.
放心，我会保守住秘密。
③I promise I won't leak.
我保证不会泄密。
④I hope you will not betray my trust.
希望你不要辜负了我的信任。
单词：
leak vi. 泄露
Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press.
去年，一名公务员因向报界泄露了一份文件而被判入狱。
He said it would leak out to the newspapers and cause a scandal.
他说这件事会泄露给报界，引起丑闻。
The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out.
泳池四周的玻璃钢面开裂，水渗了出来。
