Unit 89
set the record straight.澄清某事
当我们被误会或大家对你有所误解时-就可以用这句话来表示你的清白，并且厘清一些观点。讲清楚，说明白，以免自己遭受不明的冤屈。
模拟对话
真的在作弊吗？
Vivian: Some classmatcs told me you chcatcd in the final exam. Did you?
薇薇安：有些同学告诉我，说你期末考作弊。你有吗？
Jeff: Let me sot the record straight. I just forgot to turn off my mobile phone, and it rang in the exam. I swear I did not cheat.
杰夫：我来澄清一下。我只是考试时忘记关手机，然后手机响了。我发誓我没有作弊！
Vivian: I believe you.
薇薇安：我相信你。
Vivian向Jeffy求证他考试是否有作弊，Jeff连忙澄清自己的清白。不过，参加任何考试手机都务必要关机喔！不然手机一旦响了可是等同作弊的。
模拟对话
背后说坏话
Viviann:Sarah told me that you said I always ask you to do my homework. Wby did you say that?I always do my homework by myself!
薇薇安：莎拉说你告诉她我每次都叫你帮我做功课，为什么要这样讲？我明明都自己做功课！
Mary:Let me set the rcord straight.I did not say I did your homework;I told her we always discuss any qucstions we have about our homework together.
玛莉：让我把话说清楚，我没有说你要我帮你做功课，我是说我们在遇到功课方面的问题时都会讨论．。
Vivian突然气冲冲地跟Mary说，为什么去跟别的同学讲不实的话，当然Mary喊冤，急忙把事情真相澄清。
模拟对话
澄清绯闻
Viviann:Have you heard the rumours about that politician having an affair?
薇薇安：你听说了那个政治家外遇的绯闻吗？
Jeff:Let me set the rcord straight. First of all, he is not a politician; he's a painter.Second. he is not having an affair.
杰夫：让我来澄请这件事吧！首先，他不是政治家，他是画家。其次，他没有外遇。
vivian对于某政治家的缚闻感兴冬，却被Jeff训了一顿，Jeff并趁机厘清一些事实。的确，讨论绯闻总是不好的。
再多学一句
★Whatever you say 你说了算
“Whatever you say”听起来戟是一副无可奈何的话气，虽然嘴巴说“你怎么说都好”，其实心时面倒是怪无奈的！只是碍于情势，只好妥协了！
