校园英语口语习惯用语 第191期:make a clean breast of

校园英语口语习惯用语 第191期:make a clean breast of  

make a clean breast of 忏悔
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,【讲解】,breast指“胸膛”，转义指“内心的东西”，clean指“完全的，完整的”,故make a clean breast of指“全盘脱出”。
,【对话】,A:You're restless. Are you in trouble?,A:你老是不安，有麻烦吗？,B:I've done something I shouldn't.,B:我做了件不该做的事。,A:Then make a clean breast of it, you'll feel released.,A:那就彻底忏悔一下吧，你会感觉轻松一些的。,B:I've not decided yet.,B:我还没决定呢。