Odie的英语课 323 表达意见 3 If I'm honest

322 复习to be honest (with you) （跟你）老实说To be honest, I've never really liked him. 老实说，我从来没有真正喜欢过他。To be honest, I don't think she's right for the job. 老实说，我认为她不适合这份工作。当要说的话太消极，太打击对方（very negative）的时候，可以在 to be honest 中间加上副词 brutallybrutally直截了当地，毫不掩饰地，毫不留情地，残忍地to be brutally honest上节课的两句话加上 brutally 老实说，我从来没有真正喜欢过他。To be brutally honest, I've never really liked him.老实说，我认为她不适合这份工作。To be brutally honest, I don't think she's right for the job.除了 to be (brutally) honest，“（跟你）老实说”还可以说if I'm honest with you当我们勉为其难地要说一些真实看法时，if I'm honest with you 和 to be honest 非常非常常用。比如在工作中，有这么一个计划，你觉得不怎么样，老板或者同事问到你：So how do you feel about this plan?那你觉得这个计划怎么样？而你觉得这个计划不好——Well, if I'm honest,嗯，老实说，I think it's a big mistake.我认为这是个大错误。a big mistake 大错误mistake 错误，过失Well, if I'm honest, I think it's a big mistake.嗯，老实说，我认为这是个大错误。请大家跟我读一下这个小对话A：So how do you feel about this plan?B：Well, if I'm honest, I think it's a big mistake.A：那你觉得这个计划怎么样？B：嗯，老实说，我认为这是个大错误。老实说，说实话if I'm honest (with you)to be honest (with you)