校園英語口語習慣用語第248期:reveal/show one's hand
reveal/show one's hand 露出底牌
【講解】
reveal意爲“展現,露出”,show意爲“給……看,顯示,顯出”。該習語直譯爲“顯露自己的手”,引申爲“表明企圖,露出底牌”。
【對話】
A:Tom came to my home and talked with me the whole night yesterday.
A:昨天湯姆到我家和我聊了整整一個晚上。
B:What were you talking about?
B:談了些什麼?
A:Everything under the sun, and he revealed his hand to ask me to help him in the exam at last.
A:無所不談,最後他終於表明他的目的,想讓我在考試中幫幫他。
B:Did you agree?
B:你答應了?
A:Of course not.
A:當然不會。