第22課：誠實(shí)正直的?- 19

【迷你小對(duì)話1】

A: I’m sorry you caught me leaving early. Have I lost my job?
B: Not yet, but you are on probation. If you keep your nose clean for the next month, we’ll keep you.

A: 真不好意思，早退被你逮個(gè)正著。我會(huì)被炒魷魚嗎？
B: 暫時(shí)不會(huì)，但我要察看你一段時(shí)間。如果洗個(gè)月你規(guī)規(guī)矩矩的，我們就留下你。

【迷你小對(duì)話2】

A: Mom and Dad have been making me stay home every night ever since the night I got in at one o’clock in the morning.
B: Well, maybe if you can stay in the clear for a few weeks, they’ll relax their rules a little.

A: 自從我凌晨一點(diǎn)才回家的那天晚上起，爸媽就再也不讓我晚上出去了。
B: 你乖乖在家呆上幾周，也許他們會(huì)放寬這個(gè)規(guī)定的。

【語言點(diǎn)精講】

catch sb. doing: 當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓住。
on probation: 接受察看。
keep one’s nose clean: 形容某人努力保持誠實(shí)真實(shí)，不在道德上有偏差。
stay in the clear: 形容某人行為光明正大，保持著誠實(shí)和遵守道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。