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Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
欢迎收听《一分钟英语》，在这里我们将教您美语中的一些俚语。
Sometimes being truthful is hard, especially when you have to tell a person something unpleasant.
有时候做到诚实是很难的，尤其是当你要告诉某人一些不愉快的事情时。
There is a phrase in American English that is used for this purpose.
在美语中，有一个短语是用于这样的情形。
I just can't believe her. She said that I look sloppy and bad and that my clothes don't fit well.
我无法相信她。她说我看起来邋邋遢遢的，衣服不是很适合我。
She said that I look like I live in a garbage can.
她说我看起来就像是住在垃圾箱里的。
Well, if the shoe fits, wear it.
嗯，要是事实的话，就接受吧。（if the shoe fits， wear it）
If someone says to you "if the shoe fits, wear it." they're saying that if something applies to you then you should accept it.
如果某人对你说“if the shoe fits， wear it”。他们的意思是如果某事是对的，你应该接受。
It can be unkind to say. So you should use this phrase only with people you know very well.
说这话有点无情。所以你应该只在熟人面前使用该短语。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
