千万别说漏了嘴

Don't spill the beans.

别说漏了嘴。

Don't spill the beans字面意思是：“不要把豆子给揪出来了”，这个习语起源于古希腊，人们通过往罐子里放豆子的方式来选举，不要将豆子撒出来，以免泄露选举结果。所以这个习语的意思是：“泄露秘密，说漏嘴”。因此，当美国人说"Don't spill the beans."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"Don't give away the secret."、"Don't let the cat out of the bag."。

情景对白：

Shirley: What I've said are secrets. I've never told other people. Remember, don't spill the beans.

雪莉：我说的可全都是秘密，从没对别人说过，记住，千万别说漏了嘴。

Jane: Don't worry. I won't.

简：别担心，我不会说的。

搭配句积累：

①Yeah, don't worry about it.

好了，放心我不会泄密的。

②Sure, I will keep the secret.

放心，我会保守住秘密。

③I promise I won't leak.

我保证不会泄密。

④I hope you will not betray my trust.

希望你不要辜负了我的信任。

单词：

leak vi. 泄露

Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press.

去年，一名公务员因向报界泄露了一份文件而被判入狱。

He said it would leak out to the newspapers and cause a scandal.

他说这件事会泄露给报界，引起丑闻。

The pool's fiberglass sides had cracked and the water had leaked out.

泳池四周的玻璃钢面开裂，水渗了出来。