今天要讲的两个习惯用语并不是由同样一个关键的字组成的,然而,它们具有相同的意思。也就是诚实,真实等。今天我们要讲的第一个习惯用语就是: On the level. Level这个字也有好几个解释/在这里可以解释为水平面,on the level 就可以说是在水平面之上,是清清楚楚可以看的见的,不是隐蔽。要是说一个人是on the level,那这个人就是很直率的。你可以相信他的话的。
例句1: If you plan to buy a new car, I recommend you go to Joe Doakers. My friend Joe is really on the level - he'll give you a fair price, and he'll take good care of the car after you buy it.
上面举的例子是有关买卖交易的,但是on the level也可以用在其他方面。下面这个例子是一个人在对他的朋友说话。
例句2: Bob, we've known each other more than ten years now. I consider you as a very good friend and expect you to be on the level with me. So you really disappoint me by bad-mouthing me among my classmates.
例句3: This guy who wants to marry Susie claims to be a big businessman back in Chicago. But I'm going to check up on him to see whether he's actually kosher or just lying about himself.
例句4: Whenever you make a deal, check first to make sure that the money you receive is kosher. We don't want anything to do with laundering dirty money with drug dealers. Anything like that would hurt the future of our company.