用中文说: "Call a spade a spade"

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Call a spade a spade

【中文】说实话

      Shuō shíhuà

【解释】 Say it like it is.

【例句】

- Let's call a spade a spade, that man's a liar.

 咱们还是说实话吧，那个人就是个骗子。

 Zánmen háishì shuō shíhuà ba, nàgè rén jiùshì gè piànzi.

- Mr. Adams called a spade a spade and told Johnny's parents that he was a bad student.

亚当斯先生实话告诉乔尼的父母他是个坏孩子。

 Yàdāngsī xiānshēng shíhuà gàosu Qiáo ní de fùmǔ tā shìgè huài háizi.