視頻:看《泰迪熊》學口語(2)
clear the air
John和Lori的老板Rex的對話
John: You know, Lori would hate me for saying this, but she told me how you are at the office.
Lori肯定不讓我說出來,但是她告訴了我你在辦公室的那些行為。
Rex: I think I need to clear the air here a little.
我得為自己澄清一下。
Clear the air 正統地翻譯是:以正視聽。簡單地說就是為自己澄清、消除誤會。
Eg1. I want to clear the air once and for all!
我就澄清這一次!
Eg2.Tomorrows meeting should help to clear the air.
明天的會議應該要對消除誤會有幫助。