【句子】Ma’am, I’m afraid I’m not at liberty to discuss this any further with you. 【Desperate Housewives S02E03】

【发音技巧】I’m afraid连读；at liberty不完全爆破+闪音；with you连读；

【翻译】女士，恐怕我不宜与你更深入地探讨此事。

今天学一下这个短语：be at liberty to do sth.，这个短语的意思是什么呢？

一起来看一下；

If someone is at liberty to do sth., they have been given permission to do it.

“有做某件事情的自由”；

eg: As the investigation is still under way, we are not at liberty to release any names.

由于这个调查还在进行，所以我们没办法透露任何名字。

eg: I am not at liberty to discuss my client’s case.

我没办法谈论我客户的案子。

eg: You are at liberty to say what you like.

你想说什么都行，随便你。

你可以畅所欲言。

eg: I am not at liberty to tell you the facts.

我没办法告诉你事实。

eg: The island's in the Pacific Ocean. I'm not at liberty to say exactly where, because we're still negotiating for its purchase.

那个岛屿在太平洋。我没办法说具体在哪，因为我们还在谈购买的事儿。

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