情景对话：

A: I think you are sticking your neck out by cheating in the exams.

我觉得你考试作弊是一件非常冒险的事。

B: Nobody will know it if you don't spill the beans.

如暴你不说，没有人会知道。

A: But I...

可是我……

B: Please! Don't speak it to anyone. We are good friends, aren't we?

求求你了！我们是好朋友，对不对？

第一， 词海拾贝

stick one’s neck out

exp. To take a risk. （冒险）

e.g. Look, I'm sticking my neck out for you here. I could get fired if they find out what we're up to!

听着，我在为你冒险。如果他们发现我们在做什么，我可能会被解雇的!

e.g. You have to take some risks to be successful in business and in life, but don't stick your neck out for no good reason.

要想在事业和生活中取得成功，你必须冒险，但不要无缘无故地冒险。

I think my boss is dead wrong about hiring his son-in-law, but I'm not going to stick my neck out and tell him!

我认为我的老板雇用他的女婿是绝对错误的，但是我才不去冒那风险去告诉他。

第二， 语汇积累

spill the beans：说漏嘴，泄露秘密

e.g. Where are you going? Come on. Spill the beans.

你要去哪儿？别这样，透露一下吧。

e.g. When you see your friend`s guy with another girl, do you spill the beans?

如果你看见你朋友的男朋友跟别的女人在一起，你会不会去告密？

e.g. I bet Polly that you'd spill the beans to that reporter.

我跟波莉打赌你跟那记者说了一切。