Spill the beans 泄漏秘密
Coffee 'beans' are actually seeds from a coffee bush
今日小常識
Coffee is the world's most popular drug that affects the way the brain works, according to the New Scientist magazine. Researchers say that over 90% of adults in the US drink it every day.
《新科學(xué)家》雜志說，咖啡是世界上最受歡迎的可影響大腦運作的興奮劑。研究人員說，在美國有超過 90% 的成年人每天都要喝咖啡。
今日短語
當(dāng)你讓某人 spill the beans 的時候，你實際上是讓此人把秘密告訴你，泄漏秘密。
例句
As soon as he was arrested the thief spilled the beans: he told the police about the other members of his gang. The police caught them all.
You spent a whole hour in the boss's office. Is he going to give a pay rise? Come on, spill the beans!
請注意
另一個短語是 full of beans 意思是精力沖沛，充滿活力。
Johnny was full of beans when he visited his grandfather. The old man did everything to please the boy.
