所谓"公道话”：

意思是公正的话，有道理的话。

日常生活中当有人说：

“我说句公道话”的时候，

他接下来说的多半就不是公道话。

当然我们也不能一棒子打死所有人。

那么你知道“公道话”用英语怎么说？

大家来和精华一起来学习下吧。

●01. 说句公道话 in all fairness

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(1) in (all) fairness “说句公道话，公正地说”

英语解释为used after you have just criticized someone,

in order to add something that explains their behaviour or performance。

(2) in (all) fairness to sb. “为某人说句公道话”

例

In all fairness, those are all things you should be doing anyway.

说句公道话，这些本来就是你应该做的。

But in all fairness, our son is our business.

说句公道话，孩子的事就是我们的事。《摩登家庭》

●02.  说句公道话 to be fair

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to be fair “说句公道话，平心而论”

英语解释为used when adding something after someone has been criticized,

which helps to explain or excuse what they did。

例

To be fair, he's using his imagination.

说句公道话，他已经发挥他的想象力了。

To be fair, you behaved better than we expected.

说句公道话，你表现得比我们预期的要好。

●03. 说实话 to be honest

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(1) to be honest “说实话，老实说，说句实在话，说真的”

英语解释为used when you tell someone what you really think。

(2) let's be honest “说实话”

例

To be honest, I'm a little offended that he accused me of that.

说实话，他这么责备我有点不爽。

To be honest, it's probably a great thing for you.

说实在的，或许这对你们来说是好事。

●04. 坦白地说 to be frank

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to be frank “坦白地说，坦率地说”

英语解释为used when you are going to say something that is true,

but which other people may not like。

例

To be frank, I don't think that's a good idea.

坦白说，我觉得这不是一个好主意。

To be frank, I hadn't thought about it until just now.

坦白说，我现在才想到到这个问题。