这年头儿，谁活得都不轻松。我们单位里的业务骨干小郑平时看上去特别开朗要强，从没见过她跟谁诉过苦、抱怨过什么。可是就在昨天总监 Lawrence 在茶水间就偶然撞见小郑在那儿偷偷抹眼泪，他赶紧上前说"Just take it easy, if something is worrying you, get it off your chest." (别着急，如果你有什么心事，还是别憋在心里头啦。) 原来她是因为年中考核的压力太大有点儿受不了......唉，其实有什么糟心的事儿啊，还是别憋在心里，起码儿说出来心里才会舒坦点儿不是嘛！
今天要跟大家说的这个表达"get something off your chest" 就是干这个用滴，"把什么东西从你的胸中掏出来"，不就是"把憋在心里的话说出来"的意思嘛，就像我们平时常说的"吐苦水、倾诉烦恼"一样，这里用胸部来表达心中的情感。怎么样，你掌握到了吗？
倾吐（心中的烦恼）；将…一吐为快；不吐不快；吐苦水; 倾诉、吐露、坦白一些心事；直抒胸臆、畅所欲言
【En】to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwards. 告诉某人一直困扰你很长一段时间的事情，这样你会感觉好一些。to tell someone about something that has been worrying you or making you feel guilty for a long time. 告诉某人一直困扰你或让你感到内疚的事情。to reveal or discuss something that has caused one emotional discomfort and that one has repressed, kept hidden, or neglected to discuss earlier. 揭露或讨论先前被压抑、隐藏或忽视的、使人情绪不快的事情。to unburden oneself; to confess something; to criticize or make a personal complaint to someone. 卸下自己的负担；坦白某事；对某人提出批评或个人抱怨。 If you get something off your chest, you talk about a problem that has been worrying you for a long time, and you feel better because of this. 如果你说出了一些心里话，意思是你谈论一个困扰了你很久的问题，你会感觉好一些。
● You've been a little cold to me lately. Is there something you'd like to get off your chest?
你最近对我有点儿冷淡。你有什么憋在心里的话想说的吗?
● I feel it's done me good to get it off my chest.
我感觉吐吐苦水对我有好处。
● Tell me about it, get it off your chest.
快跟我说说，把憋在心里的话都说出来吧。
● I had a conversation with him last month, just a general chat that I wanted to have, and I got things off my chest.
上个月我和他谈了一次话，本来只是想随便聊聊，但我却把心里话都说出来了。
● I had spent two months worrying about it and I was glad to get it off my chest.
我为这件事担心了两个月，很高兴一吐为快。
● I'm sorry but I just have to get something off my chest. How could you treat me like that last night?
对不起，我有话必须得说说。你昨晚怎么能那样对我?
● I have to get this off my chest. I'm tired of your rudeness to me!
有些话我不吐不快。我受够了你对我的无礼！
● You will feel better if you get it off your chest.
把心里话说出来，你会感觉好受点儿。
● He came to see me because he wanted to get something off his chest.
他来找我是因为他想把心里话说出来。
● He admitted taking the dollar and said he was glad to get it off his chest.
他承认拿走了那些钱，并表示他很高兴能够放下心中的这块儿大石头。
● People are able to get things off their chest in these meetings.
在这些会议上，人们可以畅所欲言。
● Sure thing! When I have some trouble, I'll call you and get it off my chest.
当然！当我遇到烦心事时，我就给你打电话，一吐为快。
● I've got to get this off my chest-I can't stand his parents,
我得把这件事说出来，我真是受不了他的父母了。
● My doctor gave me the opportunity to talk and get things off my chest.
我的医生给了我倾诉的机会，把心里话一吐为快。
● Sarah certainly seemed as though she had a lot to get off her chest.
萨拉似乎有很多心事要倾诉。
