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A: Okay, who used my laptop without asking? I found it with a dead battery and cookie crumbs all over the keyboard.

好吧，谁没经过我同意就用了我的笔记本电脑？我发现它的时候电池没电了，键盘上还全是饼干渣。

B: Uh, I have no idea. Maybe it was like that when you left it?

呃，我不知道啊。可能你放那儿的时候就是那样的？

A: Come on, just own up to it. I won't be angry.

得了吧，你就承认了吧。我不会生气。

B: You're right. I'm sorry. It was me. I needed to finish my homework quickly and mine was dead. I should have asked.

你说得对。对不起。是我用的。我当时需要赶紧完成作业，而我的电脑没电了。我本应该先问你的。

own up

坦白承认，供认（错误或罪行），尤其指在不太情愿或感到尴尬的情况下，鼓起勇气说出实情。

own up to sth/doing sth

坦白某事/做了某事

Come on, just own up. I won't be mad, I just want to know the truth.

拜托，你就承认了吧。我不会生气，我只想知道真相。

I have to own up to something: I was the one who accidentally deleted the file.

有件事我得坦白：是我不小心把文件删了。

If you own up to it now, the punishment will be much lighter.

如果你现在老实交代，惩罚会轻得多。

I feel terrible. I need to own up to lying to you about where I was last night.

我心里难受极了。我必须向你承认，我昨晚去了哪里，我撒谎了。

No one's owning up to drawing on the wall? Okay, then everyone loses screen time.

没人承认在墙上画画是吗？好吧，那所有人都别想玩电子设备了。

should have done

本应该做某事（实际没做），常常带有后悔或批评的语气。

I should have studied harder for the exam.

我本应该为那次考试更努力学习的。

You should have told me the truth earlier.

你本应该早点告诉我真相。

He should have apologized for his mistake.

他本应为自己的错误道歉的。