Let's say you have a friend who smokes too much. You may have to talk turkey with them.

假设你有个烟瘾很大的朋友。你也许不得不和他直说（talk turkey）。

A century ago, to talk turkey meant to talk pleasantly. Turkeys in the barnyard were thought to be speaking pleasantly to one another.

一个世纪前，talked turkey意思是愉快地交谈，人们认为谷仓里的火鸡会彼此愉快地交谈。

Pardon me, could you pass the gravy, please? So, like I was saying, I told my supervisor that it was time to talk turkey.

麻烦请你帮我递下肉汁好吗？就像我说的，我告诉我的主管是时候打开天窗说亮话了。