to be honest

I wouldn't bother with it, to be honest, but I have to read it for a seminar.(我本可以不看，老实说，但为了一个研讨会我不得不读它。)

You owe it to your staff to be honest with them.(与下属坦诚相待，这是你对他们应有的态度。)

To be honest, the article got lots of editing.(老实说，这篇文章经过了大量的编辑。)

In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common, but maybe that's what makes us enjoy each other's company so much.(事实上，说实话，即使现在我也很难想到我们有什么共同之处，但也许这就是为什么我们如此享受彼此的陪伴。)

To be honest with you, I don't remember what he said.(跟你说实话，我不记得他说过什么了。)

To be honest, I didn't want them to be punished.(说实话，我不希望他们受到惩罚。)

To be honest, she was more of a hindrance than a help.(说实在的，她没帮上忙，反而成了累赘。)

To be honest, the first lesson was not a great success.(老实说，第一节课并不是很成功。)

Yes, and how they all grew up to be honest people, and were beloved by everybody.(是啊，他们都长成了老实人，大家都喜欢他们。)

I dreaded coming back, to be honest.(老实说，我很害怕回来。)