许多家庭都有不可外扬的家丑。

Many families have a skeleton in the closet.

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家族传统，祖先的鬼魂，或者不可外扬的家丑？

Any family traditions, ancestral ghosts, or skeletons in the closet?

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俗云：“家丑不可外扬”，它明确地提醒我们不应在公众场合讨论私人的家务事，特别是如果那些事本来就不是很光彩的话。

The saying, "Don't wash your dirty linen in public," specifically tells us that we should not discuss intimate family matters in public, especially if they are of a shameful nature.

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