How can I see the SQL that will be generated by a given ActiveRecord query in Ruby on Rails

I would like to see the SQL statement that a given ActiveRecord Query will generate. I recognize I can get this information from the log after the query has been issued, but I'm wondering if there is a method that can be called on and ActiveRecord Query.

For example:

SampleModel.find(:all, :select => "DISTINCT(*)", :conditions => ["`date` > #{self.date}"], :limit => 1, :order => '`date`', :group => "`date`")

I would like to open the irb console and tack a method on the end that would show the SQL that this query will generate, but not necessarily execute the query.