Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
歡迎收聽《一分鐘英語》,在這里我們將教您一些美式英語中的俚語。
We have some phrases that sound a little painful, like this one: I am going to bite my tongue.
美語中,我們有一些短語聽起來讓人覺得很痛苦,比如:I am going to bite my tongue(我要守口如瓶)。
This does not sound good, like it might hurt. Let's listen again.
這聽起來感覺不太好,感覺受到了傷害。讓我們一起再聽聽。
I couldn't believe that happened!
我不敢相信這竟然發生了。
I know. Are you going to say something?
我明白。你會說什么嗎?
No, I am going to bite my tongue.
不,我會守口如瓶的。( bite my tongue)
I can't believe you are not going to say something!
我不相信你能什么也不說。
In American English, if I say that I'm going to bite my tongue, it means that I won't talk about something.
美語中,如果我說I'm going to bite my tongue,我不會說什么的。
I am going to keep quiet.
我會保持沉默。
This is an informal phrase, not one for business.
這是一個非正式短語,不能用于商業領域。
I am going to bite my tongue.
我會守口如瓶的。(bite my tongue)
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《 一分鐘英語》。