Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
欢迎收听《一分钟英语》,在这里我们将教您一些美式英语中的俚语。
We have some phrases that sound a little painful, like this one: I am going to bite my tongue.
美语中,我们有一些短语听起来让人觉得很痛苦,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.
这听起来感觉不太好,感觉受到了伤害。让我们一起再听听。
I couldn't believe that happened!
我不敢相信这竟然发生了。
I know. Are you going to say something?
我明白。你会说什么吗?
No, I am going to bite my tongue.
不,我会守口如瓶的。( bite my tongue)
I can't believe you are not going to say something!
我不相信你能什么也不说。
In American English, if I say that I'm going to bite my tongue, it means that I won't talk about something.
美语中,如果我说I'm going to bite my tongue,我不会说什么的。
I am going to keep quiet.
我会保持沉默。
This is an informal phrase, not one for business.
这是一个非正式短语,不能用于商业领域。
I am going to bite my tongue.
我会守口如瓶的。(bite my tongue)
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《 一分钟英语》。