第一, 迷你对话
A: Could you tell something about Jim?
你可以讲Jim的事情吗?
B: I just know that he has a big mouth.
我就是知道他是个多嘴的人。
A: Anything else?
还有别的吗?
B: You see. It has been less than one week since we know each other.
你知道,我们相识还不到一周。
第二, 地道表达
have a big mouth
1. 解词释义
Have a big mouth表示“说不该说的话”,“多嘴多舌”“说话冒失”等意思。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. You had a big mouth, Joe. You should not have talked so much and so noisily when there were so many strangers .
你是个多嘴的家伙,Joe,当着这么多陌生人的面,你不该说得那么大声,说得那么多。
e.g. I ' m not going to tell you the secret as you have a big mouth.
我不会把秘密告诉你,因为你太多嘴了。
e.g. I’m not going to tell you the news as you have a big mouth.
我不会把这条消息告诉你,你的嘴不牢。
e.g. Don ' t tell him anything confidential ; she’s known for having a big mouth.
别告诉他任何机密的事情,她的大嘴巴是出了名的。
第三,咬文嚼字
1. less than :不到一周
e.g. It's less than five minutes' walk to a shopping mall.
走路不到五分钟就有成片的商店。
e.g. Angele had loved him with a love no less than his own.
安琪儿对他的爱,跟他的也不相上下。
2. tell something about:说关于某人的事情,说说某事的情况
e.g. Would you tell me something about your family?
请告诉我一些你的家庭情况,好吗?
e.g. Would you tell us something about the new Education Act?
请你给我们讲讲新的教育法好吗?