英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第668期:強(qiáng)忍住保持緘默

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　　迷你對(duì)話

　　A: The boss will criticize me openly in tomorrow’s conference.

　　老板在明天的會(huì)議上公開(kāi)批評(píng)我。

　　B: Bite your tongue if the boss say something youdo not like during the meeting, or you get fired.

　　如果老板說(shuō)了你不中聽(tīng)的話，你要保持沉默，否則會(huì)被解雇的。

　　地道表達(dá)

　　bite one’s tongue

　　1. 解詞釋義

　　Bit是“咬”的意思，tongue是“舌頭”的意思。Bit one’s tongue的字面意思是“咬緊舌頭”，引申為“強(qiáng)忍住不說(shuō)，強(qiáng)迫自己保持沉默”。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. I think you have to bite your tongue when he's on the warpath.

　　我看在他想找事的時(shí)候，你最好甭吭聲。

　　e.g. The man was too rude that I had to bite my tongue to keep from getting into anargument with him.

　　那人如此粗魯，我只好不作聲，避免同他爭(zhēng)辯。