关于嘴的英语词语典故13.pptVIP

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word mouth. But some of them are not so nice.嘴巴的用途很多，人们用嘴吃饭、谈话、呐喊、唱歌、微笑和亲吻。在英语中，有很多包含嘴这个单词的短语。但其中一些可不太友好。 For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say Do not bad mouth me.比如，如果你说某人不好的方面，这个人可能会抗议，说“不要说我坏话” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that persons feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. 有时，人们对朋友和家人说了什么过后他们觉得后悔，因为这伤害了他人的感情。或者，他告诉了某人一些不该告诉的东西。 The speaker might say: I really put my foot in my mouth this time. If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.这个发言者可能会说：“这次我真的说错话了”。如果发生这种情况，这个发言者可能会感到沮丧。换句话说，他可能为说错话觉得悲伤。 Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest: I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.另一种情况是，当有人谎称别人说了什么时。别人可能会抗议：“我没有这样说。不要把这个话强加于我。” Information is often spread through word of mouth. This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other. How did you hear about that new movie? someone might ask. Oh, by word of mouth.? A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece. This is an official spokesperson. Government-run media could also be called a mouthpiece. 信息往往是通过口耳相传传播，这是人们之间的日常沟通方式。例如朋友之间互相交谈， “你是怎么听说那部新电影的？”有人可能会问。 “哦，通过口耳相传。”更正式的获取信息的方式是通过公司或政府的喉舌，这个喉舌是指官方发言人。政府开办的媒体也可以被称为喉舌。 Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: You took the words right out of my mouth! Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say