英語口語練習小對話 第671期:強忍住保持緘默

Subject：Bite your tongue.

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迷你對話

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

老闆在明天的會議上公開批評我。

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

如果老闆說了你不中聽的話，你要保持沉默，否則會被解僱的。

地道表達

bite one’s tongue

1. 解釋

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”，引申爲“強忍住不說，強迫自己保持沉默”。

2. 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 an argument with him.

那人如此粗魯，我只好不作聲，避免同他爭辯。