凱瑟琳升職記:表達不滿之不要白費脣舌了

【情景再現】

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公司裏一個員工工作不認真，總是搞得一團糟。這次在一個重要項目上又出了差錯，領導問責他，他編了一大堆理由，這時領導不耐煩地說：Save your breath, I don't want to hear it.

【小編的小喇叭】

Save your breath. I don't want to hear it. 不要說了，我不想聽。

breath意爲“氣息，呼吸”，save指“省下，節約”，所以save one's breath意思就是“省點力氣吧，不要白費脣舌了”。例如：You can save your breath: you'll never persuade her. 別白費脣舌了, 你決說服不了她。

【英語情景劇】

Jenny: Tom's work is such a mess! I think I need to talk to him about it. Otherwise he'll be looking for another job.
珍妮：湯姆的工作真是一團糟！我覺得得跟他談談了，否則他會被炒魷魚的。

Catherine: You might as well save your breath. He just doesn't listen to reason.
凱瑟琳：你還是省省吧，他壓根就不聽勸。