英語口語練習(xí)小對話 第668期:強忍住保持緘默
Subject：Bite your tongue.
迷你對話
A: The boss will criticize me openly in tomorrow’s conference.
老板在明天的會議上公開批評我。
B: Bite your tongue if the boss say something youdo not like during the meeting, or you get fired.
如果老板說了你不中聽的話，你要保持沉默，否則會被解雇的。
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“強忍住不說，強迫自己保持沉默”。
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，避免同他爭辯。
