話到嘴邊說不出?英語該怎么表達(dá)
你有沒有過這樣的經(jīng)歷:
在路上偶遇熟人,明明彼此已經(jīng)打了招呼,但就是想不起對方的名字?
又或是別人問你一個(gè)你明明知道的事情,但是就在那一刻完全想不起來,大腦空白。
這種感覺很憋屈,明明知道自己知道,卻又說不出口。在英語中,有這樣一個(gè)表達(dá),非常貼合這種有話說不不出的感覺。
on the tip of my tongue
tip n. 尖端;尖兒;端;
tongue n. 舌;舌頭;
這個(gè)短語有兩層意思:
類似于你明明知道的一個(gè)單詞或是名字,卻在某個(gè)時(shí)刻完全想不起來
something like a name or word that you know it but cannot remember at a particular moment
你本來想說,但最后又決定不說的事情
something you want to say, but then you decide not to
以下歌詞摘自 歌曲I've Been Waiting (Lil Peep / iLoveMakonnen / Fall Out Boy)
It's hard to miss you when you are always on the tip of my tongue
當(dāng)你總被我掛在嘴邊時(shí) 我很難再想念你
(Always on the tip of my tongue)
總是掛在嘴邊 卻又有口難言
Examples:
1. It won't take me much time to remember, her name is on the tip of my tongue.
要不了多長時(shí)間我就能想起來,她的名字就在我嘴邊。
2. Just give me a minute – his birth date is on the tip of my tongue.
給我點(diǎn)時(shí)間,他的生日就在我嘴邊。
3. Sara looked up at me with questions on the tip of her tongue.
Sara抬頭看看我,一肚子問題,卻話到嘴邊說不出口。
4. Mary was badly annoyed by the behavior of the staff, terrible comments were on the tip of her tongue.
瑪麗對工作人員的行為非常惱火,她想要訓(xùn)斥他們卻話到嘴邊不說出口。
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