英語口語練習(xí)小對話 第668期:強(qiáng)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(qiáng)忍住不說，強(qiáng)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(shí)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。
