英文原文
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中文原文
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People use their mouths for many things. |
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嘴巴的用途很多。 |
They eat, talk, shout and sing. |
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人们用嘴吃饭、谈话、呐喊、唱歌。 |
They smile and they kiss. |
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微笑和亲吻。 |
In the English language, there are many expressions using the word mouth. |
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在英语中,有很多包含嘴这个单词的短语。 |
But some of them are not so nice. |
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但其中一些可不太友好。 |
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say :do not bad mouth me. |
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比如,如果你说某人不好的方面,这个人可能会抗议说,不要说我坏话. |
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person's feelings. |
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有时,人们对朋友和家人说了什么过后他们觉得后悔,因为这伤害了他人的感情。 |
Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. |
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或者,他告诉了某人一些不该告诉的东西。 |
The speaker might say: I really put my foot in my mouth this time. |
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这个发言者可能会说:这次我真的说错话了。 |
If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. |
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如果发生这种情况,这个发言者可能会感到沮丧。 |
In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing. |
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换句话说,他可能为说错话觉得悲伤。 |
Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. |
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另一种情况是,当有人谎称别人说了什么时。 |
The other person might protest: I did not say that,do not put words in my mouth. |
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别人可能会抗议:我没有这样说,不要把这个话强加于我。 |