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1、Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word mouth. But some of them are not so n
2、ice.嘴巴的用途很多，人们用嘴吃饭、谈话、呐喊、嘴巴的用途很多，人们用嘴吃饭、谈话、呐喊、唱歌、微笑和亲吻。在英语中，有很多包含嘴唱歌、微笑和亲吻。在英语中，有很多包含嘴这个单词的短语。但其中一些可不太友好。这个单词的短语。但其中一些可不太友好。n nFor example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say Do not bad mouth me.比如，如果你说某人不好的方面，这个人可能会抗议，说“不要说我坏话不要说我坏话”n nSometimes, people say somet
3、hing to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that persons feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. 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。或者，他告诉了某人一些不该告诉的东西。n nThe speaker might say: I really put my foot in my mouth this time. If this shou
4、ld happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.这个发言者可能会说：“这次我真的说错话这次我真的说错话了了”。如果发生这种情况，这个发言者可能会感到沮丧沮丧。换句话说，他可能为说错话觉得悲伤。n nAnother situation is when someone falsely claims Another situation is when someone falsely claims another perso
5、n said something. The other another person said something. The other person might protest: I did not say that. person might protest: I did not say that. Do Do not put words in my mouthnot put words in my mouth. .另一种情况是，当有人谎称别人说了什么时。别另一种情况是，当有人谎称别人说了什么时。别人可能会抗议：人可能会抗议：“ “我没有这样说。我没有这样说。不要把这个话不要把这个话不要把
6、这个话不要把这个话强加于我。强加于我。强加于我。强加于我。” ”n nInformation is often spread through Information is often spread through word of mouthword of mouth. This is . This is general communication between people, like friends talking general communication between people, like friends talking to each other. How did you he
7、ar about that new movie? to each other. How did you hear about that new movie? someone might ask. Oh, by someone might ask. Oh, by word of mouthword of mouth.? A more .? A more official way of getting information is through a company or official way of getting information is through a company or gov
8、ernment government mouthpiecemouthpiece. This is an official spokesperson. . This is an official spokesperson. Government-run media could also be called a mouthpiece.Government-run media could also be called a mouthpiece.n n信息往往是通过口耳相传传播，这是人们之间的日常沟信息往往是通过口耳相传传播，这是人们之间的日常沟信息往往是通过口耳相传传播，这是人们之间的日常沟信息往往
9、是通过口耳相传传播，这是人们之间的日常沟通方式。例如朋友之间互相交谈，通方式。例如朋友之间互相交谈，通方式。例如朋友之间互相交谈，通方式。例如朋友之间互相交谈， “ “你是怎么听说那你是怎么听说那你是怎么听说那你是怎么听说那部新电影的？部新电影的？部新电影的？部新电影的？” ”有人可能会问。有人可能会问。有人可能会问。有人可能会问。 “ “哦，通过口耳相传。哦，通过口耳相传。哦，通过口耳相传。哦，通过口耳相传。” ”更正式的获取信息的方式是通过公司或政府的喉舌，更正式的获取信息的方式是通过公司或政府的喉舌，更正式的获取信息的方式是通过公司或政府的喉舌，更正式的获取信息的方式是通过公司或政府的喉
10、舌，这个喉舌是指官方发言人。政府开办的媒体也可以被称这个喉舌是指官方发言人。政府开办的媒体也可以被称这个喉舌是指官方发言人。政府开办的媒体也可以被称这个喉舌是指官方发言人。政府开办的媒体也可以被称为喉舌。为喉舌。为喉舌。为喉舌。n nSometimes when one person is speaking, he says the Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this same thing that his friend
11、 was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: happens, the friend might say: You took the words You took the words right out of my mouthright out of my mouth! Sometimes a person has a ! Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He bad or unpleasant expe
12、rience with another person. He might say that experience might say that experience left a bad taste in my left a bad taste in my mouthmouth. Or the person might have had a very . Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry frightening experience, like be
13、ing chased by an angry dog. He might say: dog. He might say: I had my heart in my mouthI had my heart in my mouth. .n n有时某人说出了他朋友正要说的话。发生这种情况时，有时某人说出了他朋友正要说的话。发生这种情况时，他的朋友可能会说：他的朋友可能会说：“ “我也正想这么说我也正想这么说我也正想这么说我也正想这么说。” ”有时某人跟有时某人跟另一人之间有不愉快的经历，他可能说那种经历另一人之间有不愉快的经历，他可能说那种经历“ “给我给我给我给我留下了一个坏印象留下了一个坏印象留
14、下了一个坏印象留下了一个坏印象” ”。或者某人有一段非常可怕的经历，。或者某人有一段非常可怕的经历，例如被一只疯狗追赶，他可能会说，例如被一只疯狗追赶，他可能会说，“ “我的心都快跳到我的心都快跳到我的心都快跳到我的心都快跳到嗓子眼了嗓子眼了嗓子眼了嗓子眼了。” ”n nSome people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person, was born with a si
15、lver spoon in his mouth.有些人出生在一个非常富有的家庭而有很多钱。有句短语正好形容这种情况。你可能会说这个人“含着金汤匙出生含着金汤匙出生。”n nThis rich person is the opposite of a person who This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from lives from hand to mouthhand to mouth. This person is very . This person is very poor and only has enough
16、 money for the most poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.important things in life, like food.与富人相反的则是与富人相反的则是仅能糊口仅能糊口仅能糊口仅能糊口的人，这类人非常贫的人，这类人非常贫穷，他的钱刚够购买生活最需要东西，例如食物。穷，他的钱刚够购买生活最需要东西，例如食物。n nParents might sometimes withhold sweet food Parents might sometimes
17、 withhold sweet food from a child as a form of punishment for saying from a child as a form of punishment for saying bad things. For example, if a child says things bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be she should not say to her parents, she
18、might be described as described as a mouthy childa mouthy child. The parents . The parents might even tell the child to might even tell the child to stop mouthing offstop mouthing off. . n n家长有时会扣押孩子的甜食作为孩子说坏话的一家长有时会扣押孩子的甜食作为孩子说坏话的一种惩罚。例如，如果一个孩子对他的父母说了不种惩罚。例如，如果一个孩子对他的父母说了不该说的东西，他可能会被视为该说的东西，他可能会被视为多嘴的孩子多嘴的孩子多嘴的孩子多嘴的孩子。孩子。孩子的家长甚至可能会告诉孩子的家长甚至可能会告诉孩子“ “不要再胡说了不要再胡说了不要再胡说了不要再胡说了” ”n nBut enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough.这次节目说得够多的了，我说起来没完没说起来没完没了了。
