一分鐘英語 第33期:Bite My Tongue 我會守口如瓶的

Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.

歡迎收聽《一分鐘英語》，在這裏我們將教您一些美式英語中的俚語。

We have some phrases that sound a little painful, like this one: I am going to bite my tongue.

美語中，我們有一些短語聽起來讓人覺得很痛苦，比如：I am going to bite my tongue（我要守口如瓶）。

This does not sound good, like it might hurt. Let's listen again.

這聽起來感覺不太好，感覺受到了傷害。讓我們一起再聽聽。

I couldn't believe that happened!

我不敢相信這竟然發生了。

I know. Are you going to say something?

我明白。你會說什麼嗎？

No, I am going to bite my tongue.

不，我會守口如瓶的。（ bite my tongue）

I can't believe you are not going to say something!

我不相信你能什麼也不說。

In American English, if I say that I'm going to bite my tongue, it means that I won't talk about something.

美語中，如果我說I'm going to bite my tongue，我不會說什麼的。

I am going to keep quiet.

我會保持沉默。

This is an informal phrase, not one for business.

這是一個非正式短語，不能用於商業領域。

I am going to bite my tongue.

我會守口如瓶的。（bite my tongue）

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《 一分鐘英語》。