一分钟英语 第33期:Bite My Tongue 我会守口如瓶的

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

欢迎收听《一分钟英语》，在这里我们将教您一些美式英语中的俚语。

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

美语中，我们有一些短语听起来让人觉得很痛苦，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.

这听起来感觉不太好，感觉受到了伤害。让我们一起再听听。

I couldn't believe that happened!

我不敢相信这竟然发生了。

I know. Are you going to say something?

我明白。你会说什么吗？

No, I am going to bite my tongue.

不，我会守口如瓶的。（ bite my tongue）

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

我不相信你能什么也不说。

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

美语中，如果我说I'm going to bite my tongue，我不会说什么的。

I am going to keep quiet.

我会保持沉默。

This is an informal phrase, not one for business.

这是一个非正式短语，不能用于商业领域。

I am going to bite my tongue.

我会守口如瓶的。（bite my tongue）

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《 一分钟英语》。