Larry在学校书店,陪李华买新学期要用的书。他们会用到两个常用语: bite your tongue和stoop down to someone's level。
LH: 啊呀,怎么这么多人都选今天来买书!
Larry: Well, classes do start on Monday. Everyone is getting ready for school to start.
LH: Larry,刚才我结账的时候,你听见那个收款员嘲笑我了么?他看我买这本书,说什么:“呦,你还上这门课哪?有什么用啊这种课!”他怎么能这样呢?! 气得我够呛!
Larry: Yea, I almost said something to him, but I just wanted to get out of there. Sometimes it's just better to bite your tongue and walk away.
LH: Bite your tongue? Larry你咬舌头啦? 疼不疼啊?
Larry: No, Lihua. My tongue is fine. Biting your tongue is a phrase that means you force yourself to keep quiet - Like you have to bite your tongue to keep it from talking.
LH: 哦,to bite your tongue意思就是忍着不说话。你是说,你本想说那店员两句,可不想引起争执,所以就忍着没作声。
Larry: That's right, Lihua, and saying something mean back to that rude cashier just wouldn't be worth it. Better to bite my tongue and walk away.
LH: 这倒是。我真希望刚才那个收银员也知道什么时候闭嘴,bite his tongue,不要对客人说这么没礼貌的话。
Larry: He was probably just having a bad day. When someone gets frustrated, it's easier for them to forget to bite their tongue when they should...Like last Friday when my boss asked me to work late...
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