Bad-mouth v. 诽谤,说坏话
Divorced parents shouldn&`&t bad-mouth each other in front of the kids.
离异的父母不应该在孩子们面前说彼此的坏话。
leave a bad taste in sb&`&s mouth
给某人留下不愉快的记忆
The way he was talking to the old man left a bad taste in my mouth.
他和那个老人说话的方式给我留下了不好的印象。
Big mouth 多嘴的人
God you&`&ve got a big mouth! Don&`&t you ever stop talking about other people&`&s business?
天呐!你真是个多嘴的人!你能不能不谈别人的事情?
Mouthwatering (食品)令人垂涎的
They’ve got a lot of mouthwatering desserts at the party last night.
昨晚的聚会上有很多让人垂涎的甜点。
By word of mouth
口头上地,口口相传地
A: "How did you hear about our bakery?”
你从哪知道我们面包店的?
B: "Oh, by word of mouth. My dad told me about it.”
听说的。我爸告诉我的。
今日挑战
John knocked at the door for nearly five minutes ___ his wife opened.
A. when
B. before
C. while
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[答案] B正确;后面是一个省略了that的定语从句,这句话变为陈述句就很好理解:This is the school (that) some German friends visited last week. 其中,学校是特指,所以前面一定要加the,另外where不能在从句中做宾语,只能做地点状语,所以D错误;