人体英语趣说系列之mouth嘴

人体英语趣说系列之mouth嘴

2020-08-09    02'00''

主播: 金玲的声音世界

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介绍:
Mouth 口,嘴 The main function of the mouth is twofold: eating and speaking. So some phrase and idioms formed from the word are to do with these two functions. Here are two examples: “This cake melts in the mouth. ” “Shut your mouth!” But, the following expressions are totally unrelated to either eating or speaking: “ He is down in the mouth. ”(He is in la spirits. ) “This horse is light in the mouth. ”(This horse is easy to manage.) 嘴巴的主要功用有两个方面:吃和讲话,因此用mouth这个词构成的短语和成语跟这两个功用有关。这里有两个例子: This cake melts in the mouth(这糕点一入口就融化) Shut your mouth!(住嘴) 但以下用语却跟吃和讲扯不上任何关系。 “ He is down in the mouth. (他神色沮丧) This horse is light in the mouth. (这匹马容易控制)