流行美语第361课：忍着不说话跟某人一般见识-(韦博分享)

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1、流行美语第361课：忍着不说话跟某人一般见识-（韦博分享）流行美语第361课：忍着不说话跟某人一般见识-（韦博分享）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：biteyourtongue和stoopdowntosomeone'slevel。LH:啊呀，怎么这么多人都选今天来买书!Larry:Well,classesdostartonMonday.Everyoneisgettingreadyforschooltostart.LH:Larry，刚才我结帐的时候，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

2、课!”他怎么能这样呢？!气得我够呛!Larry:Yea,Ialmostsaidsomethingtohim,butIjustwantedtogetoutofthere.Sometimesit'sjustbettertobiteyourtongueandwalkaway.LH:Biteyourtongue?Larry你咬舌头啦？疼不疼啊？Larry:No,Lihua.Mytongueisfine.Bitingyourtongueisaphrasethatmeansyouforceyourselftokeepquiet-Likeyouhavetobiteyourtongue

3、tokeepitfromtalking.LH:哦，tobiteyourtongue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'sright,Lihua,andsayingsomethingmeanbacktothatrudecashierjustwouldn'tbeworthit.Bettertobitemytongueandwalkaway.LH:这倒是。我真希望刚才那个收银员也知道什么时候闭嘴，bitehistongue，不要对客人说这么没礼貌的话。Larry:Hewasprobablyjusthaving

4、abadday.Whensomeonegetsfrustrated,it'seasierforthemtoforgettobitetheirtonguewhentheyshould...LikelastFridaywhenmybossaskedmetoworklate...LH:啊？老板让你加班，你说什么啦？Larry:WellIwantedtotellhimtogetlost,but,ofcourse,Ibitmytongueinstead.LH:幸好你忍住了！对老板大发脾气可不是明智之举！Larry:Thatsurewouldbeamistake.Anotherex

5、ampleofagoodtimetobiteyourtongueiswhenyourteachermakesyouangryinclass.LH:没错！有时候我也想顶老师几句，可想想得罪老师的后果，我呀，还是bitemytongue，装哑巴算了!Larry:That'sdefinitelythesmartthingtodo.Youwouldn'twantyourteachertobeangryatyou!******LH:每个人在生活中都应该“三思而后言”，不能想到什么说什么。一想起刚才那个没礼貌的店员，我就来气！Larry:It'salright,Lihua-ther

6、e'snothingwecandoaboutitnowanyway.Wewouldonlybestoopingdowntohislevelifwereturnedtheinsult.LH:"Stoopingdowntohislevel"“弯腰到他的水平”？这是什么意思？Larry:Tostoopdowntohislevelwouldmeantoberudetohimjustlikehewasrudetous.Justbecauseheisrudedoesnotmeanthatwehavetoactthesameway.LH:我明白了。stoopdowntosomeone

7、'slevel意思就是“跟某人一般见识”。如果别人对你没礼貌，而你也用粗鲁的语言去回敬他，那你就是把自己降低到和他一样的档次了。Larry:Right.Forexample,ifsomeonespeedspastyouwhileyou'redriving,it'sbettertoletthemgoinsteadoftryingtocatchupandracethem.LH:对，别人不守交通规则，咱不能跟他们一般见识，和他们一块儿违章开车。Larry:Exactly.Iftheywanttobeunsafe,letthembeunsafeb