迷你對話學地道口語第960期:多嘴多舌
第一， 迷你對話
A: Could you tell something about Jim?
你可以講Jim的事情嗎？
B: I just know that he has a big mouth.
我就是知道他是個多嘴的人。
A: Anything else?
還有別的嗎？
B: You see. It has been less than one week since we know each other.
你知道，我們相識還不到一週。
第二， 地道表達
have a big mouth
1. 解詞釋義
Have a big mouth表示“說不該說的話”，“多嘴多舌”“說話冒失”等意思。
2. 拓展範例
e.g. You had a big mouth, Joe. You should not have talked so much and so noisily when there were so many strangers .
你是個多嘴的傢伙，Joe，當着這麼多陌生人的面，你不該說得那麼大聲，說得那麼多。
e.g. I ' m not going to tell you the secret as you have a big mouth.
我不會把祕密告訴你，因爲你太多嘴了。
e.g. I’m not going to tell you the news as you have a big mouth.
我不會把這條消息告訴你，你的嘴不牢。
e.g. Don ' t tell him anything confidential ; she’s known for having a big mouth.
別告訴他任何機密的事情，她的大嘴巴是出了名的。
第三，咬文嚼字
1. less than ：不到一週
e.g. It's less than five minutes' walk to a shopping mall．
走路不到五分鐘就有成片的商店。
e.g. Angele had loved him with a love no less than his own.
安琪兒對他的愛，跟他的也不相上下。
2. tell something about：說關於某人的事情，說說某事的情況
e.g. Would you tell me something about your family?
請告訴我一些你的家庭情況，好嗎？
e.g. Would you tell us something about the new Education Act?
請你給我們講講新的教育法好嗎?
