校園英語口語習慣用語第290期:weight one's words
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weight one's words 字斟句酌
【講解】
weight本義為“稱量”,引申為“衡量,斟酌”。該習語的字面意思是“衡最字句”,意即“字斟句酌”。
【對話】
A:What are you doing?
A:你在幹什麼?
B:I am writing a letter to my boyfriend.
B:我正打算給男朋友寫信。
A:You look so serious?
A:那為什麼你看起來一臉嚴肅呀?
B:I'm just weighing my words. I don't want to marry him, but I don't want to hurt his feeling, either.
B:我只是在斟酌字句,我不想嫁給他,又不想傷他的心。