英语口语练习小对话 第521期:说得妙,说话中肯,说到点子上
2014-03-26来源:和谐英语
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A: I think you should not have participated in the election of students chairman! You are a nice student editor.
我认为你不应该参加学生会的竞选的,你是个很好的学生编辑。
B: Yes. You have just said a mouthful. Maybe I can do nothing but that.
是的,你说到点子上了。也许我只会做编辑。
1. 解释
Mouthful的本意是“吃一口饭菜”中的“一口”,而say a mouthful是美国的一个俚语,意思是“说话说得中肯,说到点子上”。Mouthful在这个俚语中的意思就是“重要而有洞察力的见解”。因此,对话中的“You have just said a mouthful.”的意思是“你说话说到点子上了。”
2. 例句
e.g. The man who said we'd be frozen up in mid-January said a mouthful.
那人说一月中旬我们会冻僵的,他说得很对。
e.g.You said a mouthful when you said we ought to organize the committee better.
你说我们应该把委员会组织得更好,你算说到点子上了。