Today’s Phrase If you ’are a big mouth’ or ’have a big mouth’ it means you talk too much, especially about things which should be kept secret or avoided. 如果说你是个“大嘴巴”或者说你有一张“大嘴巴”,那就是说你经常在应该保持沉默或应该保守秘密的时候说了不该说的话。
For example: Fran’s got such a big mouth. She’s been telling everyone that I’m engaged. I wanted to tell them myself. 弗兰真是个大嘴巴,她到处散播我订婚的消息。我还想亲口宣布订婚的事情。
Oh no, me and my big mouth! I made Alex feel upset when I mentioned his dead cat. 天哪,瞧我这张嘴,真不该提起他死去的猫咪让他伤心。
Don’t be such a big mouth. You should learn to keep other people’s problems to yourself. 你要管住你的嘴,不要老说别人的事情。
Don’t confuse it with To bad-mouth. If you ’bad-mouth’ someone it means you say negative things about them behind their back. “Bad-mouth”是说在背后说别人的坏话,可别与“big mouth”混淆了。
She’s always bad-mouthing her friends. I really don’t like it. 我不喜欢她,她总是背后说朋友的坏话。
Interesting fact Thousands of camels are traded each November at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan in India. Buyers always check a camel’s teeth, as good teeth are a sign of good health. 每年11月份,印度Rajasthan的集市上都有成千上万头骆驼交易。买主挑选骆驼时会检查它们的牙口以判断骆驼是否健康。