Peopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat,talk,shoutandsing.Theysmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth”.Forexample,ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson,thepersonm
Peopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat,talk,shoutandsing.Theysmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth”.
Forexample,ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson,thepersonmightprotest(抗议)andsay“Donotbadmouthme.”Sometimes,peoplesaysomethingtoafriendorfamilymemberthattheylaterregretbecauseithurtsthatperson.Ortheytellthepersonsomethingtheywerenotsupposedtotell.Thespeakermightsay,“Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.”Ifthisshouldhappen,thespeakermightfeeldowninthemouth.Inotherwords,hemightfeelsadforsayingthewrongthing.
Anothersituationiswhensomeonefalselyclaimsanotherpersonsaidsomething.Theotherpersonmightprotest,“Ididnotsaythat.Donotputwordsinmymouth.”
Somepeoplehavelotsofmoneybecausetheywerebornintoaveryrichfamily.Thereisanexpressionforthis,too.Youmightsaysuchaperson,“wasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.”Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.Thispersonisverypoorandonlyhasenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthingsinlife,likefood.
Parentsmightsometimeskeepachildoffsweetfoodasaformofpunishmentforsayingbadthings.Forexample,ifachildsaysthingssheshouldnotsaytoherparents,shemightbedescribedasamouthychild.Theparentsmighteventellthechildtostopmouthingoff.
Butenoughofallthistalk.Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough.
小题1:Whatwillthepersonsayifhefeelssorryforwhathehassaid?A.Donotbadmouthme.B.Stopmouthingoff.C.Donotputwordsinmymouth.D.Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.小题2:Ifapersonlivesfromhandtomouth,itimpliesthat________.A.heisbadlyoffB.heishardworkingC.hehaslotsofmoneyD.hehasenoughtoeat小题3:Bysaying“Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough”,thespeakermeans“________”.A.IhaverunalongwayB.IhavetalkedtoomuchC.IhavelearnedalotD.Ihavebeenamouthyperson