迷你對話學地道口語第521期:說得妙,說話中肯,說到點子上

Subject：You have just said a Mouthful.

迷你對話

A: I think you should not have participated in the election of students chairman! You are a nice student editor.

我認爲你不應該參加學生會的競選的，你是個很好的學生編輯。

B: Yes. You have just said a mouthful. Maybe I can do nothing but that.

是的，你說到點子上了。也許我只會做編輯。

地道表達

say a mouthful

1. 解詞釋義

Mouthful的本意是“吃一口飯菜”中的“一口”，而say a mouthful是美國的一個俚語，意思是“說話說得中肯，說到點子上”。Mouthful在這個俚語中的意思就是“重要而有洞察力的見解”。因此，對話中的“You have just said a mouthful.”的意思是“你說話說到點子上了。”

2. 拓展例句

e.g. The man who said we'd be frozen up in mid-January said a mouthful.

那人說一月中旬我們會凍僵的，他說得很對。

said a mouthful when you said we ought to organize the committee better.

你說我們應該把委員會組織得更好，你算說到點子上了。

e.g. Senator, I want to tell you that you sure said a mouthful when you said taxes are too high and you/'d work hard to lower them. Good to hear, and you can certainly count on my vote!

參議員你說稅收太高，你要努力想辦法來降低稅收。我要告訴你，你說的完全正確。聽到這樣的話很高興，我一定會投你一票的。

Ps 1：participate in的意思是“參加......”。例如：

He has invited the all battle companions participate in his wedding party. 他邀請了所有戰友參加他的結婚舞會。

Terry can't participate in the match because he has hurt his foot. 特里不能參加比賽，因爲他扭了腳。

Ps 2：do nothing but的意思是“只能做......不能做其他的”。例如：

You just feel like do nothing but take a shower and cooling off. 你簡直什麼也不想幹,只想洗個淋浴涼快涼快。

You can do nothing but let matters take their course. 你無能爲力,只能聽其自然。

On holidays he would do nothing but stick around. 假日裏他什麼也不做，總是閒來蕩去。