[00:00.07]People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing.#
人们使用嘴巴来做很多事，吃饭、讲话、喊叫和唱歌。#
[00:08.23]They smile and they kiss.#
还有微笑和亲吻。#
[00:10.54]In the English language, there are many expressions using the word mouth.#
在英语里有很多使用“嘴巴”这个词的表达。#
[00:16.64]But some of them are not so nice.#
但也有些表达不是很好。#
[00:19.73]For example, if you say bad things about a person,#
比如，如果你说一个人的坏话，#
[00:24.30]the person might protest and say “Do not bad mouth me.”#
这个人就会抗议说Do not badmouth me(别污蔑我)。#
[00:29.88]Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person’s feelings.#
有时人们会对朋友或家人说些随后就会后悔的话，因为这些话伤人，#
[00:39.98]Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.#
或者说了些不该说出的话。#
[00:44.90]The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”#
讲话的人会说I really put my foot in my mouth this time(这次我真的说错了)。#
[00:50.93]If this should happen, the speaker might feel “down in the mouth.”#
如果这样的事发生了，讲话的人会感到down in the mouth(沮丧，垂头丧气)，#
[00:56.95]In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.#
换另一种说法，他可能会对错话感到伤心。#
[01:02.46]Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something.#
还有一个情况是某人错误地声称另一个人说了某事。#
[01:11.15]The other person might protest: “I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.”#
一个人就会抗议说，我没有这么说，Do not put words in my mouth!(不要把这个话强加给我)。#
[01:18.62]Information is often spread through “word of mouth.”#
信息通常是经过word of mouth(口口相传)传播的，#
[01:23.84]This is general communication between people,like friends talking to each other.#
这是人与人之间最常见的沟通方式，就像朋友之间的谈话一样。#
[01:30.82]”How did you hear about that new movie?” someone might ask.#
“你怎么听说那部电影的？”有人会说，#
[01:35.78]”Oh, by word of mouth.”#
“听人说的”。#
[01:38.33]A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.#
获得信息更正规的方式通过公司或政府喉舌，#
[01:46.97]This is an official spokesperson.#
即官方发言人，#
[01:50.30]Government-run media could also be called a mouthpiece.#
国有媒体可以被称为“喉舌”。#
[01:56.05]Sometimes when one person is speaking,#
有时某人正要讲话，#
[02:00.94]he says the same thing that his friend was going to say.#
他和朋友要说的话一样。#
[02:06.94]When this happens, the friend might say,#
这种情况下，这位朋友会说#
[02:10.55]”You took the words right out of my mouth.”#
You took the words right out of my mouth(我也正想这么说)。#
[02:15.29]Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person.#
有时有人会和别人发生不愉快的经历，#
[02:22.64]He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth.”#
他会说这场经历left a bad taste in my mouth(给我留下糟糕的印象)。
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