茶話會第99期:管中窺"馬"學表達
一、邊聽邊學Listen and Learn
hold your horses 不要着急，耐心一點
a horse of a different color 完全是另一回事
look a gift horse in the mouth 對禮物吹毛求疵
beat a dead horse 徒勞，白費口舌
二、邊聽邊說Listen and Speak
Dad, please hold your horses before you get mad at me. It was the other guy's fault.
爸爸，在你對我生氣之前先按捺一下您的火氣，這是別人的錯誤。
You mean to say that guy with that beautiful girl is her brother! I thought he was her boy friend. Hey, that's a horse of a different color.
你意思是說和那漂亮姑娘在一塊兒的是她的兄弟！我還以爲那是她的男朋友呢！嗨，這樣就情況完全不同了。
A: This shirt you gave me is not my favorite brand.
B: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth! That was the best they had.
A: 你給我的這件襯衣不是我最愛的牌子。
B: 不要吹毛求疵。那已經是他們最好的了。
A: I'd like to talk with you again about what happened.
B: Oh, come on. Let's not beat a dead horse.
A：我還想再和你說說所發生的事。
B：哦，算了。咱們不要再白費口舌了。
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