俗话说：每逢春节胖三斤
这个超长的春节假期
大家一定没少跟“吃”打交道
今天要学习的俚语
也和“吃”有关
"eat one's words"
eat=吃
words=言语
eat words 就是“食言”？？
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这么理解就大错特错啦
我们来看一下权威的解释吧：
eat (one's) words:
To retract something that one has said.
收回某人说过的话。
没错！eat words 不是“食言”
而是“收回前言”的意思
我们来看两个例句吧：
Don't brag so much. I guarantee you will eat your words sooner or later.
别说大话，我保证你迟早要收回前言，承认错误。
What he said proved wrong, so he had to eat his words.
事实证明他说错了，所以他只好收回前言。
本文原创，W芯公锺号：YOU书社（KindleStar）
表达“收回前言”
还有一个常用的表达
"take back"
我们来看一个例句：
You cannot take back your words once they are out of your mouth.
话一旦说出口就没法收回去了。
那么问题来了
“食言”用英语该怎么说？
正确的表达是
"break one's promise/word"
我们来看两个例句：
I will do my best not to break my promise.
我会尽量遵守我的承诺的。
He promised to come to my wedding, but he broke his word.
他答应来参加我的婚礼，可是他食言了。
好了，今天学习了4个表达：
eat (one's) words
take back
break one's word
break one's promise
你都记住了吗？
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