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1、Words and Their Stories:Mouth ExpressionsNow,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Peopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat,talk,shoutandsing.Theysmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanyexpressionsusingthewordmouth.Butsomeofthemarenotsonice.Forexampl
2、e,ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson,thepersonmightprotestandsay"Donotbadmouthme."Sometimes,peoplesaysomethingtoafriendorfamilymemberthattheylaterregretbecauseithurtsthatperson'sfeelings.Ortheytellthepersonsomethingtheywerenotsupposedtotell.Thespeakermightsay:"Ireallyputmyfoo
3、tinmymouththistime."Ifthisshouldhappen,thespeakermightfeeldowninthemouth.Inotherwords,hemightfeelsadforsayingthewrongthing.Anothersituationiswhensomeonefalselyclaimsanotherpersonsaidsomething.Theotherpersonmightprotest:"Ididnotsaythat.Donotputwordsinmymouth."Informationi
4、softenspreadthroughwordofmouth.Thisisgeneralcommunicationbetweenpeople,likefriendstalkingtoeachother."Howdidyouhearaboutthatnewmovie?"someonemightask."Oh,bywordofmouth."?Amoreofficialwayofgettinginformationisthroughacompanyorgovernmentmouthpiece.Thisisanofficialspokesper
5、son.Government-runmediacouldalsobecalledamouthpiece.Sometimeswhenonepersonisspeaking,hesaysthesamethingthathisfriendwasgoingtosay.Whenthishappens,thefriendmightsay:"Youtookthewordsrightoutofmymouth!"Sometimesapersonhasabadorunpleasantexperiencewithanotherperson.Hemightsa
6、ythatexperience"leftabadtasteinmymouth."Orthepersonmighthavehadaveryfrighteningexperience,likebeingchasedbyanangrydog.Hemightsay:"Ihadmyheartinmymouth."Somepeoplehavelotsofmoneybecausetheywerebornintoaveryrichfamily.Thereisanexpressionforthis,too.Youmightsaysuchaperson,"
7、wasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth."Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.Thispersonisverypoorandonlyhasenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthingsinlife,likefood.Parentsmightsometimeswithholdsweetfoodfromachildasaformofpunishmentforsayingbadthings.Forexamp
8、le,ifachildsaysthingssheshouldnotsaytoherparents,shemightbedescribedasamouthychild.Theparentsmightevent
