A Bad Taste in My Mouth Lyrics

Song	A Bad Taste in My Mouth
Artist	英语听力
Album	VOA慢速英语：词汇典故
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[00:00.10]	Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.
[00:16.48]	People use their mouths for many things.
[00:21.29]	They eat, talk, shout and sing.
[00:25.42]	They smile and they kiss.
[00:27.65]	In the English language, there are many expressions using the word "mouth."
[00:34.03]	But some of them are not so nice.
[00:37.04]	For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say "Do not badmouth me!"
[00:46.74]	Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person's feelings.
[00:56.69]	Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.
[01:02.68]	The speaker might say "I really put my foot in my mouth this time."
[01:07.66]	If this should happen, the speaker might feel "down in the mouth."
[01:13.93]	In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
[01:20.30]	Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something.
[01:27.73]	The other person might protest "I did not say that.
[01:32.36]	Do not put words in my mouth!"
[01:35.17]	Information is often spread through "word of mouth."
[01:41.12]	This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other.
[01:47.49]	"How did you hear about that new movie?" someone might ask.
[01:52.34]	"Oh, by ‘word of mouth.'"
[01:54.93]	A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.
[02:03.65]	This is an official spokesperson.
[02:06.79]	Government-run media could also be called "a mouthpiece."
[02:13.42]	Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say.
[02:23.40]	When this happens, the friend might say "You took the words right out of my mouth!"
[02:31.57]	Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person.
[02:39.29]	He might say that experience "left a bad taste in my mouth."
[02:45.58]	Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog.
[02:56.08]	He might say "I had my heart in my mouth."
[03:00.95]	Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.
[03:10.39]	There is an expression for this, too.
[03:14.95]	You might say such a person was "born with a silver spoon in his mouth."
[03:21.11]	This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives "from hand to mouth."
[03:30.43]	This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life --
[03:39.68]	like food.
[03:40.96]	Parents might sometimes withhold sweet food from a child as a form of punishment for saying bad things.
[03:51.89]	For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as "a mouthy child."
[04:03.82]	The parents might even tell the child to "stop mouthing off."
[04:10.04]	But enough of all this talk.
[04:13.23]	I have been running my mouth long enough.
[04:18.12]	Words and Their Stories, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss.
[04:35.70]	I'm Faith Lapidus.

[00:00.10]	Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.
[00:16.48]	People use their mouths for many things.
[00:21.29]	They eat, talk, shout and sing.
[00:25.42]	They smile and they kiss.
[00:27.65]	In the English language, there are many expressions using the word " mouth."
[00:34.03]	But some of them are not so nice.
[00:37.04]	For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say " Do not badmouth me!"
[00:46.74]	Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person' s feelings.
[00:56.69]	Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.
[01:02.68]	The speaker might say " I really put my foot in my mouth this time."
[01:07.66]	If this should happen, the speaker might feel " down in the mouth."
[01:13.93]	In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
[01:20.30]	Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something.
[01:27.73]	The other person might protest " I did not say that.
[01:32.36]	Do not put words in my mouth!"
[01:35.17]	Information is often spread through " word of mouth."
[01:41.12]	This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other.
[01:47.49]	" How did you hear about that new movie?" someone might ask.
[01:52.34]	" Oh, by ' word of mouth.'"
[01:54.93]	A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.
[02:03.65]	This is an official spokesperson.
[02:06.79]	Governmentrun media could also be called " a mouthpiece."
[02:13.42]	Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say.
[02:23.40]	When this happens, the friend might say " You took the words right out of my mouth!"
[02:31.57]	Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person.
[02:39.29]	He might say that experience " left a bad taste in my mouth."
[02:45.58]	Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog.
[02:56.08]	He might say " I had my heart in my mouth."
[03:00.95]	Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.
[03:10.39]	There is an expression for this, too.
[03:14.95]	You might say such a person was " born with a silver spoon in his mouth."
[03:21.11]	This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives " from hand to mouth."
[03:30.43]	This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life
[03:39.68]	like food.
[03:40.96]	Parents might sometimes withhold sweet food from a child as a form of punishment for saying bad things.
[03:51.89]	For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as " a mouthy child."
[04:03.82]	The parents might even tell the child to " stop mouthing off."
[04:10.04]	But enough of all this talk.
[04:13.23]	I have been running my mouth long enough.
[04:18.12]	Words and Their Stories, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss.
[04:35.70]	I' m Faith Lapidus.

[00:00.10]	Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.
[00:16.48]	People use their mouths for many things.
[00:21.29]	They eat, talk, shout and sing.
[00:25.42]	They smile and they kiss.
[00:27.65]	In the English language, there are many expressions using the word " mouth."
[00:34.03]	But some of them are not so nice.
[00:37.04]	For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say " Do not badmouth me!"
[00:46.74]	Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person' s feelings.
[00:56.69]	Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.
[01:02.68]	The speaker might say " I really put my foot in my mouth this time."
[01:07.66]	If this should happen, the speaker might feel " down in the mouth."
[01:13.93]	In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
[01:20.30]	Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something.
[01:27.73]	The other person might protest " I did not say that.
[01:32.36]	Do not put words in my mouth!"
[01:35.17]	Information is often spread through " word of mouth."
[01:41.12]	This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other.
[01:47.49]	" How did you hear about that new movie?" someone might ask.
[01:52.34]	" Oh, by ' word of mouth.'"
[01:54.93]	A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.
[02:03.65]	This is an official spokesperson.
[02:06.79]	Governmentrun media could also be called " a mouthpiece."
[02:13.42]	Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say.
[02:23.40]	When this happens, the friend might say " You took the words right out of my mouth!"
[02:31.57]	Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person.
[02:39.29]	He might say that experience " left a bad taste in my mouth."
[02:45.58]	Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog.
[02:56.08]	He might say " I had my heart in my mouth."
[03:00.95]	Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.
[03:10.39]	There is an expression for this, too.
[03:14.95]	You might say such a person was " born with a silver spoon in his mouth."
[03:21.11]	This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives " from hand to mouth."
[03:30.43]	This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life
[03:39.68]	like food.
[03:40.96]	Parents might sometimes withhold sweet food from a child as a form of punishment for saying bad things.
[03:51.89]	For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as " a mouthy child."
[04:03.82]	The parents might even tell the child to " stop mouthing off."
[04:10.04]	But enough of all this talk.
[04:13.23]	I have been running my mouth long enough.
[04:18.12]	Words and Their Stories, in VOA Special English, was written by Jill Moss.
[04:35.70]	I' m Faith Lapidus.

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