weight one's words 字斟句酌

【讲解】

weight本义为“称量”，引申为“衡量，斟酌”。该习语的字面意思是“衡最字句”，意即“字斟句酌”。

【对话】

A:What are you doing?

A:你在干什么？

B:I am writing a letter to my boyfriend.

B:我正打算给男朋友写信。

A:You look so serious?

A:那为什么你看起来一脸严肃呀？

B:I'm just weighing my words. I don't want to marry him, but I don't want to hurt his feeling, either.

B:我只是在斟酌字句，我不想嫁给他，又不想伤他的心。