第一， 迷你对话

A: Could you tell something about Jim?

你可以讲Jim的事情吗？

B: I just know that he has a big mouth.

我就是知道他是个多嘴的人。

A: Anything else?

还有别的吗？

B: You see. It has been less than one week since we know each other.

你知道，我们相识还不到一周。

第二， 地道表达

have a big mouth

1. 解词释义

Have a big mouth表示“说不该说的话”，“多嘴多舌”“说话冒失”等意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. You had a big mouth, Joe. You should not have talked so much and so noisily when there were so many strangers .

你是个多嘴的家伙，Joe，当着这么多陌生人的面，你不该说得那么大声，说得那么多。

e.g. I ' m not going to tell you the secret as you have a big mouth.

我不会把秘密告诉你，因为你太多嘴了。

e.g. I’m not going to tell you the news as you have a big mouth.

我不会把这条消息告诉你，你的嘴不牢。

e.g. Don ' t tell him anything confidential ; she’s known for having a big mouth.

别告诉他任何机密的事情，她的大嘴巴是出了名的。

第三，咬文嚼字

1. less than ：不到一周

e.g. It's less than five minutes' walk to a shopping mall．

走路不到五分钟就有成片的商店。

e.g. Angele had loved him with a love no less than his own.

安琪儿对他的爱，跟他的也不相上下。

2. tell something about：说关于某人的事情，说说某事的情况

e.g. Would you tell me something about your family?

请告诉我一些你的家庭情况，好吗？

e.g. Would you tell us something about the new Education Act?

请你给我们讲讲新的教育法好吗?