近日,一位美国渔民在美国内布拉斯加州的奥尔梅斯湖内打捞上一条长著两张嘴的虹鳟鱼,颇为奇特。
This fish didn't have a chance. A rainbow trout pulled out of Holmes Lake last weekend had double the chance to get hooked: It had two mouths.
希腊哲学家Diogenes(有人说他曾经住过桶里)说:“我们人类有两只耳朵和一张嘴的原因就是我们人类要多听少说!”
Diogenes, the Greek philosopher who is supposed to have lived in a barrel, said, "the reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is so that we may listen more and talk less!"
他每月不得不用相当于700美元的钱来养家,5张嘴等着吃饭,他觉得很困难。
He had to feed his family on the equivalent of seven hundred dollars a month and, with five mouths to feed, he found this very hard.
一个潜在的问题是,张嘴呼吸会减损这些鱼类的流线型,可能使它们的速度减慢。
One potential problem is that opening the mouth to breathe detracts from the streamlining of these fishes and tends to slow them down.
第二天早上,他张嘴想说“早上好”时,发出的却是呱呱声。
The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say "Good morning", nothing came out but a croak.
他张嘴想说话,但是发出来的只有呱呱的声音,在咽了一点口水后,他重新开始自我介绍。
He opened his mouth to speak, but he only croaked. He swallowed the little saliva in his mouth and started again.
我只是希望我儿子没有继承她的那张嘴。
丽的表情也黯淡了许多,她张了张嘴,想说点什么,正好这时服务员来给他们上菜。
She opened her mouth to say something, but it was at that moment that the waiter returned with their food.
换句话说,学会并应用倾听的艺术,因为你有两只耳朵但只有一张嘴。
In other words, learn and apply the art of listening, you have two ears and one mouth for a reason.
图书管理员是一个球状的生物,有一千只眼睛但只有一张嘴。它把一千只眼睛中的几只弯向泰迪斯博士。
The librarian, a globular being with a thousand eyes and one mouth, bent some of his eyes upon Dr. Thaddeus.
那种恶骂从中了酒毒的哑嗓子里喊出来,确是很丑,那张嘴确也缺少两颗门牙。
These insults, poured forth in a voice roughened by brandy, did, indeed, proceed in hideous wise from a mouth which lacked its two front teeth.
默多克张嘴要笑,但没发出声音,咳嗽几声,说,“听我牛津的朋友说你可能在这一带,没想到你是这个样子。”
Murdoch's mouth opened in a laugh but no sound came out. He coughed and said, "Heard from my Oxford mates you might be in these parts, but didn't expect to find you like this.
没有人性的人,我想回答,但我没有张嘴,心里想着我那不想生养的孩子。
De-humanised people, I want to answer, but I keep my mouth shut, and think about the child that I don't want to have.
又一张嘴要吃,又一辆耗油车要开,又一位长途旅行者、消费者…及未来的父母。
Another mouth to feed, another gas guzzler, long-distance traveller, consumer... and future parent.
这就是为什么我们有着两只耳朵而只有一张嘴巴的道理,我们可能要多听少讲。
This is the reason why we have two ears and only one mouth, that we may hear more and speak less.
上帝给了你两只耳朵、一张嘴巴……所以你所听的应该是你所说的两倍。
God gave you two ears and one mouth... so you should listen twice as much as you talk.
如果不行,尝试“张嘴恐吓法”-做出一个O的嘴型,(身体)向前倾斜并扬起你的眉毛。
Failing that, try the "open-mouth threat" - make an o with your mouth, lean forward and raise your eyebrows.
当她确实如此轻微的开始说话时【笑】,当她张嘴说话时,她只是想要预料,如果她说得更多那么她的演说将会有怎样的影响。
When she does unlock her lips ever so slightly — when she does unlock her lips, she does so only to anticipate the effect that her speeches would have if she were to unlock them even more.
你的人物张嘴要说什么——这你也知道; 人物的特殊个性应该在他的台词中表现出来——这你还知道。
You know your character opens his mouth to speak and you know that there is a particular personality that should be coming out with his words.
这些将用来买你的水、也许一点点吃的,此外封住船上的几张嘴。
This will buy you water, maybe a little food, and the silence of a few people on board.
如此说来,也许张嘴打哈欠只是一种即将改变状态的信号,而不是疲倦本身的表现;由醒到睡,反之亦然。
Perhaps, then, an open mouth is more a sign of some impending change of state rather than a statement of tiredness itself; awake to asleep or vice versa.
李解释说:“两张嘴并不占什么优势,因为这使它的头非常重,别的猪都对它推来搡去的。”
Li explained: "the mouths aren't much of an advantage because his head is very heavy and he gets pushed around by the others."
频繁地练习吧:洗澡的时候练习,照镜子的时候练习,车停在路口等红灯的时候也可以张嘴说说。
Do it often: in the shower, in front of the mirror, in the car stopped at a red light.
如果你已经有一段时间没改变过化妆了,去你喜欢的百货商店或美容商店的化妆柜台看看,别不敢张嘴寻求帮助。
If it's been a while since you've had a change, visit the makeup counters at your favorite department or beauty store, and don't be afraid to ask for help.
现在她张嘴就是商学院里的陈词滥调,为的就是不让共和党保守派抨击她。
She has so far run almost entirely on business-school platitudes to avoid exposing herself to attack by the Republican right.
矿藏的定义是什么?地里一个洞,地上一张嘴。
What's the definition of a mine? A hole in the ground with a liar on top.
这个尖叉的四个尖角紧贴着这下颚和胸骨,而其长度设计的仅够受害者轻微的张嘴招供。
The four sharp points snugly nestled under the chin and sternum were designed to allow the victim just enough range of motion with his mouth to murmer a confession.
我们代表了那句老话“你长俩耳朵和一张嘴是有道理的”。每个人都喜欢自己被人倾听。
We embody the old adage "you have two ears and one mouth for a reason". Everyone likes to be listened to.
世界粮农组织认为,如果用水效率不加以改观,世界对农业的水需求要增加60%,才足够喂养多出的20亿张嘴巴。
The Food and Agriculture Organisation reckons that, without changes in efficiency, the world will need as much as 60% more water for agriculture to feed those 2 billion extra mouths.
世界粮农组织认为,如果用水效率不加以改观,世界对农业的水需求要增加60%,才足够喂养多出的20亿张嘴巴。
The Food and Agriculture Organisation reckons that, without changes in efficiency, the world will need as much as 60% more water for agriculture to feed those 2 billion extra mouths.
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