“I am biting my tongue to avoid saying something impolitic,” a bank official wrote at the time.

“我保持缄默，以免出言不当，”一名世行官员当时写道。

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"I am biting my tongue to avoid saying something impolitic," a bank official wrote at the time.

“我保持缄默，以免出言不当，”一名世行官员当时写道。

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Does he have a habit of biting his lips or tongue?

他有没有咬嘴唇和咬舌头的习惯？

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And John McCain, as we all know, is well known for not holding his tongue, for not biting his tongue.

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At that age (perhaps still) I was not good at biting my tongue.

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But, apart from ministerial trappings and the bright light of television, what does Mr Fabius get in return for biting his tongue?

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