英語早間課堂:Better Left Unsaid

Good morning , my buddies. I'm so glad to see you via network. I'm hoping that we could spend a wonderful morning together. 大家早上好，我是Juliet，很高興今天又和大家在空中見面了。希望和您能在此度過一個(gè)美好的清晨。

【直擊主題】

This morning I would like to share an expression with you. It's like saying "Don't talk about it or you'll be upset someone." What's it?" Let's listen to a simple situational dialogue.

A : Should we tell Jane why people don't like her party?

B : No, that's better left unsaid.

【答疑解惑】

Now have you found it? It is "better left unsaid ". 在這個(gè)短句中,better 作為副詞，是“更好地”意思，left 是leave的過去式，在這里作為系動詞unsaid是unsay的過去分詞，但是隨著語言的發(fā)展，已經(jīng)成了獨(dú)立的形容詞了，better left unsaid 直譯就是更好地留著不說出口，so the most pure translation of it in Chinese is: 還是不說為好，還是閉嘴的好。

【三言兩句話人世】

Sometimes even if what you'er gonna to say in all good faith to someone, which is of good help for him, you know, a saying goes, unpleasant advice is a good medicine,good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. However , it goes the other way round. He would hate you to the guts, not be grateful for you . 我們常說呀:" 良藥苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。" 雖然你是出于好意告訴你的朋友發(fā)生在他身上不好的事情的原因或是提出有利于他的一些意見，可是事情往往相反，他不但不感謝你，反而恨你。因此， better left unsaid.

【學(xué)以致用】

As usual, let's put it into practice. Please make a dialogue with this short sentence " Better left unsaid. " Think it hard and a suggestive dialogue will be given latter. Now have you done? The suggestive dialogue is as follows:

A : Hey , guys , our boss would like to your opinions on the present situation of our company. B : That's better left unsaid, or we'll get fired.

A： 伙計(jì)們，老板想征集大家對公司目前狀況的意見。

B : 還是閉嘴的為好，弄得不好，我們會被炒魷魚的。

Yes , I agree with B. In reality , a boss as a leader often want to listen to the word said to praise him. Sometimes, a boss will hold a meeting or give you a form to get your opinions , which is a gloss to represent he's enlightened ruler. But if you don't know your boss inside out, "Better left unsaid. " is the good mammar. 我非常同意B的觀點(diǎn)，現(xiàn)實(shí)中，有些領(lǐng)導(dǎo)會開個(gè)會兒，或是發(fā)意見表給你，想征集大家的意見以顯示他是個(gè)明君，可是很多時(shí)候這是個(gè)假象，在你不熟悉你的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的工作作風(fēng)，性格等等方面的情況下，還是“最好不說的為好。”Silence is gold.