吃一堑长一智的意思
79期 Nervous at an Interview II 导读今天的短文会带来几个非常实用的表达，在看文章之前，你知道下面的短语是什么意思吗？
#1 have a frog in your throat
#2 my heart was beating a mile a minute
#3 you live and learn
Nervous at an Interview (Part 2)
I was just in time for my interview and I was very nervous. I walked up to the receptionist. She was talking into a headset and typing on her keyboard.
David: Good morning. I’m David Laso. I have an appointment with Dale Mendoza at 10 o’clock. Could you please let her know that I’m here?
Receptionist: Please have a seat and I’ll tell her.
About three minutes later, a man came out of the office and approached me. He introduced himself as Ben, Ms. Mendoza’s administrative assistant. He told me he would show me to her office.
I followed him and we stopped in front of an office door with a placard on the door with the name “Dale Mendoza” and her title “Vice President” written on it. Ben knocked on the door and opened it. By this time, I was feeling more confident and was actually looking forward to the interview.
Then I saw Dale Mendoza. She was the same woman who was in the elevator on my way up. I had been so nervous that I just couldn’t stop talking. I had told her how nervous I was about this interview. I had even told her about my nightmare with a three-headed monster interviewing me for a job. And now, here she was, my potential new boss.
Dale: Hello, you must be David. It’s nice to meet you.
There was a frog in my throat. My heart was beating a mile a minute.
David: It’s nice to meet you, too.
Dale: Have a seat and make yourself comfortable. You see? I only have one head and I don’t even bite.
Needless to say, that was not my best interview. But, you live and learn. I’ll know next time to keep my mouth shut!
1have a frog in your throat
There was a frog in my throat.
我当时嗓子说不出话来了
have a frog in your throat, 指因为干哑，疼痛或者过于紧张、害怕而说不出话来。
I have such a frog in my throat from this cold that I can barely talk! 这感冒使得我喉咙完全堵住了，几乎说不了话。
中文有个成语叫如鲠在喉，英语里更为接近的说法是 stick in sb’s throat. 表示由于常常因为强烈的情绪影响有话说不出，堵在喉咙的感觉。
It really sticks in my throat that I did all the work, and she’s getting all the credit.
我气到说不出话来，我做了全部事情，她抢了所有功劳！
She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat. 她想道歉但是道歉的话堵在喉咙说不出来。
有个类似的俚语叫have a lump in/to your throat，指哽咽的感觉，想哭的感觉。
His words brought a lump to my throat. 他的话让我哽咽。
今天的文章是关于一次紧张的面试，其实紧张还有一个表达就是 sb’s heart is in his/her throat, means extremely nervous. 跟中文里的“心脏快提到嗓子眼儿”是差不多的意思。
2a mile in a minute
My heart was beating a mile a minute.
心跳得很快.
a mile a minute, 一分钟一英里。一英里等于1609米，一分钟内跑了1600多米，形容速度非常快;
That tour guide was talking a mile a minute, I couldn’t understand her at all.
那个导游说话超级快，我完全听不懂她说什么。
I‘m so excited right now, my heart was beating a mile a minute.
我现在非常兴奋，我的心砰砰砰直跳。
Bob and Dan were going a mile a minute on the hike, I couldn’t keep up with them.
Bob和Dan徒步的速度太快了，我跟不上他们。
3make yourself comfortable
Dale: Have a seat and make yourself comfortable.
Dale: 请坐吧，让自己舒服些。
make yourself comfortable. 请自便，请随意的意思。当你是主人会客的时候，让对方放松不要拘谨的说辞。
中文里面我们招待客人时说的“把这当自己家就好了”，英文里也有同样的说法：just make yourself at home.
4needless to say
Needless to say, that was not my best interview.不用说都知道，那次面试我表现不咋地。
Needless to say, 不用说都知道，毫无疑问。用来表示事情的结果是如此明显，大家都知道的，无需多赘言的意思。
Needless to say, I should have failed both. 不用说，我两科都应该挂掉。
在雅思口语考试里，恰当的使用这类型的插入语是个加分项哦。
5you live and learn
But, you live and learn. I’ll know next time to keep my mouth shut!
但，吃一堑，长一智。下次我知道要闭嘴了。
you live and learn. 吃一堑，长一智。
I left my bike unlocked for five minutes and it was stolen. You live and learn I suppose. 我的自行车没有上锁，5分钟就被偷了。吃一堑，长一智吧。
非常简单的单词，在生活中你有使用过这个短语吗？
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紧张的面试
我刚好赶上面试的时间，非常紧张。我走到前台那里，她正在边对着耳麦讲话边在键盘上敲字。
David: 早上，我叫David Laso. 我约了Dale Mendoza10点面试。你能不能通知她我已经到了。前台：请坐，我会告诉她的。大约三分钟后，一个男人从办公室出来并朝我走来。他介绍自己是Ben, Mendoza女士的助理。他会带我去她的办公室。我跟着他走到一个办公室前停下了。办公室的门上有个门牌写着名字“Dale Mendoza”和职位“副总裁”。Ben敲了敲门并把门打开。这个时候，我感觉相当自信，并且很期待面试。接着我见到了Dale Mendoza。她就是跟我一起坐电梯的那个女士。我今早太紧张了以致于我一直在讲讲讲。我告诉她我来面试有多紧张。我还告诉她那个有三头怪兽面试我的噩梦。现在，她就在这，我可能的未来老板。Dale: 你好。你一定是David了。很高兴见到你。我当时嗓子说不出话来了，心跳得很快。David: 很高兴见到你。Dale: 请坐吧，让自己舒服些。你看，我只有一个脑袋并且我不咬人。不用说都知道，那次面试我表现不咋地。但，吃一堑，长一智。下次我知道要闭嘴了。
敲黑板?小总结
（1）如鲠在喉应该怎么说呢？
（2）She’s taking all my credit 是什么意思？
（3）她说话速度太快了，怎么表达更地道？
（4）You live and you learn, 学会了吗？
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