Peopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat，talk，shoutandsing.Theysmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage，therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth”．Forexample，ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson，thepersonm
Peopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat，talk，shoutandsing.Theysmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage，therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth”．
Forexample，ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson，thepersonmightprotest(抗议)andsay“Donotbadmouthme.”Sometimes，peoplesaysomethingtoafriendorfamilymemberthattheylaterregretbecauseithurtsthatperson.Ortheytellthepersonsomethingtheywerenotsupposedtotell.Thespeakermightsay，“Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.”Ifthisshouldhappen，thespeakermightfeeldowninthemouth.Inotherwords，hemightfeelsadforsayingthewrongthing.
Anothersituationiswhensomeonefalselyclaimsanotherpersonsaidsomething.Theotherpersonmightprotest，“Ididnotsaythat.Donotputwordsinmymouth.”
Somepeoplehavelotsofmoneybecausetheywerebornintoaveryrichfamily.Thereisanexpressionforthis，too.Youmightsaysuchaperson，“wasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.”Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.Thispersonisverypoorandonlyhasenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthingsinlife，likefood.
Parentsmightsometimeskeepachildoffsweetfoodasaformofpunishmentforsayingbadthings.Forexample，ifachildsaysthingssheshouldnotsaytoherparents，shemightbedescribedasamouthychild.Theparentsmighteventellthechildtostopmouthingoff.
Butenoughofallthistalk.Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough.
小题1:Whatwillthepersonsayifhefeelssorryforwhathehassaid?A．Donotbadmouthme.B．Stopmouthingoff.C．Donotputwordsinmymouth.D．Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.小题2:Ifapersonlivesfromhandtomouth，itimpliesthat________.A．heisbadlyoffB．heishardworkingC．hehaslotsofmoneyD．hehasenoughtoeat小题3:Bysaying“Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough”，thespeakermeans“________”．A．IhaverunalongwayB．IhavetalkedtoomuchC．IhavelearnedalotD．Ihavebeenamouthyperson
