分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——have a frog in yourthroat, 这个短语的含义不是指“嗓子里有青蛙”,其正确的含义是:
have a frog in your throat(因喉咙干或想咳嗽而)说话困难,声音嘶哑
I have such a frog in my throat from this cold that I can barely talk!
在这次感冒中我喉咙好干,而几乎不能说话。
Elise couldn't say a word in the meeting and looked quite pale. She must have had a frog in her throat.
伊莉斯在会议中一个词都说不出来,她看起来脸色很苍白。她一定是喉咙干而说话困难。
She had a frog in her throat, so she had a drink of water before she went on speaking.
她因喉咙干而说话困难,所以她在继续说话前喝了一杯水。
She had a frog in her throat after singing some songs.
唱了一些歌曲后,她的声音变得沙哑。
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