瞬间秒杀听力 第235期:三思而后言

 　　I'm not exactly the one to pick a fight,

　　but I noticed how many stupid arguments

　　I can have in a week.

　　If someone said something I disagreed with,

　　I couldn't immediately react¹.

　　This helped me not snap² -- and more importantly

　　it made me think before anything

　　came out of my mouth.

　　I'm pretty sure we've been told since kindergarten,

　　"Think before you speak".

　　我不是那种喜欢挑事的人，

　　但我还是会发现一周里自己有过多少次愚蠢的争吵。

　　如果有人说了一些我反对的话，我不会马上回应他。

　　这样我就不会大声吼他，更重要的是，

　　这样我就有时间在说话前多思考思考了。

　　我确信从幼儿园开始，

　　大人们就告诉我们“三思而后言”。

1 react   

vi.起反应，起作用；反抗，起反作用

参考例句：

• She didn't look up or react in any way.她既不抬头，也没有任何反应。
• How did he react to your suggestion?他如何对待你的建议？

2 snap   

n.啪地移动，突然断掉；v.猛咬，咬断，谩骂，砰然关上

参考例句：

• He broke off the twig with a snap.他啪地一声把那根树枝折断了。
• These earrings snap on with special fasteners.这副耳环是用特制的按扣扣上去的。