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1a. If we played a game of tennis I would easily win!
1b. Why don’t you put your money where your mouth is? I challenge you to a game!
2. To put your money where your mouth is means to stop just talking about something and to take action!
3. So to put your money where your mouth is means to support your words with actions.
译文:
1a. 如果我们打一场网球比赛,我会赢得很容易!
2b. 为什么不拿出实际行动来?我向你发出挑战!
2. To put your money where your mouth is 是指别说大话,要拿出实际行动来才行!
3. To put your money where your mouth is 就是要用行动来支持你的话。
put your money where your mouth is = ‘把钱放在我嘴边’,别光说、要有实际行动
口语练习:
My colleague keeps saying joining a gym for months, but she never actually does it. She needs to put her money where her mouth is.
He always talks about how great the charity is – I think he should put his money where his mouth is and donate some money.
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