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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目!
We use our mouths to talk. But what could this mean?
我们用嘴来说话。但这个表达又是什么意思呢？
Talk Out of Both Sides of Your Mouth
Talk Out of Both Sides of Your Mouth
Jonathan, the consultant said my new idea -- Let's Dance English! -- is a great idea!
乔纳森，顾问说我的新想法--边跳舞边学英语--真的是个好点子！
Really? Because she told me that teaching English only using dance is stupid. Useless. Terrible.
真的吗？可她告诉我，只用舞蹈来教英语是很愚蠢的、很无用的、糟透了。
Well then, she is talking out of both sides of her mouth.
好吧，那她就是在见风使舵。
"Talking out of both sides of your mouth" means to give completely different opinions or advice for the same situation.
“Talking out of both sides of your mouth”的意思是，针对相同的情况却给出完全不同的意见或建议。
Some people do this to be dishonest. Sometimes they just want to please everyone.
有些人这样做完全是虚情假意。有时他们只是想取悦所有人。
The expression is mostly used in a negative way.
这个表达通常用于否定方面。
