他一向嘴硬，從不認(rèn)錯(cuò)。
[誤] He has always got a hard mouth and never admit a fault.
[正] He never says uncle.
注：say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. Mainly used by boys, as when fighting。
主要是男孩們打架時(shí)的用語，當(dāng)一方想制服另一方時(shí)，就用命令的口氣說：“Say uncle!”這時(shí)，有的孩子為了表示不服輸，就是不說。后來，say uncle 就成了“服輸”的代名詞，而 not say uncle 就相當(dāng)于“嘴硬”了。
[誤] He has always got a hard mouth and never admit a fault.
[正] He never says uncle.
注：say (cry) uncle: to give up or in; to surrender; to admit defeat. Mainly used by boys, as when fighting。
主要是男孩們打架時(shí)的用語，當(dāng)一方想制服另一方時(shí)，就用命令的口氣說：“Say uncle!”這時(shí)，有的孩子為了表示不服輸，就是不說。后來，say uncle 就成了“服輸”的代名詞，而 not say uncle 就相當(dāng)于“嘴硬”了。