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1🎧 节目简介
你有没有过这样的尴尬时刻：心里藏着一个秘密，结果一不小心就说了出来？或者在会议上，还没过脑子，话就已经出口了，说完立刻后悔？
这种“嘴比脑子快”的现象，在英语中有一个非常生动且带有拟声感的短语。
本期 Beyond English 不止英语，Mandy 和 Patrick 带你解锁 "Blurt out" 的核心用法，并分享另外两个相关的表达，让你学会如何精准描述这种冲动的瞬间。
📖 CORE VOCABULARY
• Blurt out: [脱口而出] - To say something suddenly and without thinking
• Slip of the tongue: [口误/说漏嘴] - A mistake made in speaking
• Spill the beans: [泄密/漏出口风] - To reveal a secret
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🗣️ BILINGUAL SCRIPT (中英对照 · 辅助理解)
Patrick: Hello everyone. Good to be here with you. Welcome to Beyond English. I'm Patrick.
Patrick: 大家好。很高兴和你们在一起。欢迎来到 Beyond English 不止英语。我是 Patrick。
Mandy: And I'm Mandy. Patrick, I think I need to apologize to my friend. I made a huge mistake yesterday.
Mandy: 我是 Mandy。Patrick，我觉得我得向我朋友道歉。我昨天犯了个大错。
Patrick: Oh no. What happened? Did you break something?
Patrick: 噢不。发生什么了？你弄坏什么东西了吗？
Mandy: No, worse. I was talking to her boyfriend, and I accidentally told him about the surprise birthday party she is planning for him!
Mandy: 不，更糟。我在跟她男朋友聊天，我不小心告诉了他关于她正在为他策划的惊喜生日派对的事！
Mandy: I didn't mean to. The words just... came out of my mouth before I could stop them. It was so fast.
Mandy: 我不是故意的。那些话就……在我阻止之前从我嘴里冒出来了。太快了。
Patrick: Ah, that is the worst feeling. You spoke without thinking. The perfect phrasal verb for this action is: Blurt out. You blurted out the secret.
Patrick: 啊，那种感觉最糟糕了。你不假思索地说了出来。形容这个动作最完美的动词短语是：Blurt out（脱口而出）。你脱口说出了秘密。
Mandy: Blurt out. It sounds like a sudden noise. "Blurt!"
Mandy: Blurt out。听起来像是一个突然的噪音。“Blurt!”
Patrick: Exactly. It mimics the sound of something escaping quickly. Imagine you are holding water in your mouth, and someone makes you laugh. The water "blurts" out.
Patrick: 没错。它模仿了某种东西快速逃逸的声音。想象你嘴里含着水，有人把你逗笑了。水“喷 (blurts)”了出来。
Patrick: Words can do the same thing. They escape before your brain can check them.
Patrick: 话语也会这样。它们在你的大脑检查之前就逃出来了。
Mandy: That is exactly what happened. It was a verbal accident. So, are there other ways to describe this?
Mandy: 这正是当时的情况。那是一次口头事故。那么，还有其他方式来描述这个吗？
Patrick: Yes. If it was just a small mistake, like saying the wrong name, you can call it a: Slip of the tongue.
Patrick: 有。如果只是一个小错误，比如叫错名字，你可以称之为：Slip of the tongue（口误/说漏嘴）。
Mandy: A slip of the tongue. Like my tongue slipped and fell?
Mandy: A slip of the tongue。就像我的舌头滑倒摔跤了吗？
Patrick: Ideally, yes. It means your tongue made a mistake your brain didn't intend.
Patrick: 理想情况下是这样。意思是你的舌头犯了一个你大脑没打算犯的错。
Patrick: But if you reveal a big secret, like the surprise party, you can also say you: Spilled the beans.
Patrick: 但如果你泄露了一个大秘密，比如惊喜派对，你也可以说你：Spilled the beans（泄密/漏出口风）。
Mandy: Spilled the beans. That is a funny idiom. So I spilled the beans about the party.
Mandy: Spilled the beans。这是个有趣的习语。所以我泄露了关于派对的秘密。
Patrick: Yes. Now, back to "Blurt out." Can I use this in a meeting?
Patrick: 是的。现在，回到 "Blurt out"。我能在会议中用这个吗？
Mandy: If I have a great idea and I just shout it out?
Mandy: 如果我有个好点子，然后我直接喊出来？
Patrick: You can say: "I was so excited that I blurted out the answer." But be careful, it can seem unprofessional if you interrupt people.
Patrick: 你可以说：“我太兴奋了，以至于我脱口说出了答案。”但要小心，如果你打断别人，这可能会显得不专业。
Mandy: Right. We should think before we speak. But sometimes, emotions are too strong.
Mandy: 对。我们要三思而后行。但有时候，情绪太强烈了。
Patrick: True. "Blurt out" often happens when we are angry, excited, or nervous. "He blurted out a rude comment."
Patrick: 确实。"Blurt out" 通常发生在我们生气、兴奋或紧张的时候。“他脱口说出了一句粗鲁的评论。”
Mandy: I will try to keep my mouth closed next time. Listeners, have you ever blurted out something you shouldn't have?
Mandy: 下次我会试着闭紧嘴巴。听众朋友们，你们有没有脱口说过什么不该说的话？
Patrick: It happens to everyone. Don't worry too much.
Patrick: 每个人都会发生这种事。别太担心。
Mandy: Tell us your stories in the comments.
Mandy: 在评论区告诉我们你们的故事。
Patrick: Thanks for listening. Go beyond words.
Patrick: 谢谢收听。超越词汇。
• Blurt out: [脱口而出] - To say something suddenly and without thinking
• Slip of the tongue: [口误/说漏嘴] - A mistake made in speaking
• Spill the beans: [泄密/漏出口风] - To reveal a secret