【直击主题】

This morning I would like to share an expression with you. It's like saying "Don't talk about it or you'll be upset someone." What's it?" Let's listen to a simple situational dialogue.

A : Should we tell Jane why people don't like her party?

B : No, that's better left unsaid.

【答疑解惑】

Now have you found it? It is "better left unsaid ". 在这个短句中,better 作为副词，是“更好地”意思，left 是leave的过去式，在这里作为系动词unsaid是unsay的过去分词，但是随着语言的发展，已经成了独立的形容词了，better left unsaid 直译就是更好地留着不说出口，so the most pure translation of it in Chinese is: 还是不说为好，还是闭嘴的好。

【三言两句话人世】

Sometimes even if what you'er gonna to say in all good faith to someone, which is of good help for him, you know, a saying goes, unpleasant advice is a good medicine,good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. However , it goes the other way round. He would hate you to the guts, not be grateful for you . 我们常说呀:" 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。" 虽然你是出于好意告诉你的朋友发生在他身上不好的事情的原因或是提出有利于他的一些意见，可是事情往往相反，他不但不感谢你，反而恨你。因此， better left unsaid.

【学以致用】

As usual, let's put it into practice. Please make a dialogue with this short sentence " Better left unsaid. " Think it hard and a suggestive dialogue will be given latter. Now have you done? The suggestive dialogue is as follows:

A : Hey , guys , our boss would like to your opinions on the present situation of our company. B : That's better left unsaid, or we'll get fired.

A： 伙计们，老板想征集大家对公司目前状况的意见。

B : 还是闭嘴的为好，弄得不好，我们会被炒鱿鱼的。

Yes , I agree with B. In reality , a boss as a leader often want to listen to the word said to praise him. Sometimes, a boss will hold a meeting or give you a form to get your opinions , which is a gloss to represent he's enlightened ruler. But if you don't know your boss inside out, "Better left unsaid. " is the good mammar. 我非常同意B的观点，现实中，有些领导会开个会儿，或是发意见表给你，想征集大家的意见以显示他是个明君，可是很多时候这是个假象，在你不熟悉你的领导的工作作风，性格等等方面的情况下，还是“最好不说的为好。”Silence is gold.

 

转自可可英语