12月8日商務英語

mushmouth ['m??'mauθ]

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撒謊者（名詞，當代俚語）

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(noun，CONTEMPORARY SLANG) A liar (NOTE: "mush" is porridge)

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EXAMPLE: Nobody believed the foolish young man who was well-known as an extravagant mushmouth.

這位愚蠢的年青人是個出了名的撒謊大王，誰也不相信他。

off the record

不被公開的

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Phrase describing something told in confidence by someone who does not want to be identified as the speaker

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EXAMPLE: Because his opinions were controversial, our company president agreed to speak to the business reporter of our local newspaper if their chat was off the record.

我們公司總裁的觀點是有爭議的，所以他愿意與當地報紙的商業記者交流，但前提是他們的談話不被公開。