一分钟英语：On the tip of your tongue

English in a Minute – On the tip of your tongue 话在嘴边（却想不起来）

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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》。

Your tongue helps you swallow and speak.

舌头(tongue)帮助你吞咽和说话。

So,what happens if something is on the tip of your tongue?

那么，如果某件事 on the tip of your tongue(在你的舌尖上)，会发生什么呢?

Hey Anna,what's the name of the new intern? I can't remember.

嘿，安娜，新来的实习生叫什么名字? 我不记得了。

Oh,you mean… Oh, what's her name? It starts with a P.No,R! Rrrr…Robin? Rrrr…It's on the tip of my tongue!Rrrr… Rachel?Rrrr…

哦，你是说......哦，她叫什么名字?开头是P，不，是R! Rrrr…罗宾? 就在我嘴边! Rrrr……瑞秋? Rrrr……

It's okay,I'll go ask Ashley.

没关系，我会去问艾什莉。

Patience,Dan.Oh,Diane!

耐心点,丹。哦，黛安娜!

When something is on the tip of your tongue, you are trying to remember a name or word but can't quite think of it.

当某件事 on the tip of your tongue 指的是，你正在努力回忆一个名字或单词，但却怎么也想不起来。

We say it's on the tip or your tongue because you are really close to remembering it - as if it's about to come out of your mouth.

我们说它 on the tip of your tongue，是因为你真的快要想起来了——就好像它就要从你嘴里说出来一样。