To clam up 沉默不语

何航

今日短语

动词短语 to clam up 用来形容一个人因为紧张，尴尬或不想谈论某件事而沉默不语。

例句

Adam was very naughty and ate all the cookies. When his mother asked where they were he clammed up and couldn't tell her.

When I was young I used to clam up when a stranger asked me a question.

请注意

另一个短语 the world is your oyster 意思是世界属于你，机遇很多，万事顺心，可随心所欲。

Now that you have your college degree, the world is your oyster!

何航

今日小常识A clam found off the coast of Iceland in 2006 is thought to have been the longest-lived mollusc ever discovered. Scientists, who named it Ming, believe it was over 500 years old when taken from the seabed.
2006年在冰岛海岸附近发现的一只蛤据信是迄今为止最长寿的软体动物。当时科学家们给这只蛤命名为 Ming. 他们相信在 Ming 被从海底提取来的时候已经存活了五百多年。