To clam up 沉默不語
A giant clam on the seabed near Zanzibar
今日小常識(shí)
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年在冰島海岸附近發(fā)現(xiàn)的一只蛤據(jù)信是迄今為止最長壽的軟體動(dòng)物。當(dāng)時(shí)科學(xué)家們給這只蛤命名為 Ming. 他們相信在 Ming 被從海底提取來的時(shí)候已經(jīng)存活了五百多年。
今日短語
動(dòng)詞短語 to clam up 用來形容一個(gè)人因?yàn)榫o張，尷尬或不想談?wù)撃臣露聊徽Z。
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.
請注意
另一個(gè)短語 the world is your oyster 意思是世界屬于你，機(jī)遇很多，萬事順心，可隨心所欲。
Now that you have your college degree, the world is your oyster!
