To bite off more than you can chew 自不量力
It is said that a total of 14 extant crocodile species have been recognised
今日小常識(shí)
Each crocodile has 24 teeth in its powerful jaws, which are constantly replaced throughout its life. However, these teeth are designed to grab and crush prey, rather than chew it. The reptiles swallow stones, which grind up food in their stomachs.
每條鱷魚強(qiáng)大的下顎內(nèi)都藏有24顆尖利的牙齒。這些牙齒在其整個(gè)生命中不斷更換。鱷魚用其牙齒來撲捉和粉碎獵物，而不是用它們咀嚼獵物。鱷魚這種爬行動(dòng)物往往會(huì)吞石下肚，以幫助磨碎胃中的食物。
今日短語
成語 bite off more than you can chew 的意思是你不能正確估量自己的能力，對自己估計(jì)太高或承擔(dān)超過自己所能勝任的事情。
例句
I have bitten off more than I can chew by taking on this extra work – I don't think I'll get it finished on time.
David and Sarah planned to completely renovate their house by themselves. In the end, they bit off more than they could chew and had to pay builders to finish it.
Thanks for offering to babysit AND cook dinner for us, but don't bite off more than you can chew.
請注意
英語中的另一個(gè)同鱷魚相關(guān)的短語是 crocodile tears 相當(dāng)于漢語中的鱷魚眼淚，惡人假慈悲。
例句
Louise is crying in the corner because she says the boss upset her – don't pay any attention to her, though – they're just crocodile tears.
