飞龙在天了
harshspeechsoftheartthisiswhatoneofmyteachersusetosayanotheronewhichalsomeansthesameiscoldhands..warmhearts...英语发展日新月异，新词不断涌现。所以，与时俱进，掌握最新流行词汇至关重要。“地道英语”让你亲耳听到今天英国年轻人日常使用的语言和词汇，可下载音频，有文字对照。地道英语，真正地道!Neil:You'relisteningtoRealEnglishfromBBCLearningEnglish.I'mNeil.这些成语在中文里有相似的表达，但是所选用的词语略有不同。快告诉我们这个成语吧Neil!Neil:Theidiomis:his(orher)barkisworsethanhis(orher)bite.Hisbarkisworsethanhisbite–orherbarkisworsethanherbite.Bark的意思是大声的愤怒的喊叫，或是狗的叫声。那么这句话的字面意思就是说他的叫声很大，但是咬得不疼，那这到底是什么意思呢？Neil:Well,ifsomeone'sbarkisworsethantheirbite,itmeansbasicallythatsomeoneisnotasunpleasantastheyseem.也就是说一个人虽然外表看上去令人很不愉快，很反感，但其实他们内心很美，使很善良的人。Neil:So,forexample,youmighthaveabossatworkwhoshoutsalotandgetsangryattimes.However,inrealitytheyareaverygoodbossbecausetheygiveyouabonus,theymanagetheteamwellandtheyletyouhaveholidayswhenyouwantthem.Soreallytheirbarkisworsethantheirbite.Theymightnotbepleasanttotalktobutthey'reagoodmanager.OK.虽然有些老板经常对自己的员工大喊大叫，但是如果员工真的遇到困难，他们总会伸出援助之手。这样的老板看上去过于严厉，其实内心都很善良，那么我们就可以说theirbarkisworsethantheirbite.Here'sanotherexample
中国作家林建
One has a sharp tongue but means well. more bark than bite 都是刀子嘴豆腐心的意思。She always scolds her children , but children know she is more bark than bite.她动不动就骂她的孩子们，但孩子们都知道她是刀子嘴豆腐心
smiley0603
harsh speechsoft heartthis is what one of my teachers use to sayanother one which also means the same iscold hands..warm hearts...
