表达 have a frog in your throat 并非真的指 喉咙里有只青蛙,而是比喻喉咙像被什么东西卡住了一样,所以说话时 嗓音沙哑、发声困难。譬如,假如你的嗓子里有一口痰,刚好卡住了说不出话,就能用 have a frog in my throat 来形容我们的这个状况。
例句
Doctor, Ive lost my voice. I have a frog in my throat.
大夫,我说不出话来。我喉咙不舒服,嗓子哑了。
The singer keeps coughing and cant sing. He has a frog in his throat.
这位歌手一直在咳嗽,没办法唱歌。他嗓子哑了。
You sound really hoarse1 today. Have you got a frog in your throat?
你今天听起来声音有点哑。你喉咙舒不舒服?