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weight one's words 字斟句酌
【讲解】
weight本义为“称量”，引申为“衡量，斟酌”。该习语的字面意思是“衡最字句”，意即“字斟句酌”。
【对话】
A:What are you doing?
A:你在干什么？
B:I am writing a letter to my boyfriend.
B:我正打算给男朋友写信。
A:You look so serious?
A:那为什么你看起来一脸严肃呀？
B:I'm just weighing my words. I don't want to marry him, but I don't want to hurt his feeling, either.
B:我只是在斟酌字句，我不想嫁给他，又不想伤他的心。
