The rule is still in effect.

I've been chopping away for half an hour but the tree is still standing.

这树我砍了半小时,但还未把它砍倒.

He burnes his tongue with red pepper.

他的舌头被红椒辣得发麻.

By degrees her tongue was loosened.

她的话渐渐地多起来.

I know he didn't mean to say that. It was only a slip of the tongue.

我知道他讲话的原意不是那样, 仅仅是失言罢了.

He scalded his tongue on [ with ] the hot coffce.

滚热的咖啡烫伤了他的舌头.

The fellow has a very glib tongue.

这家伙嘴油得很.

Peppers sting the tongue.

胡椒蜇舌头.

The snake shot its tongue out.

蛇突然伸出舌头.

His annoyance had unbridled his tongue.

他的烦恼使他打开了话匣子.

The wine loosed his tongue.

他酒后说话很随便.

I wouldn't give tongue to such gossip.

对于那样的流言蜚语,我不想发表意见.

The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.

这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了.

The stranger's question surprised me so that I temporarily lost my tongue.

那陌生人的询问使我大吃一惊,一时之间连话都说不出来了.

Her tongue was incessantly scolding.

她嘴里不断地训人.

You'd better guard your tongue.

你最好说话谨慎些.

The dog's tongue was hanging out.

狗的舌头伸在外面.

He bit his tongue off when he heard what she had said.

当他听到她的话时,他就懊悔了.

A honey tongue, a heart of gall.

口蜜腹剑.

A sarcastic remark was on the tip of her tongue.

挖苦的话到了她嘴边却没说出来。

His tongue was lolling out of the side of his mouth.

他的舌头从嘴角耷拉出来。