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Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
欢迎来到居家版《一分钟英语》栏目。
Some people talk a lot. Others, not so much.
有些人话很多，有些人则不然。
But how can talking have a price?
但说话怎么会有价格呢？
Jonathan, this weekend I am going to organize my work space.
乔纳森，这周末我要整理一下我的工作区。
It's going to be clean and organized.
一定会又干净又有序的。
You've been talking about that for months!
你已经说了好几个月了！
It takes time.
这需要时间嘛。
Anna, talk is cheap. Just clean your office.
安娜，光说是没有用的。好好打扫你的办公室吧。
It's easy to say you're going to do something.
嘴上说说你要去做某事，这是很容易的。
It's a lot harder to actually do it.
可真正着手去做要更难一些。
This is what "talk is cheap" means.
这就是talk is cheap的意思。
Another expression that means the same thing is "action speak louder than words."
另一个意思相同的表达是“action speak louder than words”。
And that's English in a minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》！
