Name: 英語家教Nick P諺語（78）別把禮物馬看成是嘴裡的馬。 (English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (78) Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth)
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 78. The  proverb today is don't look a

gift horse in the mouth. Okay. Let's take a look at the note here. This proverb

頻率副詞

could also be reworded as ' never look a gift horse in the mouth. '  So don't look a

gift horse in the mouth or never look a gift horse in the mouth. All right. Let's

continue. This proverb comes from the idea that it is possible to estimate a

horse's age by examining its teeth. As a horse gets older more teeth grow in. So

they actually have more teeth in their mouth and others change shape and move

forward. Move forward in the mouth. So I guess in the past,  it may be somebody you

know,  you're lucky somebody gave you a horse. Remember in the past horses were

very,  very valuable. They were like cars.  Remember even during the cowboy days,

they used to make it like a crime was like hanging for stealing a  horse. So in

the past time,  horse was the main transportation. So very valuable. So if

somebody gave you a horse you should be thankful. Don't start checking it out.

Don't start looking at its teeth.  How old is this horse ? Is this a good horse ? You gave

me a used horse or something like that.  So that's where the idea came from. So if

you looked a gift horse in the mouth it means you were inspecting it to see how

old it is , or checking out the quality of the horse. All right.  Let's continue. The first

known sighting of this proverb was written in Latin by Saint Jerome in the

letter to the Ephesians around 400 AD.  Okay,  and this is how it went. In Latin

Noi Equi dentes  inspicere  donate.  Which basically means

never inspect the teeth of a horse received as a present. So I think the noi

is never.  Equus I know it's horses.  dentes of course is teeth.  We know anything

in dente. It always has to do with teeth Inspicere   you know,

this obviously is inspect.  Donate donated given. So,  so again. Never inspect

the teeth of a horse received as a present. So it is the same idea today. Like if

somebody gives you a gift. You know,  don't start looking at the gift and

start checking out the quality. Hey. You   gave me this ?  So how old is

this ? Is this used ? Is this is good ? Don't do that. Just take the gift. Say thank you. Oh

it's very nice. Thank you very much.  Don't start inspecting it. So basically

that's what we mean. Let's look at the first example. If someone gives you an

unusual or questionable gift , don't ask too many questions about the quality of

the gift . Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

So that's basically what we mean. So just if you're questionable about it just

take the gift just say thank you very much this was very nice of you. Something

like that.  Okay. Anyway I hope you got it. I  hope it's