77. Think Before You Speak p. 18

（单词翻译）

. 　　Sometimes we say things without thinking. Very often a thoughtless remark may hurt others' feelings orcause a misunderstanding or an embarrassment¹. We must, therefore, always think before we speak.
Once I told an old friend how beautiful his girlfriend looked when I saw them together at a movie theaterthe other day. Unfortunately, I made a mistake. It happened that she wasn't with my friend. She was withsomeone else. I had let the cat out of the bag, so to speak. I'd never been so embarrassed in my life. Icertainly learned my lesson, but at a very high price. His girlfriend never spoke² to me again! And to makematters worse, it is rumored³ that they eventually broke up

halfway⁴  adv.在中途   Do not give up halfway.       persistent⁵ 持久的
look before you leap 三思而后行
Anyone likes Sam, because he is so thoughtful of others.
make a remark     make a statement (正式)
the other day  最近几天前的一天    cinema (文诌)
error = mistake n.      mistake A for B 误将A当B
It happened that... = It turns out that .... 原来是
let the cat out of bag = reveal the secret  泄露秘密
Bruce is a scholar, so to speak. 可以这么说
learn one's lesson 学了教训
cheat on sb 对...不忠