英文中表示说话的有几个词:say, speak,talk。今天我们来学几个talk的习语,掌握一定量的习语,对你能用英文流畅地talk(谈话)很有帮助!
与朋友吃饭聚会多半是为了聊天,可有人总是喜欢谈论公事,这种情况叫作:
talk shop
谈论公事
A: I don’t like to talk shop when we have dinner. It’s tooboring.
我不喜欢吃饭的时候谈论公事,太没意思了。
B: I agree! Let’s talk about something else. I’m sick of talkingabout work all the time.
我同意!那我们谈谈别的吧。整天谈论工作真烦人。
但如果确实有正事要谈,想郑重其事地谈,或开诚布公地谈,就可以用:
talk turkey
谈正事;郑重其事地谈;坦诚地谈
Okay, we have business to discuss. Let's talk turkey.
好,我们有正事要谈。我们好好谈谈。
It’s time we talked turkey. How much money can you invest in thecompany?
我们该认真谈一谈了。你准备给公司投资多少?
以下这句习语用于在别人说话时打断并表示不想听、没兴趣听。这个习语年轻人特爱用,尤其是在听家长们说教时,用的时候通常还伴随着做这样一个动作:举起一只手,手心朝着说话人。
talk to the hand
不想听你说;没兴趣知道
A: Sarah, would you mind cleaning up the—
B: Talk to the hand, dad! I've got too much going on to bedealing with chores around the house!
如果某人说话太多,一直喋喋不休,你可以用这个习语来形容:
talk sb.’s ear off
或:
talk sb.’s head off
喋喋不休;说个没完
【后一个有费尽唇舌劝说别人的意思。】
A: My daughter is only three years old, but she can talk your earoff.
我的女儿只有三岁,但却能喋喋不休说个没完。
B: Be glad she isn’t shy! A lot of kids her age are afraid totalk to adults!
她不害羞,你应该感到高兴啊!许多像她这么大的小孩子都害怕和大人说话!
A: You can talk your head off, but I won’t change my opinion.
你可以唠唠叨叨说个没完,但我是不会改变主意的。
B: Please try to be a little bit more open-minded.
你的思想要尝试变得开放些。
Now it's your time to open your mouth and practice! 张开嘴巴练起来!
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