校園英語口語習(xí)慣用語第61期:chew the fat (with)

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chew the fat (with) 閑聊
    【講解】
    chew作動詞,有“回味、體味、玩味某事物,深思某事物,談?wù)撃呈拢ǔR员г沟姆绞剑?,發(fā)牢騷,嘮叨,拌嘴”等意思,短語chew the fat是俚語,意思是“閑扯,閑聊”。
    【對話】
    A:The teacher was too hard on his students, especially on the boys.
    A:老師對學(xué)生要求太嚴(yán)了,尤其對男生。
    B:Yeah, I agree, But some boys were chewing the fat in class.
    B:是的,我同意。但是有些男生在課堂上閑聊。
    A:The teacher was really annoyed.
    A:老師真的很惱火。
    B:But I don't think they should have physical punishment anyway.
    B:但是不管怎么樣,我認(rèn)為他們也不應(yīng)該受到體罰。
    A:Maybe you're right.
    A:也許你是對的。