詞組講解
1. talk a blue streak ** 滔滔不絕
解 〈口〉習語;詞義溯源:[滔滔不絕(blue streak)]地說
例 Aunt Vivian called around ten o'clock and talked a blue streak.
2. talk back to sb. / talk back *** 頂嘴,反駁
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:對某人[反著(back)]說
例 One thing we never dared do was to talk back to Father.
3. talk big * 炫耀,吹牛,說大話
解 俚語;詞義溯源:[得意地、炫耀地、大肆地(big)]說話
例 I know he's only a clerk, but I let him talk big since he seems to like to.
Bronson talks big, but when the fight starts we'll see just how weak he really is.
4. talk down to sb. *** 用高人一等的語氣說
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:說話時看[低(down)]某人或某物
例 Parents tend to talk down to little children, although research shows it is not necessary and detrimental to a child's social development.
5. talk in circles ** 說話兜圈子
解 習語;詞義溯源:兜圈子說話
例 Like any good politician, Pearson is good at talking in circles.
6. talk one's head off * 說得太多讓人厭煩;嘮叨個不停
解 俚語;詞義溯源:說得某人[頭(head)]都[掉(off)]了
例 Avoid getting into a conversation with Anne. She'll talk your head off if you do.
7. talk oneself out ** 徹底說出,把話說完
解 習語;詞義溯源:對自己[徹底地、毫無遺漏地(out)]進行說明
例 I just sat there listening until he had talked himself out.
8. talk sb. down *** 大聲說話蓋過某人,在爭論中贏了某人;說服
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:將某人說得五體投地
例 Charles tried to argue, but the manager kept talking him down.
He says he wants $600 for the boat, but I think I can talk him down and lower the price.
9. talk sb. into *** 說服某人(做某事)
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:說服某人[進入(into)]
例 Why did you let David talk you into doing this when you knew it was wrong?
10. talk sb. or sth. up *** 大聲地說;為引起興趣而討論;大肆吹捧
解 〈口〉短語動詞;詞義溯源:[激情地(up)]談?wù)撃橙嘶蚰澄?
例 MCDA Studios is accused of paying movie critics to talk Big Heart up in their weekly movie reviews.
11. talk sb. out of (doing) sth. / talk sb. out *** 說服某人不做;說服某人放棄
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:說服某人不做某事
例 I'm glad you talked me out of renovating this old house. It looks fine as it is.
Do you think you can talk Dad out of his old motorbike?
12. talk sb. out / talk out sth. *** (出現(xiàn)問題或者意見分歧時) 開誠布公地探討
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:關(guān)于某人或某物[徹底地、毫無保留地(out)]說出來
例 Let's go out back to the garden and see if we can talk our difference out.
13. talk shop ** 三句話不離本行;(在工作時間以外)談?wù)摴ぷ?
解 〈口〉習語;詞義溯源:談?wù)摚凵痰辏╯hop)]
例 Nobody likes it, but everybody does it: talk shop while attending social events with one's coworkers.
14. talk sth. over / talk over sth. *** 討論,商量
解 短語動詞;詞義溯源:談?wù)摚坳P(guān)于(over)]某事的內(nèi)容
例 Why don't we talk your idea over at the dinner party tonight?
We talked over a steak dinner and a bottle of wine.
Mr. Lee prefers to talk business over drinks in a pub.
15. talk through one's hat ** 瞎說,胡說八道;吹牛
解 〈口〉習語;詞義溯源:通過[職務(wù)(hat)]來說
例 The man tried to appear knowledgeable in arts, but it was clear to all of us he was talking through his hat.
16. talk turkey * 坦率而認真地談話
解 俚語;詞義溯源:說[誠實的話(turkey)]
例 After a few drinks and a lot of joking around, we started to talk turkey.
17. talk until one is blue in the face ** 說話說到筋疲力盡
解 〈口〉習語;詞義溯源:說[到臉發(fā)青(until one is blue in the face)]
例 You can talk until you are blue in the face, but I am still going to go!
參考譯文
1. 薇薇安阿姨十點左右打來電話,然后開始滔滔不絕地說。
2. 我們一直不敢做的一件事就是跟爸爸頂嘴。
3. 我知道他只是個職員,但是我任他吹牛,因為他好像喜歡這么做。
布朗森愛吹牛,到了真打起來的時候,我們就能知道他到底有多弱了。
4. 父母喜歡用高人一等的口氣跟小孩子說話,但研究顯示這沒有必要,也不利于孩子的社交能力的發(fā)展。
5. 跟其他優(yōu)秀的政治家一樣,皮爾森也擅長說話繞圈子。
6. 別跟安妮說話。如果你跟她說話,她會說個不停的。
7. 我只是坐在那里聽著,直到他把話講完。
8. 查爾斯想爭辯,但經(jīng)理的大嗓門一直壓過他的聲音。
他說這艘船要600美元,但是我想我能說服他降價。
9. 你都知道這是錯誤的,為什么還被戴維說服這么做呢?
10. MCDA工作室被指控收買電影評論員在他們的每周電影評論中吹捧《寬宏大量》。
11. 我很高興你說服了我,沒有翻修這棟舊房子。它現(xiàn)在看起來很好。
你覺得你能說服爸爸不再騎那輛舊摩托車嗎?
12. 我們回到外面的花園吧,看看能不能把我們之間的分歧說開。
13. 沒有人喜歡在與同事參加社交活動的時候談?wù)摫韭毠ぷ?,但是大家都這么做。
14. 我們在今晚的宴會上詳細討論一下你的主意怎么樣?
我們一邊談話,一邊吃牛排,還喝了一瓶紅酒。
李先生喜歡在酒吧里一邊喝酒一邊談生意。
15. 那個人試圖假裝在藝術(shù)方面很有見識,但是我們大家都清楚他是在胡說八道。
16. 幾杯酒下肚,開一開玩笑,我們大家開始有話直說。
17. 你就算說破大天我也要去!
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