“make small talk”是个啥意思？可不是“小声说话”哦

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

We made small talk while waiting for the meeting to start.

He is always full of big talk, but he rarely follows through on it.

George is so careless with money. Money burns a hole in his pocket!

— Look who's talking!

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small talk

闲谈; 闲聊

一般说make small talk with sb 和某人闲聊

【解释】

Small talk is polite conversation about unimportant things that people make at social occasions.

【例句】

We made small talk while waiting for the meeting to start.

我们在等待会议开始的时候闲聊了一会儿。

Smiling for the cameras, the two men strained to make small talk.

这两个男人微笑着面对镜头，勉强地东拉西扯。

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big talk

n.说大话；吹牛

talk big

v.说大话；吹牛

【解释】

Boastful, arrogant, or grandiose talk or statements.

【例句】

He is always full of big talk, but he rarely follows through on it.

他总是爱吹牛，但是很少能做到。

He has some deep need to talk big, but it's just talk, no action.

他很想说大话，但只是说说而已，没有行动。

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look who's talking

或you can/can't talk

或you're a fine one to talk

（用以表示自己同样不对时不要批评别人）还有脸说别人

【解释】

( informal ) used to tell sb that they should not criticize sb else for sth because they do the same things too

【例句】

George is so careless with money. Money burns a hole in his pocket!

— Look who's talking!

乔治真是乱花钱。简直是花钱如流水！

—亏你还有脸说别人！

Those kids are no good.

— You're a fine one to talk, considering all the trouble you caused when you were young.

那些孩子不咋地。

— 你还有脸说别人，想想你小时候惹了多少麻烦。

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