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“废话连篇”怎么说?

Beat one's gums 唠叨,废话连篇

在beat one's gums这个习惯用语里,gum这个词有完全不同的含义。它指的是人的牙龈。Beat one's gums,是从五十多年前第二次世界大战期间开始流传的俚语。意思是唠唠叨叨、

没完没了地抱怨。这往往出于习惯,或者只是没话找话说。

例句 If I didn't hear my men beating their gums about how bad the chow was, or how hard they worked, I worried. When they were too quiet, I was afraid they were losing their

fighting spirit.

要是我听不到我的部下没完没了地抱怨伙食有多差劲,或者他们干活有多辛苦,那我就得担心了。当他们过于沉默的时候,我害怕他们的斗志消沉了。

唠叨抱怨也许是人所难免的行为,但是要是做得太过火,就会成了问题,令人生厌。在下面例子里,名叫Oscar的家伙就是这样一个人。说话的人是在给一位新同事一点忠告。

例句 Look, you don't want to get a desk anywhere close to that guy Oscar. He'll drive you crazy - he loves to beat his gums anytime he has anybody close enough to be an

audiencefor him.

喂,你可千万别靠近Oscar那家伙的办公桌,他会把你烦死了。任何时候只要附近有任何人能听他说话,他就会罗嗦个没完没了。 

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