今日短語(yǔ)
A dozen 一打，是十二的意思。如果某人“talks nineteen to the dozen 從十九說(shuō)到十二”，這個(gè)表達(dá)的實(shí)際意思是說(shuō)話語(yǔ)速很快。就好比在說(shuō)十二個(gè)詞的時(shí)間內(nèi)說(shuō)了十九個(gè)詞，讓聽(tīng)的人不知所云。
例句
Sorry, when I’m nervous I talk nineteen to the dozen.
I can’t understand my lecturer at all. He talks nineteen to the dozen. Someone should tell him to slow down.
It was a terrible first date. I talked nineteen to the dozen about my ex-girlfriend.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)和說(shuō)話相關(guān)的表達(dá)是 get a word in edgeways，意思是“插不進(jìn)話，插不進(jìn)嘴”。
例句
She’s such a chatterbox that once she starts it can be difficult to get a word in edgeways.
There were so many people asking questions after the lecture it was difficult to get a word in?edgeways.
