迷你对话学地道口语第446期:吹牛,说大话

　　第一、迷你对话
A: He said he will get married by the end of this month.
他说他这个月底要结婚。
B: Big talk, I’d say. He does not have a girlfriend yet.
吹牛，他连个女朋友都没有了。
A: Who knows. After all, he is handsome and rich.
谁知道呢，毕竟他是个有钱的帅哥。
第二、 对话精讲
核心短语】big talk
解词释义】talk big这个动词短语的意思是“吹牛，说大话”。两个单词换一下位置就变为一个名词短语，意思仍然是一样的，表示“吹牛的人，说大话”。
典型范例1】No one likes his big talk.
人人都讨厌他的吹牛。
典型范例2】Nobody paid attention to his big talk.
没有人注意听他吹牛。
典型范例3】Don’t spout¹ off big talk.
不要说大话。
典型范例4】What he says is just big talk. Don't take him seriously.
他这话多半是侈言, 大家不要轻信。

1 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。