美国俚语

On Ice

set aside for future use

搁置到以后做

--We’ve been working on this sales report for some time now. Don’t you think we should take a break for some dinner?

这份销售报表我们已经弄了好些时候了。难道你不认为我们该休息一会，吃个饭吗？

--Now that you mention it, I am kind of hungry. Let’s put the report on ice awhile and grab a bite to eat.

你一说我也有点饿了。我们还是搁一搁报表，找点东西吃吧。

--That’s fine. I’d be happy to stop working on it and set it aside until we get some food.

好。我很乐意停下来放一放，先找点吃的。

--Great! Let’s lock up and go.

太好了！上好锁走吧。

Shoot the Breeze

chat informally

非正式地闲聊

-- What are you going to be doing this afternoon?

你今天下午准备做什么？

--Oh, I don’t have anything in particular in mind.

哦，我没什么特别要做的事。

--Why don’t you come over to my place? We can listen to some records and shoot the breeze.

你何不来我这儿？我们可以边听唱片边侃侃。

--That sounds OK to me. I’d like to relax listening to music and visit and chat informally until my folks get back from shopping.

听起来挺合我意。我很乐意听听音乐、看看朋友、聊聊天，放松一下。CE

23、American Idioms