英语短语:Talk nineteen to the dozenTalk nineteen to the dozen :说话很快,喋喋不休
A dozen 一打,是十二的意思。 如果某人“talks nineteen to the dozen
从十九说到十二”,这个表达的实际意思是说话语速很快。 就好比在说十二个词的时间内说了十九个词,让听的人不知所云。
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.
请注意
另一个和说话相关的表达是 get a word in edgeways,意思是“插不进话,插不进嘴”。
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.