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说东道西说东谈西shuō dōng dào xīchatter away on a variety of things; chat of everything under the sun; discourse on a wide variety of topics;engaged in a lively discussion
❍ 刘老老不敢过去，掸掸衣服，又教了板儿几句话，然后溜到角门前，只见几个挺胸叠肚，指手画脚的人坐在大门上，说东谈西的。(《红楼梦》70)❶Having dusted off her clothes and given Ban’er fresh instructions,she timidly approached the side entrance where some arrogant,cor- pulent servants were sunning themselves on long benches,engaged in a lively discussion.
❷Not daring to go straight up,she first dusted down her clothes and rehearsed Baner’s little repertoire of phrases before sidling up to one of the side entrances. A number of important-looking gentlemen sat in the gateway sunning their bellies and discoursing with arimated gestures on a wide variety of topics.
❍ 昨天晚上，她俩挤在一个炕上，亲亲热热地～。(王汶石《风雪之夜》266)They had spent the previous night squeezed together on the kang,chatting intimately of everything under the sun. 说东道西chatter away on a variety of things(or topics) 说东道西shuō dōnɡ dào xī讨论他人的是非好坏。chatter away on a variety of things, chatting of everything, gossip |