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Welcome to English in a minute.
歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！
A breeze is a light wind. What do you think this American idiom means? Shoot the Breeze
微風是指一陣輕輕的風。你覺得這個美語習語是什么意思？閑聊
Is this about hunting air?
它是否與在空氣中射擊有關？
I'm going to the beach with my friends. I'm so excited to just hangout and shoot the breeze.
我打算和我的朋友去海邊。我很開心能和朋友出去玩耍、閑聊。
Sounds like a great plan. Nothing beats relaxing on the beach and shooting the breeze with good friends.
聽起來是個不錯的計劃。沒什么比和朋友去海邊放松、一起閑聊更好的了。
This expression comes from the Old West,
這種表達方式來源于舊西部
when cowboys would fire their guns in the air -- at nothing -- just for fun.
當時牛仔們向空氣中射擊，不為別的，只為了好玩。
These days, shooting the breeze actually has nothing to do with shooting guns.
現如今，shooting the breeze的意思和開槍射擊沒有任何關系了。
If you say you are shooting the breeze, you are talking about things that are not very deep or important.
如果你在shooting the breeze，那就是說你在談論某件不是非常深奧或重要的事情。
And that's English in a minute.
以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！
