version
(從不同角度的)說法,描述
She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
她向我們描述了她認為那天發生的事情。
Their versions of how the accident happened conflict.
他們對事故發生情況的說法相互矛盾。
chat
閑聊;閑談;聊天
I just called in for a chat.
我只是來聊聊天。
I had a long chat with her.
我和她閑聊了很久。
impulse to do sth
沖動;心血來潮;一時的念頭
He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing.
他突然心血來潮,想站起來歌唱。
I resisted the impulse to laugh.
我強忍著沒有笑出來。
Her first impulse was to run away.
她的第一個念頭就是逃走。
lap sth up
(不加考慮地)樂于接受
It's a terrible movie but audiences everywhere are lapping it up.
這是一部很糟糕的電影,可各地的觀眾卻趨之若鶩。
She simply lapped up all the compliments.
什么恭維話她都照單全收。