Talk of the town
[法] 街谈巷议
🧩 词语组成解析
talk
[tɔ:k]
v. 说话;讨论;讲，说;说闲话;
n. 交谈;讨论;报告;空话;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
town
[taʊn]
n. 城镇，市镇;小村庄;城镇居民;商业中心;
🗣️ 情景例句
It is OK to ask children how old they are.
问小孩多大了是可以的。
I must contact my lawyer before I make my final decision.
在做出最后决定之前，我必须先同我的律师联系一下。
As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not take him seriously.
挂上电话后，他又马上来到工人那儿，告诉他们若有个警察来让他们走开，不要把他当回事，