英美人天天都在说的4000句 160:shoot the breeze

[00:01]J：If he had guts¹ to knock Mom cold once,
[00:05]then maybe she'd be happy and she'd stop picking on him.
[00:09]You know, just mush.
[00:14]When I didn't have to be all confused
[00:17]and I didn't have to feel that I was ashamed of everything.
[00:23]If I felt that I belonged some place, you know, then...
[00:31]R：Will you do something for me?
[00:33]If the pot starts boiling again, will you see me before you get in a jam?
[00:38]If you want to talk, come in and shoot the breeze².
[00:42]It's easier sometimes than talking to your folks.

1 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 breeze   

n.微风；轻而易举的事；vi.来去匆匆，急速走

参考例句：

• A little breeze is blowing in from the window.微风从窗户里吹进来。
• The clouds are pale and a light breeze is blowing.云淡风轻。