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Welcome to English in a Minute!
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This expression seems like it could have some depth to it.
这个表达貌似有些深意
Let's hear what Anna and Jonathan have to say about this expression.
我们来听听安娜和乔纳森有什么想说的
So, you remenber how Chuck really wanted to be part of our bowling team?
你记得Chuck特别想加入我们的保龄球队吧？
Oh yeah, he started to lay it on thick about how great he was to our team captain Marco.
嗯 他开始向我们的队长Marco过分夸大他的技术有多好了
But I'm sure Marco didin't believe him. Well, it worked.
但我相信Marco不会相信他的 可惜这一招奏效了
Chuck will be joining the team at our next practice.
下次练习的时候 Chuck就会加入我们的队伍
To lay it on thick means to overstate something.
“lay it on thick”是指过分夸大某事
You try to say that something is much better or much worse than it really is
你试图说某物比实际要好得多或坏得多
because you want to impress someone.
只为让某人印象深刻
You can lay it on thick using blame, or giving praise, like Chuck did with his bowling "skills."
你可以用责备或夸奖去夸大某物 就像Chuck夸大他的保龄球“技术”那样
And that’s English in a Minute.
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