街谈巷议 meaning in English
town talk [gossip]; gossip in the streets; street gossip [talk]; street gossip and hearsay; the gossip [talk] of the streets; the talk of the town
Examples
- The "goings on" of aspasia were of course a fruitful vineyard for the inventions of the street .
至于阿斯帕西娅的“行径”当然更成为街谈巷议的果实累累的园地了。 - It was a melancholy little drama, woven from bits and scraps of gossip and neighborhood legend .
这是一出由街谈巷议和左邻右舍的传说一点点拼凑而成的有悲伤情调的短剧。 - The first function which a newspaper supplies is that which formerly was performed by the village gossip .
报纸提供的第一个功能，便是以前村庄里的街谈巷议所起的功能。 - She was perfectly callous about all the talk of the accident, but her estranged air looked like trouble .
她对周圈的街谈巷议丝毫不感兴趣，但她那孤芳自赏的神色看来并非不无烦恼。 - The state of malaysia ' s public toilets has become a hot - button issue , with tourists saying they were often dirty and lacked basic items such as soap and paper
关于马来西亚公共洗手间卫生状况的问题已经成为人们街谈巷议的一个话题，外国游客对此更是怨声载道，他们声称那些地方总是显得很脏而且缺乏诸如香皂和等必备物品。