“问长问短”用英语怎么说-饼哥英语口语

我们好，今日咱们共享一个非常有用且地道的表达——问长问短, 这个短语的英文表达是：

pass the time of day 与（或人）打招待；与（或人）问长问短

They met at the corner and paused to pass the time of day.

在街角相遇后，他们停下来问长问短了几句。

I was just passing the time of day with her.

我其时只是和她聊了几句。

Although I spoke to him a number of times, it was only to pass the time of day.

我尽管和他说过许多次话，但都是问长问短而已。

She stopped by just to pass the time of day.

她顺路过来只是为了问长问短几句。

She doesn't know any of the neighbours very well. They just pass the time of day occasionally.

她跟邻居们都不太熟，他们只是偶尔问长问短几句。

I was in a hurry, so I didn't even stop to pass the time of day with him.

因为赶时刻，所以我甚至没有停下来和他问长问短了一下。