现代英语俚语：bat the breeze 闲扯　　

　　Jim: Did you have a talk with John yesterday?
　　Lucy: Yeah. We had a good talk and he concerned about my plight（我的处境）.
　　Jim: Did he say that he could help you to find a job?
　　Lucy: At first we only batted the breeze about modern life and modern pressure. Then I asked him if he could pull the strings（暗地里使劲）.
　　Jim: What did he say? Not giving you a tumble （不理睬）, I think?
　　Lucy: He promised that he would keep an ear open.
　　
　　注：breeze指“微风”，bat the breeze的字面意思是“用球拍煽微风”，在此指“聊天”、“闲扯”或“瞎聊”。例如：They spent the whole afternoon, sitting in the room and batting the breeze. 他们坐在屋子里，一下午都在山南海北地瞎扯。 （编辑：赵露）