nattering

基本解釋

Or it could be selfishness; we realize people won’t like us for nattering on meanly about others.
或者它可能是自私的；我們意識到人們不會喜歡我們多是因為我們對別人的吝嗇行為抱怨嘮叨不停。
It may be a function of empathy; we feel badly for the objects of our derision. Or it could be selfishness; we realize people won’t like us for nattering on meanly about others.
這或許就是移情作用的功能；對他人的嘲笑，讓我們感到糟糕極了，或那可能就是自私；我們注意到，人們不樂意別人拿自己當(dāng)閑扯對象。
While you theatergoing butterflies out there keep nattering on about the Tonys — who will win, who should win, and so on — I have been focused on an issue of far greater momentousness and urgency.
當(dāng)你們這些劇院的瘋狂粉絲正在閑扯誰得了托尼獎，誰應(yīng)該贏等等等等的時候，我已經(jīng)開始關(guān)注于一個更重要更緊急的問題。

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