2. They were gabbling on about the past. 他们谈论着过去,声音显得急促而含混不清。
3. The guests in the dining room were gabbling away when the clock struck ten. 时钟已敲十点,餐室里的客人们还叽哩咕噜地谈个不停。
4. 52they bundled their books away, pencils clacking, pages rustling. Crowding together they strapped and buckled their satchels, all gabbling gaily. 52他们把铅笔弄得咯吱咯吱响,纸页窸窸窣窣,将书胡乱塞进书包。他们挤作一团,勒上书包的皮带,扣紧了,全都快活地吵嚷起来。
5. Emails can be deleted and ignored while a conference call puts one at the mercy of people gabbling away interminably at what is often an unsociable hour. 人们可以删除或忽略电子邮件,而电话会议中你得听有些人喋喋不休说个没完,在这一个小时中你也往往没法去跟人结交。