version
(从不同角度的)说法,描述
She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
她向我们描述了她认为那天发生的事情。
Their versions of how the accident happened conflict.
他们对事故发生情况的说法相互矛盾。
chat
闲聊;闲谈;聊天
I just called in for a chat.
我只是来聊聊天。
I had a long chat with her.
我和她闲聊了很久。
impulse to do sth
冲动;心血来潮;一时的念头
He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing.
他突然心血来潮,想站起来歌唱。
I resisted the impulse to laugh.
我强忍着没有笑出来。
Her first impulse was to run away.
她的第一个念头就是逃走。
lap sth up
(不加考虑地)乐于接受
It's a terrible movie but audiences everywhere are lapping it up.
这是一部很糟糕的电影,可各地的观众却趋之若鹜。
She simply lapped up all the compliments.
什么恭维话她都照单全收。