talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/► SEE ALLnow you’re talkingtalking of sb/sthknow what you’re talking aboutyou can/can’t talk ●ˈnow you’re talking (spoken) used for showing interest and enthusiasm about sth just said, for example a good suggestion(表示对所说的事情感兴趣)你这话说着了,你可说到点子上了,正合我意◆‘Why don’t we go to Paris for the weekend?’ ‘Now you’re talking!’ “我们周末去巴黎怎样?”“正合我意!”●talking of sb/sth (spoken, especially BrE) used for saying that you intend to say more about sb/sth just mentioned提起;说到;至于◆‘I was out last night with Dave, Mark and Angela…’ ‘Talking of Mark, did he tell you about his latest business idea?’ “昨天晚上我跟戴夫、马克和安杰拉出去了…”“说起马克,他跟你提到他最新的经营思路了吗?”●know what you’re ˈtalking about (informal) have good knowledge of sth; be an expert on sth熟知某事;作经验之谈◆I really enjoyed that lecture. She certainly knows what she’s talking about.我很喜欢那个讲座,她对所谈的东西很熟悉。◆That history teacher doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He makes a lot of mistakes.那个历史老师信口开河,错误百出。●ˈyou can/can’t talk ( look who’s ˈtalking, you’re a ˈfine one to talk) (spoken) you should not criticize sb because you are also guilty of the same fault你还有脸说别人;你还好意思说◆‘He’s always late for appointments.’ ‘You can talk! You’re hardly ever on time yourself.’“他约会老迟到。”“你也好意思说别人!你自己几乎就没准时过。”◆‘George is so careless with money.’ ‘Look who’s talking!’“乔治总是乱花钱。”“你还好意思说别人!”