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A breeze is a light wind. What do you think this American idiom means? Shoot the Breeze
微风是指一阵轻轻的风。你觉得这个美语习语是什么意思？闲聊
Is this about hunting air?
它是否与在空气中射击有关？
I'm going to the beach with my friends. I'm so excited to just hangout and shoot the breeze.
我打算和我的朋友去海边。我很开心能和朋友出去玩耍、闲聊。
Sounds like a great plan. Nothing beats relaxing on the beach and shooting the breeze with good friends.
听起来是个不错的计划。没什么比和朋友去海边放松、一起闲聊更好的了。

This expression comes from the Old West,
这种表达方式来源于旧西部
when cowboys would fire their guns in the air -- at nothing -- just for fun.
当时牛仔们向空气中射击，不为别的，只为了好玩。
These days, shooting the breeze actually has nothing to do with shooting guns.
现如今，shooting the breeze的意思和开枪射击没有任何关系了。
If you say you are shooting the breeze, you are talking about things that are not very deep or important.
如果你在shooting the breeze，那就是说你在谈论某件不是非常深奥或重要的事情。
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