be the talk of the town/Paris etcRUMOUR/RUMORsomeone who is the talk of the town has done something bad, shocking, exciting etc and everyone is talking about them 成了镇上/巴黎等街谈巷议的话题 She’s the talk of London’s theatre-goers since her last performance. 她自从上次演出后就成了伦敦戏迷津津乐道的对象。
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