"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
考虑一下忽略“你好”,“再见”和其它可有可无的闲聊。
Like many others, he's grown weary of the mindless chit-chat around which the site seems to thrive.和其他大多数人一样,对于在貌似“欣欣向荣”的网站上“即点即聊”,人们的厌烦心理正不断增强。
When I was having a chit-chat with my colleague, she asked me all of a sudden, 'How did your husband propose to you at that time?'和同事聊天时,她突然问我:“当时,他是怎么向你求婚的,浪漫吗?”
Not being a mother, I found the chit-chat exceedingly dull.我没当母亲,所以觉得那样的闲谈无聊透顶。
But I am horrible at chit - chat and gossip.只是我很害怕和人闲聊.
She's such an energetic girl and likes to chit chat with everyone.她真是个精力充沛的女孩,喜欢跟每个人聊天.
I stopped to chit chat a little with her since well, I am early anyway.停下脚步,与她聊聊天, 反正,还有时间嘛.