“All right, all right, we'll have time for a cozy catch-up later, ” roared Moody over the hubbub, and silence fell in the kitchen.

“好了，好了，现在没有时间闲聊了，”穆迪，房里马上就安静了下来。

Done catching up. all about accounting now.

闲聊结束 开始说会计了。

To eat a little bit, schmooze a little bit, talk a little bit to people.

也许吃点东西，闲聊一会儿，和人们聊一聊。

Oblivious to the domestic chitchat, granddad Guyong Song has serious matters on his mind.

老祖父宋古永没有心思家常闲聊，他在寻思着重要的事情。

Less time chatting and socializing means more time working and churning.

用更少的时间闲聊和社交，就意味有更多的时间进行工作和生产。

Here and there in the park, you meet whole gangs of senior citizens who might be singing operas or old songs, playing er'hu, chess, or just chatting and gossiping. It's interesting to join them.

在公园里四处走走，总能碰上一群老年人，在唱戏或者其他老歌，拉二胡，下棋，或者只是闲聊。跟他们在一起也挺有意思。

You have some nerve showing up here just to schmooze with the tenure committee.

你居然有脸跑这儿来找教职委员会的人闲聊。

He certainly has the gift of the gab.

当我们看到一个人非常好，能演算到。你可以说，He's got the gift of the gab。他真的很有。Gab有闲聊或是瞎扯的含义。Gift of the gab就是很会说话的能。

Woody's very own Twitter account describes him as a chatty coniferous with a pension for small talk in malls.

伍迪的推特账号把自己描述为“一棵健谈的针叶树，有养老金，可以在商场闲聊”。

All right, let's look at the next question, small talk.

好，再来看下一个，闲聊话题。

They started their evening with wine and conversation, but late in the night, the chit-chat turned into a heated debate over the exact pronunciation of old texts.

他们有酒作伴，闲叙畅谈。到了深夜，友好的闲聊结束，一场激烈的争论开始上演。争论的主题是古代文献的精确读音。

She is a subject of gossip in the office.

她是办公室时里闲聊的话题 。

Well, up until now we've probably been making small talk.

到现在为止，我们可能一直在闲聊。

I don't amuse myself with balderdash. Two and five make seven.

我不用闲聊来娱乐自己。二加五得七.

It's unlikely that you would hear people like you and me just using it in casual conversation, because we're more likely to say replace or take over from.

而且不太可能听到像你我这样的人在闲聊中使用它，因为我们更可能会说 replace 或 take over from。

Today, I want to help you improve your English small talk.

今天，我想帮你提高英语闲聊的能力。

Then when you feel comfortable enough doing this without feeling anxious, you can move on to making small talk with random strangers who happen to be around you.

当你足够自信，可以毫不焦虑地互动时，你可以开始与偶然在你身边的陌生人闲聊。

There you go. Small talk, small talk.

好了。闲聊，闲聊。

And I'm very awkward with small talk, much like many British people.

和很多英国人一样，我很不擅长闲聊。

Think of part one like small talk between two people.

把第一部分想象成两个人之间的闲聊。