1. I don’t want arguments at the dinner table! Let’s not talk about football or politics – let’s just chew the fat about other things.
2. Mary left the company two years ago but she’s always around chewing the fat with her old colleagues.
3. In English, the expression ‘chew the fat’ means to talk in a friendly way, socially, without actually exchanging too much serious information. Maybe gossip a bit…
4. Yes. It’s a casual conversation.
译文:
1. 我不想在饭桌上争论。让我们不要谈一些足球或政治 – 我们就别的事情闲聊一下。
2. 玛莉两年前离开了公司，但是她总是在和老同事一起闲谈。
3. 英文中，’chew the fat’ 就是指友好地交谈，不说一些沉重的话题。或许说说一些闲话。
4. 是的，就是指随意的交谈。
chew = 咀嚼
chew the fat = 闲聊，闲谈
口语练习：
Let’s find a coffee shop and chew the fat.
When I go and meet friends on weekends, all I want is good food and chewing the fat.
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