chew the fat (with) 闲聊
【讲解】
chew作动词,有“回味、体味、玩味某事物,深思某事物,谈论某事(常以抱怨的方式),发牢骚,唠叨,拌嘴”等意思,短语chew the fat是俚语,意思是“闲扯,闲聊”。
【对话】
A:The teacher was too hard on his students, especially on the boys.
A:老师对学生要求太严了,尤其对男生。
B:Yeah, I agree, But some boys were chewing the fat in class.
B:是的,我同意。但是有些男生在课堂上闲聊。
A:The teacher was really annoyed.
A:老师真的很恼火。
B:But I don't think they should have physical punishment anyway.
B:但是不管怎么样,我认为他们也不应该受到体罚。
A:Maybe you're right.
A:也许你是对的。