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。