1.表述：fat lot

释义：A very small amount or degree, or none at all. （几乎不，很少）

例句：A fat lot you care whether I succeed or not!

你很少关心我成功与否。

It was a fat lot of thanks I got for my 20 years of service to the company.

这就是我为公司服务了20多年得到的一点点感谢。

You know a fat lot about it.

你一点儿也不懂。

A fat lot of use that is!

那已是一点点用处都没有了！

2. 表述：small talk

释义：Casual or trivial conversation. （聊天，闲谈）

例句：I dread small talk at parties, so I usually only hang around people I know.

我害怕在聚会上闲聊，所以我通常只和我认识的人在一起。

The small talk around the water cooler every Monday is always dreadfully boring.

每周一在饮水机旁闲聊真是非常无聊。

I always try to engage in a bit of small talk with all of my clients when I hold a seminar like this.

当我举办这样的研讨会时，我总是试着和我所有的客户闲聊下。

Maria introduced me to her parents, and we sat there making small talk for a while.

玛丽亚把我介绍给她的父母，我们坐在那里闲聊了一会儿。

3. 表述：chew the fat

释义： Chat in a friendly, leisurely way. （闲聊，聊天）

例句：My sister and I haven't seen each other in nearly five years, so we stayed up half the night chewing the fat.

我和我的妹妹已经将近五年没有见面了，所以我们聊了半夜。

Come into my office and chew the fat with me a little bit, David. I want to know how things are going with you.

到我的办公室来和我聊一会儿天，大卫。我想知道你的近况如何。

Sit yourself down and let's chew the fat for a while.

坐下来，我们聊一会儿天吧。

We were just chewing the fat. Nothing important.

我们只是在闲聊，没有什么重要的。