How do you make small talk with a Briton? Here's a good way: talk about weather.

He mingled freely with other delegates, trying to make small talk and little jokes.

他无拘无束地跟其他代表搞在一起, 试图跟他们随便聊聊、开开玩笑.

Businesspeople often like to joke around when they make small talk.

商务人士经常喜欢在他们闲聊时开开玩笑.

I consider myself to be good at small talk.

我认为我很善于聊天.

Making small talk about pop culture is easy and fun.

谈论一些流行的文化也是既轻松又有趣的话题.

Usually people start small talk by asking about things like family, work, school or sports.

通常人们以提问的方式开始闲聊,询问诸如家庭啦, 工作啦, 学校啦,体育运动啦,等等.

Engage in small talk: your business trip, your family and where you live . Order the meal.

涉及到简短的对话包括: 商务旅程 、 您的家庭、住址等.

Start by giving a small talk to a few people.

先开始和几个人聊聊家常.

Perhaps the safest of all small talk topics is the weather.

因此,或许天气可说是最安全的闲聊话题了.

There's so much to talk about besides small talk.

除了寒暄之外,要谈的东西很多.

We had small talk.

我们只是聊聊而已.

I'm afraid I have no small talk , ie I can't chat about unimportant things.

很抱歉, 我不能聊闲天.

Small talk deals with topics superficially , simply for the sake of keeping a conversation going.

可以言不及义, 只为的是有话讲下去.

Making small talk also an art that can be learned.

闲聊也是一门可以学习的艺术.

She loves to have some small talk with the neighbors.

她喜欢与邻居聊家常.

I was really just need small talk.

我不过是想随便说点什么.

Small wonder that the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled nearly 400 points on the day.

于是道琼斯工业指数一天陡跌近400个点也毫不为奇.

Small wonder that he decided to take no part in the debate.

难怪他决定不参加辩论呢。

Small wonder that Greek mythology is extinct.

希腊神话现在给人淡忘了,这并不足为奇.

Small wonder that unemployment has increased along with employment.

导致了失业随着就业涨的怪事.

He failed , and small wonder , ie it is not surprising.

他失败了, 这没什麽奇怪.