small talk

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I am not a social person and stink at small talk.
我不是个喜欢社交的人，不善于和人闲聊。
Happy people tend to talk more than unhappy people, but when they do, it tends to be less small talk and more substance.
快乐的人比不快乐的人更易于说更多话，而且当他们开口时，更多的是有实质内容的交谈，而不是闲聊。
Believe it or not, making small talk can be fun - even for quiet personality types. Making small talk is also an art that can be learned.
信不信由你，就算你是个性格内向，相对安静的人，你也能和不熟的人来一段很有趣的闲聊，当然，这也是一门艺术，需要去学习。

But first,we talk about some small groups and individuals in the United States who are helping the people of Haiti.
Let's take the first thing first, the radical theology. I'm only able to talk about a small component of Milton's theological daring here.
先来谈激进的神学观点，在这里我只能,谈及弥尔顿神学上的大胆突破的一个小小的组成部分。
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And then we'll talk about how you can build something to replace a complicated small part in the body like that.
然后我们再讨论工程师们如何构建,能够取代体内如此精细小巧器官的东西
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Poor Jesse nervously trying to break the tension with his small talk was hilarious.
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conversation about things that are not important, often between people who do not know each other well

Small talk is polite conversation about unimportant things that people make at social occasions.