閒扯

我們照例寒暄了一陣，閒扯扯隊裡的新聞以後，他在不知不覺中就把談話引入了正題。

wǒmen zhàolì hánxuān le yízhèn xiánchě chě duì lǐ de xīnwén yǐhòu tā zài bùzhībùjué zhòng jiù bǎ tánhuà yǐnrù le zhèngtí

We exchanged pleasantries, and chatted cordially about news in the team, and he moved the conversation naturally on to the main topic.