We chatted briefly about the weather. （我们聊了一会儿天气。）

3）chat to /chat with 和...闲聊:

George was in the kitchen chatting to some friends. (乔治在厨房里和一些朋友聊天。)

she chatted to her mother on the phone every day. (她每天打电话和母亲闲聊。)

I spent a happy half-hour chatting with a friend.

我和一个朋友愉快地聊了半个小时。

4.aboard : 1）on or into (a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle)[as adv.]

在船（或飞机、火车或其他交通工具）上，在...上

welcome aboard, sir. （先生，欢迎登机。）

The conductors jumped aboard, and off the train went. （列车员跳上车厢, 火车开走了。）

The plane crashed, killing all 158 people aboard. （飞机坠毁，机上158人全部遇难。）

2）prep. on or into (a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle) 在(船、飞机、车)上, 上(船、飞机、车)

They were all aboard the ship last night. （昨天夜里他们都在船上。）

She finally went aboard the plane. （她终于上了飞机。）

【拓展】 习惯用语

All aboard! 请上船啦！上车啦！

（a call used to tell passengers to get on a ship, train, or bus that is about to depart ）

5.settle vt.& vi. 定居，解决，平静下来

　They got married and settled in London.

【拓展】

1)settle down　安置下来，　定居

He's of an age when he ought to settle down. （他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了。

2)settle sb. down 使某人平静下来，　安静下来。