conversation、dialogue、talk与chat这些名词均含“交谈”之意。
conversation : 一般用词，指两个或更多人互相交换意见的交谈。
- She had a strange conversation with the man who moved in upstairs.
她跟搬到楼上的那个家伙进行了一次奇怪的交谈。 - It's impossible to hold/carry on a conversation with all this noise going on!
周围这么吵根本无法谈话！
dialogue : 指敌对国家、政治团体之间的对话。
- The rebel leaders stated that they are willing to enter into dialogue with the government.
叛军首领发表声明说他们愿意与政府进行对话。 - The two sides have at last begun to engage in a constructive dialogue.
双方终于开始进行建设性对话。
talk : 普通用词，可与conversation换用，指正式交谈。
- We were just talking about Gareth's new girlfriend.
我们刚才在谈论加雷斯的新女友。 - My little girl has just started to talk.
我的小女儿刚开始说话。
chat : 指熟人之间非常随便的交谈，强调谈话的亲密和非正式性。
- Why don't you give me a call and we'll have a chat?
为什么你不给我打个电话，我们好好聊一聊呢？ - I had a chat with my boss today about a possible salary increase.
今天我和老板随便聊了一下可能涨工资的事。
