日常英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)教你用地道英文和陌生人搭訕

1、日常英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)：教你用地道英文和陌生人搭訕WHEN I was a child, my parents always told me that I shouldnevertalk to strangers. This was part of a whole list of things Ishouldnever do: Never accept food or candy from strangers, neverget in acar with strangers, and so on。小時(shí)候，爸媽總告訴我“不要和陌生人說(shuō)話”。這份“不要XX”名單還包括:“不要接受陌生人的食物和糖果”、“不要

2、上陌生人的車”等等。If we didnt start a conversation with strangers, wed nevermakenew friends. Wed never get a job. Wed miss out on the joythatcomes from talking with unfamiliar people about theirlives。可如果我們不試著與陌生人講話，就交不到新朋友，連份工作也找不到，還將錯(cuò)過(guò)與陌生人分享另一種生活的樂(lè)趣。Whenever you travel, its important to converse with the l

3、ocalstolearn what life in the place youre passing through is like.Itsalso good to strike up a conversation with other travelers.You canget some useful advice, hear amazing adventure stories, andmaybeeven pick up a partner for future trips!當(dāng)你旅游時(shí)，注重與當(dāng)?shù)厝藴贤茏屇懔私庠撎庯L(fēng)土人情。此外，和其他同行者談天說(shuō)地也不錯(cuò)，這不僅能帶來(lái)實(shí)用的建議，聽(tīng)到一些精彩

4、冒險(xiǎn)故事，說(shuō)不定你還可以找到將來(lái)一起出行的旅伴！The same thing applies to social settings closer to home.Talkingwith a stranger at a caf or club could get you a new friendoreven a romantic partner. Its also a much more entertaining waytopass the afternoon or evening than sitting alone by yourself。同樣的道理也適用于本地社交活動(dòng)。在咖啡館、俱樂(lè)部與陌

5、生人搭訕也能讓你交到新朋友，幸運(yùn)的話甚至可以找到一個(gè)戀人。而且，這總比你一個(gè)人枯坐整個(gè)下午或晚上有意思多了。And, in a world where getting ahead professionally oftendependson personal connections, the more people you know, the morelikelyyou are to find someone who can help you findopportunities。更何況，在如今這個(gè)社會(huì)，想在事業(yè)上出人頭地就一定要有良好的人脈關(guān)系。你認(rèn)識(shí)的人越多，就越有可能碰到那些能幫你帶來(lái)機(jī)會(huì)的

6、人物。The following pages offer you the ultimate social guide, withsomeadvice on how to mingle with strangers. Youll learn what tosay,what not to say, and how to make the most out ofeachconversation。下文將提供一些社交指南，教你如何與陌生人搭訕。讀了這個(gè)，你就知道什么該說(shuō)，什么不該說(shuō)，以及怎樣最大限度地把握每一場(chǎng)談話。Try breaking the ice開(kāi)場(chǎng)白:如何打破沉默Dont just star

7、e at your shoes. Go say Hi to that new guy.Theice-breakers that follow will help you get through theembarrassingmoments when you find yourself in front of people fromdifferentcultures:別只顧著低頭看鞋，走過(guò)去和生人打個(gè)招呼。當(dāng)你意識(shí)到自己正與文化背景迥異的人面對(duì)面，以下這些開(kāi)場(chǎng)白將幫你度過(guò)尷尬時(shí)刻。British: Beautiful day, isnt it ?英式開(kāi)場(chǎng)白:天氣不錯(cuò)，對(duì)吧？The weather

8、 in Britain is unpredictable. So, its one ofthetopics the British care most about. And theres a simplerulegoverning weather-speak: Say, Yes whether you agree withthepersons comment on the weather or not. Thats because theBritishstart a conversation using the weather so that they can findcommonground

9、 and move on to something else。英國(guó)的天氣變化莫測(cè)。因此，天氣是英國(guó)人最關(guān)心的話題之一。談?wù)撎鞖鈺r(shí)有個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的秘訣:無(wú)論你是否同意說(shuō)話人的觀點(diǎn)，都要回答“對(duì)”。這是因?yàn)橛?guó)人常以天氣為開(kāi)場(chǎng)白，以達(dá)成一致立場(chǎng)，繼而轉(zhuǎn)談其他話題。French: Whered you go on holiday ?法式開(kāi)場(chǎng)白:你假期去哪了？To approach a French person, the safest bet is to ask about hisorher last holiday. French students enjoy a 10-to-15-day holida

10、yeverytwo months. French employees get more than six weeks ofholidays peryear. And the French are famous for their sense ofconversing over acup of coffee. All you need to do is keep yourears open。如果想要接近法國(guó)人，最保險(xiǎn)的方法就是問(wèn)他/她最近的假期是怎么度過(guò)的。法國(guó)學(xué)生每2個(gè)月就有10-15天的假期。法國(guó)員工每年有6周多的假期。另外，法國(guó)人喜歡邊喝咖啡邊聊天。所以，你只要洗耳傾聽(tīng)就好了。Americ

11、an: So, where are you from ?美式開(kāi)場(chǎng)白:你來(lái)自哪里？The US is so big and people move so frequently that locationisalways a source of talk. You can try to find a connection withtheplace theyre from. For example, if someones from Los Angeles,youcould say: Oh, I have a friend who studied there. He says hesawBrad P

12、itt several times on the street. And youll likely getanenthusiastic reply from your new friend。美國(guó)幅員遼闊，人員流動(dòng)頻繁。因此，地域就成了一大聊天話題。你可以把自己和其來(lái)處聯(lián)系起來(lái)，比如說(shuō)，要是對(duì)方來(lái)自于洛杉磯，你就說(shuō):“哦，我有個(gè)朋友在那上學(xué)。他曾在街上見(jiàn)過(guò)好幾次布拉德皮特呢！”這樣一來(lái)，你的新朋友肯定會(huì)給予熱情回復(fù)的。Conversation starters on Internet chatsites如何在聊天網(wǎng)站打開(kāi)話題“嗨，我在網(wǎng)上遭遇了各種各樣的奇人?！?Man, Ive met som

13、e pretty weirdcharactersonline.(八卦一下你在網(wǎng)上遭遇的奇人，不僅是開(kāi)心的談資，同時(shí)也打消對(duì)方的顧慮:你不是怪人。不過(guò)并不是所有人都喜歡評(píng)價(jià)別人，如果你覺(jué)得這個(gè)話題并不是你想聊的，也不要緊，你只需順勢(shì)轉(zhuǎn)換話題，比如Ittakes all kinds to make a world. What areyourhobbies?這個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)移話題的方法可以以此類推用到其他時(shí)候。)“稍等一下，有些工作要做。” Brb, gotta get some work done.(Brb= berightback，稍等。這一招兒是用來(lái)搪塞讓你討厭的網(wǎng)友的。說(shuō)完后你可以把狀態(tài)設(shè)置為離開(kāi)。類

14、似的借口還有brb, needto gopick up a friend，理由越空越好，空得讓他插不上話。如果太實(shí)在，比如 get a phone callorgo toanevent，會(huì)成為對(duì)方搭訕的入口，臉皮厚的人也許會(huì)借機(jī)跟你要電話號(hào)碼或者申請(qǐng)加入你的活動(dòng)，那就事與愿違了。)“謝謝你傾聽(tīng)我的故事。和你聊天真的很開(kāi)心?！?Thanks for listening, I really feltatease talkingtoyou.(如果你聊得開(kāi)心，直白地表達(dá)吧，特別是對(duì)偶然遇見(jiàn)的網(wǎng)友。如果對(duì)方跟你這么說(shuō)，你可能會(huì)有點(diǎn)不好意思，即使你感覺(jué)不好也不必拒絕，你可以說(shuō)Hey,no problem.

15、 Feel free to look me up whenever you need totalk.)Conversation starters at clubs如何在俱樂(lè)部搭訕“和朋友一起來(lái)的么？” So whore youherewith?(通常是男生問(wèn)女生，這么問(wèn)其實(shí)是打探對(duì)方是不是來(lái)約會(huì)的?；卮疬@個(gè)問(wèn)題十分微妙，同樣是說(shuō)我跟異性朋友一起來(lái)的，可能會(huì)有相反的結(jié)果。如果搭訕的男生讓你不感興趣，你可以說(shuō):Oh,Imhere with a friend. Hes back there.Seehim?知趣的男生就會(huì)知難而退了。如果你確實(shí)是被異性約來(lái)的，但是不太情愿，而對(duì)眼前這位還頗有感覺(jué)，你可以說(shuō)Oh, Ishareda cab with a friend whos still dancing. Would you like toget adrink?)“這里的酒保手藝不錯(cuò)?！?The bartenders here make some prettygoodmojitos.(如果