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英式开场白：天气不错，对吧？
British: 'Beautiful day,
isn't it ?'
英国的
天气变化莫测。
因此，
天气是英国人最关心的话题之一。
谈论天气时有个简单的
秘诀：无论你是否同意说话人的观点，都要回答
“
对
”
。这是
因为英国人常以天气为开场白，
以达成一致立场，继而转谈其他话题。
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The weather
in Britain is unpredictable. So, it's one of the
topics the British
care most about. And
there's a simple rule governing weather-speak:
Say,
That's because the
British start a conversation using the weather so
that they
can find common ground and
move on to something else
。
法式开场白：你假期去哪了？
French: Where'd you go on
holiday ?
如果想要接近法国人，最保险的方法就是问他
/
她
最近的假期是怎么度过的。法国学生
每
2
个月就有
10-15
天的假期。法国员工每年有
6
周多的假期。另外，法国人喜欢边喝咖
啡边聊天。
所以，你只要洗耳倾听就好了。
To approach a French person, the safest
bet is to ask about his or her last
holiday. French students enjoy a
10-to-15-day holiday every two months.
French employees get more than six
weeks of
holidays per year. And the
French
are famous for
their
sense of conversing over a cup of coffee. All you
need to do
is keep your ears
open
。
美式开场白：你来自哪里？
American: So,
where are you from ?
美国幅员辽阔，
人员流动频繁。
因此，
地域就成了一大聊天话题。
你可以把自己和其来
处
联系起来，比如说，要是对方来自于洛杉矶，你就说：
“
哦，我
有个朋友在那上学。他曾
在街上见过好几次布拉德
-
皮特呢！
”
这样一来，你的新朋友肯定会给予热情
回复的。
The US is so big and people move so
frequently that location is always a
source of talk. You can try to find a
connection with the place they're from. For
example, if someone's from Los Angeles,
you could say:
who studied there. He
says he saw Brad Pitt several times on the
street.
you'll likely get an
enthusiastic reply from your new
friend
。