英语 Small Talk 的小技巧

英语

Small Talk

的小技巧

何为

small talk?

Small

talk:

Conversation

without

real

meaning;

conversation

without

any

particular

purpose;

conversation about general subjects; conversation one starts with unfamiliar people in order to be

more involved; conversation used to make friends with new people; conversation used to make the

atmosphere better.

所谓

small

talk

话；

关于大众话题的对话；

为了进一步融入而展开的与陌生人的 对话；

为了结交新朋友而展

开的对话；为了使气氛更融洽而展开 的对话。

Good topics

（适合的话题）

1.

How

was

your

flight

or

train

ride?

Perhaps

the

first

question

you

would

ask

them,

out

of

politeness.

旅途如何？这可能是你首先该问的问题，比较礼貌。

2.

How

is

your

hotel?

If

they

have

already

checked

into

a

hotel,

you

can

ask

if

their

accommodations are acceptable to them. Just another polite question.

你的旅馆如何？如果 他们已经入住的话，

你可以问问他们觉得住宿是否可心，

这又是 一个比

较礼貌的问题哦。

3.

Do

you

play

any

sports?

/

Do

you

play

golf?

This

is

a

good

question

to

ask

Western

businessmen especially. Most of them do play golf - it has become very, very common in recent

years. Others might play tennis, squash or basketball. Most Western women do yoga or at least go

to the gym.

你做什么运动吗 ？你打高尔夫吗？这个是可以问西方商务人士的很典型的话题。

大多数西方

商务人士都打高尔夫，

近些年，

高尔夫已经成为一项 非常常见的运动。

也有一些可能会打网

球，壁球或者篮球的。大 部分西方女士做瑜伽或者至少会去健身房运动。

4. How

’

s the weather like in your country? Whereabouts are you from?

你们国家天气如何？你来自具体哪个地方呢？

5.

American

businessmen

especially

like

to

get

down

to

business

without

too

much

small

talk.

After your meeting, you could go to a bar or pub to get to know each other better. Your foreign

friend will be more relaxed and more talkative in that situation.

美国商人特别喜欢直接 进入商务话题，

所以过多寒暄就不必了。

你们会面之后，

你们可以去

酒吧或酒馆来进一步了解彼此。那时你的外国友人会更加放 松，也更健谈些。

在闲谈过程中， 要不时地表现出对对方谈话的兴趣。常用的短语有：

Really?

真的吗？