DoyouhavedifficultyspeakingEnglishSometimesthehardestpartissimplystartingaconversation.LearntheseexpressionsforstartingaconversationinEnglishinanysituation–formalorinformal,atwork,school,orothercontexts!Andstaytunedforthenextlesson,whichwillbeonhowtocontinuetheconversation.
说英语(精品课)的时候你有没有碰到过什么困难呢?有时候最困难的事情就是开始一段对话。不管是在正式、非正式、工作场合、学校或者其他场景,你都需要学习一些能够发起对话的英语表达。以及欢迎继续收听下一节课,如何继续对话。
STARTINGACONVERSATIONWITHAFRIEND
朋友聊天
Withfriends,youcanuseinformalEnglishexpressionslikethese:
和朋友在一起的时候你就可以用一些非正式的英语表达,以下这些口头语可供参考:
What’sup
How’sitgoing
Thecorrectanswerto“What’sup”is“Notmuch.”Youcanthenaddadetailaboutwhat’shappeninginyourlifeatthemoment.Ifsomeonesays“How’sitgoing”youcananswer“Good”or“Notsogood”andthensaywhy.
“What’sup”的正确回答应该是“Notmuch”,你还可以加上一点你生活中正在发生的事情以作补充。如果有人说“How’sitgoing”,你可以回答“Good”或者“Notsogood”然后说说为什么。
STARTINGACONVERSATIONWITHACOLLEAGUE
同事聊天
Intheoffice,youuseslightlymoreformalEnglish,suchasthesecommonexpressions:
在办公室里你就可以用一些稍微正式一点的英语表达方式,就像以下这些习惯用法:
Hi,John.Howareyoudoing
How’syourdaygoing
We’resurehavingabusy/slowdaytoday.
Haveyouheardthenewsabout________
(onFriday周五):Haveyougotanyplansfortheweekend
(onMonday周一):Howwasyourweekend
Youcantalkaboutprojectsyou’reworkingon,orabouthobbiesyouhaveoutsidework.Currentnationalandinternationalnewsisalsoagoodtopicofconversation.
你可以聊聊你正在从事的项目,或者工作以外的兴趣爱好。最近的国内、国际新闻也是适合聊天的好话题哦。
STARTINGACONVERSATIONWITHAFRIENDWHOYOUHAVEN’TSEENINALONGTIME
和许久未见的朋友聊天
Herearesomecommonexpressionstostartaconversationwithsomeoneyouseeafteralongseparation:
以下这些表达方式,适用于和久未谋面的朋友聊天:
HiPaula!Howhaveyoubeen
Longtimenosee!
So,whathaveyoubeenuptolately
How’syourfamily
AreyoustillworkingatABCCompany
Inthiscase,youcanaskaboutnewsinyourfriend’swork,study,family,andhobbies.Thefriendwillprobablyaskyouaboutrecentdevelopmentsinyourownlife,too.
在这种情况下,你可以问问你的朋友事业、学业、家庭、兴趣爱好方面有没有什么新变化。与此同时,你的朋友也很可能会问问你最近生活的进展。
STARTINGACONVERSATIONATAPARTYORWEDDING
在派对或婚礼上聊天
Idon’tthinkwe’vemet–I’mShayna.
AreyoufromNewYork
So,howdoyouknowMary
HaveyoutriedthechocolatecakeIt’sdelicious!
Ifyou’reatapartyorwedding,youcanstartaconversationbyaskinghowthepersonknowsthehostoftheparty(orthepeoplegettingmarried).Youcanalsocommentaboutthefoodanddrinks,oraboutthemusic.
STARTINGACONVERSATIONATACONFERENCEORWORKEVENT
在会议或工作场所对话
So,whereareyoufrom
Whatdidyouthinkofthespeaker
Thatwasanexcellentworkshop–Ilearnedalot.Howaboutyou
Theexpression“Idon’tthinkwe’vemet”canbeusedinprofessionalsituationstoo.Youcanaskabouttheperson’sjob,whatcompanytheyarefrom,andtheiropinionsabouttheconferenceevents.
“Idon’tthinkwe’vemet”这种表达法既可以用于非正式场合,也可以用于正式场合。你可以问对方的工作情况,他们是哪个公司的,以及他们对会议内容的看法。
STARTINGACONVERSATIONWITHSOMEONEYOUHAVEJUSTBEENINTRODUCEDTO
和刚认识的人对话
Nicetomeetyou!
Howdoyoutwoknoweachother
So,whatdoyoudoforaliving(=whatisyourjob)
Whatareyoustudying
Howlonghaveyoubeen(ajournalist/doingyoga/interestedinmusic)
Howdidyougetintoit
Imagineyouhaveafriend,Nora,whointroducesyoutoherfriendRyan.Youcanaskabouthowtheyknoweachother,andaboutRyan’sjob.IfNorasaysRyanisastudent,youcanaskabouthisareaofstudyandwhatyearofcollegehe’sin.IfNoraintroducesRyanasajournalist,orafriendfromyogaclass,oramusician,youcanaskabouthowlonghehasdonethatactivity,orhowhefirstgotinterestedinit.Hisanswerwillthenprovidematerialtocontinuetheconversation.
想象一下你有个朋友Nora,她把你介绍给了她的朋友Ryan。你可以问问他们是怎么认识的,也可以问问Ryan的工作。如果Nora说Ryan是个学生,你就可以问问他的专业和年级。如果Nora介绍Ryan是个记者、或者是从瑜伽班认识的朋友,或者是个音乐家,你就可以问问他干那行多久了,或者他为什么对这个感兴趣。他的答案也能给你提供展开对话的素材。
STARTINGACONVERSATIONWITHSOMEONEYOUMEETOUTSIDE
和外面遇到的人对话
It’sabeautifulday,isn’tit
Itlookslikeit’sgoingtorain/snow.
Canyoubelieveallthisrain/snowwe’vebeenhaving
Sureisahot/coldonetoday!
Yourdogissocute!What’shisname
Ifyou’reinapark,onthestreet,etc.,themostcommonwaytostartaconversationisbytalkingabouttheweather.
如果你在公园里、街上或者别的地方,要想打开话匣子,最通常的方式就是先聊聊天气。
STARTINGACONVERSATIONWITHASTRANGERINOTHERSITUATIONS
在其他情况下和陌生人聊天
Thesecrettostartingaconversationwithsomeoneyoudon’tknowistomakeacommentaboutthecurrentsocialcontext.Hereareafewexamplesofhowtodothis:
美术馆
Atanartgallery:
“That’saninterestingpainting.Whatdoyouthinkofit”
酒吧
Atabar:
“Thisisagreatsong–IloveLatinmusic.Howaboutyou”
体育比赛现场
Atasportsgame:
“Wow,thatwasagreatplay!So,who’syourfavoriteplayer”
咖啡厅
Atacafe:
“Boy,doIneedacoffee!”
音乐会或者重大活动
Ataconcertorevent:
“Whatagreatturnout!Haveyoueverbeenherebefore”
操场
Ataplayground:
“Mykidsaresurefullofenergytoday!
Asintheexampleofthecafeandplayground,youdon’tneedtoaskadirectquestion.Youcansimplymakeacommenttotheotherperson,andthisislikeaninvitationfortheotherpersontocomment,too.Thiscanthenbeginaconversation.