白领的一天:如何与陌生人交谈
今天Jessica与她的朋友探讨了如何与陌生人展开话题。
J: How to strike up a conversation with a stranger?
P: That can be hard.... I am usually a shy sort of person and keep to myself, and rarely do that myself. But it depends on where you are. If you are in a place that has nice scenery or something, then you can start by saying something about the scenery or whatever. If you are somewhere and something happens eg. at a bus stop and there is a strange person doing something then you can say something about that.
J: What do people usually say if they want to start a conversation with a stranger?
P:Just a general comment on that they are looking at or about what is on around them. Another way I have struck up conversations with people is when they have been lost and looking for somewhere. Then I have helped them to look for the place and talked to them asking where they are from, etc.
Strike up sth (with sb): to begin a friendship, a relationship, a conversation, etc (与某人)建立友谊,开始来往,交谈起来
He would often strike up conversations with complete strangers. 他爱和更本不相识的人攀谈。
keep to yourself also keep yourself to yourself : to live a very quiet private life and not do many things that involve other people 离群索居,不与别人来往,不管别人的事
Nobody knows much about him; he keeps himself very much to himself.
谁对他都不太了解,因为他很少和人交往。
Scenery: 风景,景色
The mountain scenery is majestic.
这山景十分壮丽。
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n. 会话,谈话
联想记忆X单词conversation联想记忆:con共同+vers转→[两个齿轮对着]一起转→谈话+ation→谈话 involve[in'vɔlv]
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vt. 包含,使陷入,使忙于,使卷入,牵涉
联想记忆X单词involve联想记忆:in进入,volve滚动,转动-卷入 comment['kɔment]
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n. 注释,评论; 闲话
v. 注释,评论
com共同,ment闷他:大家一起用激烈的评论把他闷的投不过气来。 strike[straik]
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n. 罢工,打击,殴打
v. 打,撞,罢工,划
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n. 布景,风景,背景
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adj. 宏伟的,高贵的,壮丽的