每天三分钟学英语 第356期:为什么和外国人聊天,总是说不过三句,就变尬聊?

 技巧一：用听到的话引起话题

I heard you guys¹ talking about this great papaya salad. Where did² you get it?
我听到你们在说一个超级好吃的木瓜沙拉。从哪里买的？

I heard you (guys) talking about… +Question
我听到你们在说…？

I heard you talking about Yellowstone. How much is it to get in?
我听到你们在说黄石公园？门票要多少钱？

I heard you guys talking about England? Are you guys from there?
我听到你们在说英国，你们是英国人吗？

技巧二：转换话题

Cool, I'll go check it out tonight. So, what have you been doing since³ you got⁴ here?
真棒，我今晚去看看。所以你们来之后都做了些什么呢？

I'll go check it out.
我会去看看的。

Thanks for the recommendation⁵. I'll go check it out.
谢谢推荐。我会去看看的。

That sounds fun. I'll go check it out.
听起来很有趣。我会去看看的。

Did you go anywhere⁶ else here?
你还去别的地方了吗？

Have you visited any other places in Thailand?
你还去泰国别的地方了吗？

What's your favorite⁷ part⁸ of the trip so far?
你旅行中最喜欢的是什么？

What's there to do at night?
晚上有什么能做的？

Is there anything fun around here?
这附近有什么好玩的吗？

Have you been to any good restaurants?
你去过哪家餐厅好吃？

1 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

3 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

4 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

5 recommendation   

n.推荐（信）建议，优点，长处

参考例句：

• I wrote him a good recommendation.我为他写了一封很好的推荐信。
• This method deserves recommendation.这种做法值得提倡。

6 anywhere   

adv.无论何处，什么地方

参考例句：

• You can go anywhere you like.你可以去任何你想去的地方。
• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。

7 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

8 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？