早安英文 第447期:和外国人聊天千万不要说这些

 A diplomat¹ is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
真正的绅士应该记住女人的生日，而忘记女人的年纪。
It is about respect, so usually we don't talk about these topics so the conversation can go smoothly².
这有关于礼貌的问题，所以我们通常不会谈论这些话题，这样对话才能顺利持续下去。
Don't talk about political orientation³ , partisan⁴, political figure，political consciousness , political policy.
不要谈论政治取向，党派支持者,政治人物，政治意识，政治政策。

I feel if i know you well it's ok to ask but if i just met you it's a little rude to ask if i have a BF or husband.
我觉得如果我和你很熟的话，就没关系，如果是第一次见面就问，你有没有男朋友就有点鲁莽。
You also can talk about some upcoming event.
还可以谈论即将到来的一些事情。

1 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

2 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

3 orientation   

n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍

参考例句：

• Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
• The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

4 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。