原创 2015-10-28 WSE 华尔街英语

所谓的“哑巴英语”，并不是哑巴说英语，而是当要用到英语时却说不出话，被人当成“哑巴”。




华生觉得：
状况1的解决办法是认真学好英语，然后逐步开口说话，积少成多自然能开口；

状况2的解决办法是放下内心包袱，从做朋友开始慢慢打开话匣子，熟悉后话自然多；

状况3的解决方法，就是多学一点日常聊天的必备话题，防止无话可聊时冷场。


所以，今天华生和外教老师特别为你准备了7句话来找话题，全都是嘘寒问暖、家长里短的话。你别看老外金发碧眼、高鼻子大脸，其实人家和我们一样都是普通地球人，都爱聊一些琐碎的生活小事。不信你来看这些话，和我们平时聊天的内容没有什么太大不同。

Small talk top 10
I hear many people complain that they don’t know how to start a conversation. It’s the same for all people of the world in any language so here are the top ten ways to start a conversation. We call it the Small talk top ten.
1. You must be Susan's husband.
（你一定是那谁）

“You must be” is used to start talking and introduce yourself to someone, when you think you know who the person is.
2. How's your wife / friend?
（你的……怎么样了）

This phrase is used to ask the person you are talking to for information about someone close to them.
3. Nice weather, isn't it?
（好天气，不是吗）

Used when you can't think of anything else to talk about. If the weather is bad, you could say 'Rotten weather, isn't it?' instead.
4. What's new?
5. What have you been up to?
（最近怎么样）
Phrases for general enquiries, asking for news about a person.

6. Are you still working for the same firm?
7. Have you talked to / heard from Jenny recently?
（你还在那家公司吗？……最近怎么样了）
These two phrases are more specific than What's new? And, What have you been up to? but are still enquiries for information.

8. I haven't seen you for ages.
（好久不见了）
This has a similar meaning to, What have you been up to? but is expressed as a statement rather than a question.

9. What a coincidence!
10. Fancy meeting you here!
（好巧啊，想不到在这遇见你）

Phrases used to express surprise when you meet someone you weren't expecting to meet.
That’s all you need to know to start a chat with anyone, everyone the person sitting next to you. Now take a breath, smile and say hello.

华生悄悄告诉你，这些英语都有“魔力”。哪怕对方是一个陌生人，甚至是一个老外，只要你说这些话，很可能就此聊得滔滔不绝。比如两个男人聊到老婆买衣服的话题，两个女人聊到老公好吃懒做的话题等等……


把这7句英语作为备用，找不到话题时，用上它们能让你像老外一样自然又顺畅地聊天。

不过，就你个人来说，你喜欢在聊天时聊什么话题呢？不妨现在就开始在评论或分享文字里聊起来吧。