What can you say when you want to encourage people to keep talking to you? Try making a comment or asking a question—it shows the other person you’re interested in what they are saying. Here are some examples of what you can say:
Making comments
“No!”—to show surprise. (表示驚訝)
“I don’t believe it!”—to show surprise.
(表示驚訝)
“Wow!”—to show admiration or surprise.
(表示贊賞或驚訝)
“That’s incredible/amazing/unbelievable!”—to show great interest in the subject of conversation. (對(duì)話題表示很感興趣)
“How awful/terrible!”—to show sympathy with someone else’s bad news.
(對(duì)他人的壞消息表示同情)
Asking questions
“Really?”—to show surprise. (表示驚訝)
“And you?”—when someone asks you how you are. (當(dāng)別人向你問好時(shí))
“Did you?”—can be used to encourage someone to tell their story. (可以鼓勵(lì)對(duì)方講他們的見聞)
For example
A: I saw her last night.
B: Did you?
A: Yes, she was with one of her friends, and she….
Remember, when speaking English…
#61692;Try to become less hesitant and more confident.
#61692;Don’t be shy to speak—the more you do it, the more confident you’ll become.
#61692;Remember to be polite—use “please” and “thank you” if you ask someone to do something for you.