閑聊、寒暄

在我們眼里，明星都應該是天生的“交際花”。誰會想到米拉·喬沃維奇(Milla Jovovich)居然會說，small talk對她來說太難了。出生于烏克蘭的米拉不僅是一名模特，同時也是一個頗有造詣的歌星和演員。她的首張專輯《The Divine Comedy》就曾廣受好評。她的演藝生涯同樣可圈可點，其中最引人注目的就是在呂克·貝松導演的《第五元素》中擔任女主角，而后在《生化危機》系列電影中也有不俗的表現。呃，其實，小編也深深以為，會“閑聊”非常地重要。特別是對于那些目前正處單身狀態的青年男女，要想告別單身，就得學會“閑聊”哦，因為It’s easier to meet girls(boys) if you’re good at small talk.

Small Talk 閑聊、寒暄

“It’s always a little more difficult for me to do the small talk， because I’m not into it.”

-Milla Jovovich， model， actress and singer， talking about being social

Definition

Conversation without real meaning; conversation without any particular purpose; conversation about general subjects; conversation one starts with unfamiliar people in order to be more involved; conversation used to make friends with new people; conversation used to make the atmosphere better.

Usage

“Small talk” most often occurs in social situations， such as parties or special events. People who don’t know each other often use “small talk” to start conversations. For example， if you’re at a party and you don’t know anyone， you might ask somebody about the weather because everyone knows something about the weather. It would be a good way to start a conversation. Talking about the weather is “small talk.” Hopefully， your conversation about the weather would lead to a longer conversation about more important topics.

Examples

◆ I don’t like going to parties because I can’t stand small talk. I’m just not good at it. I’d rather talk to my friends about things that mean something to me.

我不喜歡參加聚會，因為我不能忍受那些寒暄的話。我實在不擅長這個。我比較喜歡和朋友聊聊感興趣的事。

◆ Jeff meets a lot of people because he’s really good at small talk. He can start a conversation with anyone. People really like him because he makes them feel comfortable.

杰夫認識很多人，因為他真的太擅長閑聊了。他和任何人都可以打開話匣子。大家都很喜歡他，因為他讓人感覺很舒服、自在。