情景會話:教你怎樣與外國人搭話

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教你怎樣與外國人搭話——
    Tom: Hi, I'm Tom. What is your name?(提問)
    Joe: I'm Joe.(尋找共同點)
    Tom: Well, Joe, what do you do for a living?(提問)
    Joe: I sell insurance.(尋找共同點)
    Tom: Oh yeah? What kind of insurance?(提問)
    Joe: I insure oil rigs in the Adriatic Sea.(尋找共同點)
    Tom: Wow. That's must be fascinating. Married or kids, Joe?(提問)
    Joe: No, actually, I'm single.(尋找共同點)
    Tom: So, who do you know here at the party?(提問)
    Joe: Sorry, nobody.(尋找共同點)
    Tom: So where are you from?(提問)
    Joe: Nebraska.(終于找到共同點?。?BR>    Tom: Really? My dad was from Nebraska. Even though he died when I was four, my grandmother used to take me back to visit my relatives every summer growing up. Were you city folk, or did you live on a farm?
    Joe: I grew up on a pig farm.