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How To Keep A Conversation Going In English
英語中如何維持對談
It is often difficult to keep a conversation going in any language. During most of our daily interactions with people, we engage in small talk. Small talk is a short, polite conversation about casual topics such as how your family is, the weather, or current sports news. As language learners, these are the first type of conversations we learn because the questions are easy to form, and we can learn a little about another person.
對于任何語言來說要維持對談并不容易。在我們平時和別人的接觸中，我們會寒暄。寒暄時間很短，禮貌的對談會聊一些家庭情況、天氣，或者體育新聞。作為學語言的，這些是我們應該學習的第一種對談話題，因為對我們來說談話問題很容易組織，也可以從對話中了解對方。
A great way to begin a longer conversation is to ask questions about the person you are talking to. Everybody likes talking about their own experiences, opinions, and thoughts, so asking questions can allow a longer conversation. Maintaining a conversation in a new language is not easy, but with these tools you can gain confidence in knowing how to express yourself thoroughly.
要想開啟一次比較長的對談，是對對方進行提問。每個人都喜歡聊自己的經(jīng)歷、看法和觀點，所以提一些這方面的問題就可以把對話拉長。要用外語保持對談不容易，但是使用這些技巧你就能獲得自信，也可以充分表現(xiàn)自己。
Start a longer conversation
開啟一次長對話
The best way to show that you want to start a longer conversation is to ask open-ended questions. Open-ended questions have to be answered with more than one word and allow the other person to talk longer.
開啟長對話的方式是提一些開放式問題，這些問題要回答不是一兩個字就能結束的，這樣對方就能聊得久一些。
What do you think about ____?
你覺得……怎么樣？
Have you heard about ____? (If they answer “Yes”:) What do you think?
你有沒有聽說過……？（如果他們回答是的話）你覺得呢？
What do you like about ___?
你為什么喜歡……？
How have you liked living in ___?
你覺得住在這里怎么樣？
Example:
例子：
Jane: “What are you doing this weekend?”
Max: “I don’t know yet. You?”
Jane: “I’m going to the museum. Have you heard about the new photography exhibit?”
Max: “Yes I have.”
Jane: “What do you think about photography?”
Max: “I think it can be a beautiful form of art, especially in blank and white. I like to practice photography myself in my spare time.”
Jane: 你這周末做什么？
Max：還不知道呢？你呢？
Jane: 我去博物館，有沒有聽說過新的攝影展？
Max：對啊我聽說了
Jane：你覺得攝影怎么樣？
Max：我覺得是一種很精美的藝術形式。尤其黑白照片。我喜歡在業(yè)余的時間拍照。
Follow-up Questions and Comments:
隨后的問題和評論：
Follow a prior question with another question or comment to continue the conversation.
對之前的問題進一步提問或者對之前的對話作評論
What do you mean?
怎么講？
Why ___? (For example: Why did that happen? Why do you think so?)
為什么……？（比如：怎么會發(fā)生的？你為什么這么覺得？—）
How ___? ( For example: How did you like it? How was it?)
怎么樣……？（比如：你為什么喜歡這樣？那個怎么樣？）
Interesting! Tell me more.
有意思！再說說詳情。
What happened next?
接下來怎么樣了？
What did you like/not like about it?
你喜歡什么，不喜歡什么？
Example:
例子：
Jane: “I went to the health conference yesterday and it was so surprising!”
Max: “What do you mean?”
Jane: “This year all of the current health recommendations have been changed. Everything is so different and dieticians don’t know what to do about it.”
Max: “Interesting! Tell me more.”
Jane: “Dieticians have been giving the same health advice for decades, but now they have to change their thinking.”
Jane:昨天我去了健康論壇，挺讓我驚訝的！
Max:怎么說？
Jane：今年所有的關于健康方面的建議都有改動。每個人的觀點很不同，而且營養(yǎng)師都不知道要怎么辦了。
Max:這么有意思！詳細怎么說？
Jane:營養(yǎng)師幾十年來給出的建議如出一轍。但是現(xiàn)在他們的想法正在變革。
Phrases to show acknowledgement
一些表示贊同的短語
Use these to show interest in what the other person is saying and to let the person know you are listening as he or she speaks.
用這些短語表示你對對法說的話感興趣，讓對法知道你在傾聽。
Oh, wow.哦哇！
Really?!真的？！
That’s interesting / crazy / funny / weird.
這很有趣，瘋狂，好笑，怪。
I didn’t know that!
我不知道呀！
Cool!贊！
No way! 不是吧！
Oh, no! 不！
Right. (This means “I agree/acknowledge what you are saying”)
對（這表示贊同，同意之前的*）
That sounds fun / cool / interesting.
聽上去有趣，贊，好玩。
Example 1:
例子1：
Jane: “I was driving down the street when all of a sudden a deer ran in front of my car…”
Max: “Oh, no!”
Jane: “…But, luckily, I swerved in time to miss it.”
Jane: 我昨天在街上開車突然一只鹿沖到我的車前……
Max:不是吧！
Jane:不過很幸運我突然轉彎躲過了。
Example 2:
例子2：
Max: “I went to the U2 concert yesterday…”
Jane: “No way!”
Max: “…and it was the best concert I have ever been to!”
Max:我昨天去了U2的演唱會。
Jane:不是吧！
Max：是我去過的最贊的演唱會！
Phrases to politely oppose a viewpoint
一些禮貌性表示不贊同的詞組
When you want to express a different opinion or experience without offending the other person use the phrases below.
當你想表示不同的觀點，但又不想冒犯對法，下面是這些可以用的詞組
I see what you mean, but I think ___.
我知道你的意思，但我認為……
In my experience ___.
從我的經(jīng)歷來看……
For me ___. (talk about an opposing experience)
對我來說……（聊起自己不同的經(jīng)歷）
Example 1:
例子1：
Max: “I went to DelPino’s Restaurant, but I didn’t like it.”
Jane: “In my experience it was great. What was wrong with your dinner?”
Max:我昨天去了DelPino’s飯店，但我不喜歡。
Jane:我去過覺得挺不錯的，你的晚餐出什么問題了？
Example 2:
例子2：
Sue: “I love going to the Caribbean for winter vacation.”
Joe: “For me, going to the mountains is so much more fun.”
Sue:我喜歡在冬天度假的時候去加勒比。
Joe：對我來說去山里面度假更有趣。
Change the subject
轉換話題
Use these phrases when you want to change the conversation or go back to prior information.
Before, you mentioned ___. What did you mean? (Something that was said earlier in the conversation)
Can you tell me more about ___?
That reminds me of ___. (a past experience, something that happened, a news
story, a person, etc.)
Speaking of ___. (Insert the main topic of the conversation and add your
story/opinion)
There’s something else I wanted to ask you.
I know this is changing the subject, but ___. (Add a comment or question)
用這些詞組來轉換話題，或者回到之前的話題。
之前，你提到……怎么說？（之前提到過的話題）
你可以在多談談……？
這讓我想到了……（過去的經(jīng)歷，之前發(fā)生過，一則新聞故事，一個人等）
談到……（插入主要話題，加入自己的看法或者故事）
我還想聊聊別的。
我知道這是轉換話題，不過……（加入評論或者問題）
Example 1:
例子1：
Matt: “Going on vacation in the winter is much nicer than going in the summer because there are not as many tourists.”
John: “Speaking of vacations, we’re going to Mexico next month!”
Matt: 冬天去旅行比夏天更有意思因為旅客不多。
John:談及度假，我們下個星期去墨西哥！
Example 2:
例子2：
Max: “I just watched the movie Frozen with my kids.”
Sue: “Speaking of that movie, I’m reading a biography about Walt Disney.”
Max: 昨天和我的孩子一起看了冰雪奇緣。
Sue:談起那部電影，我正在讀華特迪斯尼的自傳呢。
Example 3:
例子3：
Jane: “My day has been so busy so far. I’ve gone to school, the mall, the library, and the grocery store…”
Steve: “I know this is changing the subject, but I just watched the cooking channel last night, and now I’m so inspired to cook something new. Do you watch that channel?”
Jane:最近我好忙。我去了學校，商場，圖書館，雜貨店……“
Steve:我知道這是在轉換話題，不過我昨晚剛看了美食頻道，現(xiàn)在我真的好想去買點東西自己燒菜。你看過那個頻道嗎？
How to end the conversation
如何結束這次談話
To kindly end the conversation, mix a phrase from group A with a phrase from group B below.
愉快地結束談話，請將A組和B組的詞組混用。
Group A
A組
I have to go now.
我現(xiàn)在要走了
I have to run. (This means, “I have to go”)
我要走了
I’m going to go now.
我要走了
Group B
B組
It was great talking to you.
跟你聊天很高興。
I’m glad I ran into you.
很高興遇到你。
I hope to see you soon.
希望再次見到你。
It was nice to meet you.
很高興遇見你。
It was great seeing you.
很高興見到你
Example 1:
例子1：
Joan: I have to go now. I hope to see you soon!
Max: See you soon!
Joan:我現(xiàn)在要走了。希望很快能見到你！
Max:下次再見。
Example 2:
例子2：
Beth: I have to run. I’m glad I ran into you!
Pam: It was great seeing you again!
Beth:我要走了。很高興遇到你！
Pam:很高興再次見到你！
As you have read, there are many phrases and questions here to help you keep a conversation going. Don’t get overwhelmed by trying to remember them all at once! Choose one phrase or question from each section and begin to use it daily. When you are comfortable, choose another to practice.
讀了之后，一定學到了許多詞組和問題幫助你維持對談。不過別擔心一次就記住所有的詞組！每個部分選擇一個詞組和問題，每天使用以下。當你覺得用得習慣了，選另一個詞組練習下。
Starting and maintaining a conversation in any language can be difficult, especially when it is not your native language. With the right tools, you can learn how to express yourself and begin to confidently hold longer conversations in English.
用任何一種語言開始和保持談話都是不容易的，尤其這種語言不是你的母語。但是如果訣竅正確，你可以盡情表現(xiàn)自己，自信心滿滿地用英語長時間交流。