如何与陌生人发起交谈对话？（二）

　　如何与陌生人发起交谈对话?(二)

　　6. 降低姿态：

　　"I don't know anyone around here so I thought I'd come talk to you."

　　"I'm a little nervous talking with strangers, but I just had to come say hi."

　　"I know no one here so I thought I'd introduce myself to you."

　　这类我们可以称之为"vulnerable introduction"，也就是在开场白中显露出自己的惶恐忧虑，这样比较容易让人愿意接近。

　　7. 坦率表明自己想要接近的原因：

　　"I'm out meeting new, interesting people tonight. Mind if we chat for a minute?"

　　"You guys look like you're having fun. That's so cool that I just had to come talk to you."

　　"I had to come talk to you because your shirt made me laugh."

　　8. 了解即时讯息，谈谈热门事件：

　　"I was just listening to radio on my way here and can't believe what happened in Africa."

　　如果你不是那种喜欢啃报纸、听新闻的人，那就可以以询问对方有什么新鲜事的方式来发起谈话。另外，在这样的对话中可以多用些幽默来缓解一下紧张严肃的气氛。

　　9. 以过去的偶然交集来开头：

　　"I believe we saw each other at James' party."

　　"I think we ran into each other at the trade event last month."

　　"Did we meet last year at Church?"

　　10. 闲聊假期：

　　"How’s your Christmas preparation going?"

　　"How'd the New Year go for you?"

　　"Spring Break has been crazy. What's happened to you at Spring Break so far?"

　　问问对方为假期做了哪些准备、假期里有什么有趣的经历等等，这样的话题每个人都有内容可以谈。

如何与陌生人发起交谈对话?(二)的延伸阅读——IELTS考试写作技巧之有效的句子要有重点，并且要突出重点

　　同学们已经对IELTS考试的写作有了比较客观的认识，下面两全其美网校城编辑简单总结IELTS考试写作技巧：

　　1. 把重点摆在句首或句尾。

　　一般而论，最显眼的位置是在“句尾，其次是在句首，中间的位置最平淡，乏善可陈。例如：

　　(1) Incorrect grammar and improper construction invariably distract readers'attention.

　　(2) The history of vocabulary is, in many ways, the record of civilisation.

　　把重点放在句尾是种“吊胃口”的方法，读者或听者非得读完或听完整句不可。

　　2. 在复杂句里，把主句放在从句之后。

　　除了名词从句和形容词从句之外，因为它们位置较固定，副词从句中有几种的位置灵活，可以在主句之前出现，

　　也可以跟在主句之后。通常我们就把这样的副词从句提前，重点则放在后头的主句，如(3b)：

　　(3a) I came upon an old classmate when I went to town yesterday.

　　(3b) When I went to town yesterday, I came upon an old classmate.

　　副词短语更是如此，如 (4b):

　　(4a) Steel is commonly used to make knives, razors and other useful tools because of its durability.

　　(4b) Beacuse of its durability, steel is commonly used to make knives,razers and other useful tools.

　　3. 把较重要或有分量的词语放在后头，如(5b)和(6b)：

　　(5a) I was delighted and amused by the classical opera

　　(5b) I was amused and delighted by the classical opera.

　　(6a) That singer's life was tragic and brief.

　　(6b) That singer's life was brief and tragic.

　　4. 把句子中一系列的项目作逻辑性的排列。例如：

　　(7) Tony ate his dinner, watched TV, and then went to bed.

　　(8) Were you bored with years of study in elementary school, high school and institute of higher education?

　　5. 必要时，重复重要的语词或概念。

　　例如：

　　(9) Jackie enjoys the company of ladies. He likes their beauty, he likes their delicacy, he likes their vivacity,

　　and he likes their silence.

　　(10) ...the land stretched out without names. Nameless headlands split the surf; nameless lakes reflected the

　　nameless mountains and nameless rivers flowed through nameless valleys and nameless bays.

　　6. 尽量用主动说态，因此(11b)比(11a)好：

　　(11a) A pedestrian was struck on the head by a flying stone.

　　(11b) A flying stone struck a pedestrian on the head.

　　7. 适当时候，可用倒装句和平行句，如：

　　(12) Seven dwarfs lived here in the centre of the dark forest. → Here, in the centre of the dark forest

　　lived seven dwarfs.

　　(13) Severity breeds fear; roughness breeds hatred.

　　(14) Honesty recommends that I speak; self-interest demands that I remain silent.

　　最后，两全其美网校城编辑祝大家能够顺利地通过IELTS考试!