How to answer 'How was your weekend?' (without sounding boring!) · mmmEnglish
学习如何自信地回答‘How was your weekend?’，即使周末平淡无奇也能说得有趣。适合练习日常口语和小对话技巧。
Hey there, I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.
嘿，大家好！我是 Emma，来自 mmmEnglish。
Today I want to help you with one of the trickiest moments in small talk.
今天，我想帮助你们应对闲聊过程中最棘手的情况之一。
It's that question that comes around every single week.
这个问题每周都会被提出来。
How is your weekend?
你的周末过得怎么样？
Does this question ever make you panic a little?
这个问题会不会让你感到有点恐慌？
Especially when the honest answer is nothing, nothing exciting anyway.
尤其是当诚实的答案就是“什么都没有”时——反正也没什么令人兴奋的事情可说。
So then you panic and you wonder what should I say?
于是你开始慌了，不知道该说些什么才好。
If I just say nothing, they'll think I'm boring.
如果我什么都不说，他们会觉得我很无趣。
It'll be really awkward and the conversation will just sort of end.
场面会非常尴尬，谈话也会就此结束。
Don't panic because this speaking practice lesson will help to quash those fears.
不要惊慌，因为这节口语练习课会帮助你消除那些恐惧感。
You can have a really quiet weekend and still sound confident, friendly and interesting when you talk about it.
你可以度过一个非常宁静的周末，但在谈论这个周末时，依然能够表现得自信、友好且引人入胜。
So here's the thing about small talk in English speaking countries.
关于英语国家中的闲聊，其实有这么一点需要注意：
Talking about your weekend is completely normal.
谈论你的周末经历是完全正常的。
In fact, it's expected actually.
事实上，这正是人们所预期的。
It's a really light and easy way to afternoon.
这是一种非常轻松、惬意的方式来度过下午时光。
Now in some cultures, this can feel a little strange, maybe even nosy.
在某些文化中，这种行为可能会让人感到有些奇怪，甚至觉得有些多管闲事。
Sometimes my students say to me, why should I tell my colleagues about my personal life?
有时候我的学生会问我：“为什么我要向同事们透露自己的私人生活呢？
And I'm curious.
我很好奇。
Let me know down in the comments if it's common in your culture to talk about your weekend with your colleagues.
请在评论区告诉我：在你们国家的文化中，与同事讨论自己的周末安排是否是一种常见的行为。
Well, here it's the opposite.
嗯，实际情况恰恰相反。
If you don't engage, if you don't respond, that will feel rude.
如果你不参与、不回应，那会被视为无礼的行为。
It will feel like you're intentionally distancing yourself from them.
你会觉得自己在故意与他们保持距离。
So if you don't really want to share about your personal life, it's totally okay to just keep it short or even to make something up.
因此，如果你真的不想分享自己的个人生活，那么简短地说明一下，或者甚至编造一些内容，都是完全可以的。
The goal is just to keep the conversation warm and to keep the conversation moving,
目的只是让谈话保持活跃、持续进行下去。
okay?
好的？
Today, I'm going to tell you about my quiet, uneventful weekend, like they often are.
今天，我想和大家分享一下我那个平静、平淡无奇的周末——这样的周末其实很常见。
Not every weekend is exciting, right?
并不是每个周末都充满乐趣的，对吧？
But it doesn't need to stop your conversation short, especially if you know what to say.
不过，这并不一定需要中断你们的谈话——尤其是当你知道该说什么的时候。
Before we start, let me quickly explain how this practice works because it is so powerful for your pronunciation and your speaking fluency.
在开始之前，让我先简要介绍一下这种练习的方法。这种练习对提高你的发音能力和口语流利度非常有帮助。
You're going to hear the exact same story three times over.
你会听到同一个故事，而且这个故事会被重复三次。
First, you'll just listen.
首先，你只需要认真听就可以了。
Then you'll repeat after me phrase by phrase.
然后你就要按照我的话逐句重复。
And the third time, you'll shadow me.
第三次的时候，你就要跟着我行动了。
And that means speaking at the same time as me, just like you're singing along to your favorite song,
这意味着你们必须和我同时说话——就像你们跟着自己最喜欢的歌曲一起唱歌一样。
especially when you know the lyrics.
尤其是当你知道歌词的内容时。
And when you have practiced imitating me enough and you want to practice speaking in real conversations yourself with real people,
当你已经充分练习模仿我的说话方式后，如果想自己与真实的人进行实际的对话练习，
then come and join Hey Lady.
然后过来加入“Hey Lady”吧。
As a member, you'll have unlimited conversation practice.
作为会员，您可以无限制地进行对话练习。
Lots of speaking opportunities whenever you need it.
无论何时需要，都有很多发言的机会。
So there are plenty of informal conversations that happen inside Hey Lady,
在“Hey Lady”这个地方，确实发生了很多非正式的对话。