SMALL TALK | How to keep a conversation going in English · mmmEnglish
分享7个实用英语小聊技巧，帮助你轻松维持对话。适合练习日常交流和自信表达。
Well hey there!
嘿，你好！
I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.
我是艾玛，来自“mmmEnglish”这个团队。
Today I'm sharing my top seven tips for keeping a conversation going in English and so yes, I am talking about small talk.
今天，我想和大家分享七条帮助用英语维持对话的实用建议——没错，我说的就是那些日常的闲聊内容。
It's a super important part of daily life in an English-speaking country if you communicate with other English speakers.
在英语国家，如果你需要与其他说英语的人交流，那么掌握这一技能就成为了日常生活中极其重要的一部分。
But it can be a little bit
不过，情况可能会有点复杂（或：过程可能会有点漫长）。
intimidating, even native English speakers find themselves feeling awkward or uncomfortable and wondering where the conversation is going to go next.
这种对话方式极具威慑力（或：令人感到压抑/不安），就连以英语为母语的人也会感到尴尬或不适，同时会思考接下来的对话会朝着什么方向发展。
So today we're gonna learn some practical tips that will help you to survive and to thrive in any English conversation so let's get stuck in!
那么今天，我们将学习一些实用的技巧，这些技巧将帮助你在任何英语对话中顺利应对并取得良好的交流效果。让我们开始吧！
Do you feel like your English speaking skills are holding you back?
你觉得自己的英语水平正在限制你的发展吗？
Others aren't really seeing you for who you really are?
其他人其实并没有真正了解你真实的模样？
Anytime I had to talk with natives I was just so unconfident because I was afraid of making mistakes all the time.
每次我需要和当地人交谈时，我都感到非常缺乏自信，因为我总是害怕犯错。
Most of the time I read in English and I understand, I watch the videos with the subtitles
大多数时候，我用英语阅读书籍并且能够理解其中的内容；我也观看带有字幕的视频。
but in that moment to speak, I felt afraid, I felt shame.
但在那一刻，我说话的时候，我感到害怕，也感到羞愧。
It's time to break free from those negative feelings and find your English voice with Hey Lady!
是时候摆脱那些消极的情绪了，通过《Hey Lady！》来找到属于你的英语表达方式吧！
We understand the challenges that women face
我们理解女性所面临的种种挑战。
on their English journey and that's why we're growing a supportive community of women who are working towards the same goal:
在她们学习英语的旅程中，我们正在建立一个互相支持的女性社群——这些女性都在为实现同一个目标而努力。
speaking English with confidence and ease.
能够自信且流利地使用英语进行交流。
From when I joined to today is that chance to talk with people without fear of judgment.
从我加入这个组织到现在，我一直都有这样一个机会：可以毫无顾忌地与他人交流，不用担心他们会对我做出负面评价。
When we see each other, we're so happy and we have the opportunity to get to know new people all the time.
当我们见面时，都会感到非常开心，而且我们还有机会不断结识新朋友。
I mean it's really amazing for me, it's really like a dream come true actually.
对我来说，这真的太不可思议了——简直就像梦想成真一样。
Join Hey Lady!
快来加入“Hey Lady!”吧！
today and start living your best life in English.
从今天开始，用英语来享受属于你的最佳人生吧！
To find out more look for the link down in the description below.
如需了解更多信息，请点击下方描述中的链接。
So like I said I'm gonna share seven great ways to boost your English conversation skills
正如我所说，我将分享七种非常有效的方法来提升你的英语会话技巧。
and the first one is to start by making a list of your favourite things to talk about,
首先，你需要列出自己最喜欢谈论的话题。
things that you're passionate about or knowledgeable about: activities, hobbies, projects, ideas, things that you love and things that excite you.
那些你充满热情或拥有专业知识的事物：各种活动、爱好、项目、想法，以及你热爱和令你感到兴奋的事物。
I'm passionate about drawing and hiking so I find them really easy to talk about.
我对绘画和远足充满热情，因此谈论这些话题对我来说非常容易。
I could talk about the beautiful hikes that I've been on for hours, beautiful parts of the country.
我可以花好几个小时来讲述那些我曾经走过的美丽徒步路线，以及那些令人惊叹的乡村风光。
Now if you have a weird or
现在，如果你遇到了一些奇怪的情况……
an obscure interest, maybe you might think that no one else will care about it but actually the opposite is true.
这可能是一种看似无关紧要、鲜有人关注的兴趣爱好；但你可能会认为除了自己之外，其他人根本不会在意它。然而事实恰恰相反——很多人其实都非常关心这个兴趣爱好。
People will either find it really interesting
要么人们会觉得这非常有趣；
because it's different and they didn't know
因为这与众不同，而他们之前并不知道这一点。
anything about it or they might even
关于这件事的任何信息；否则他们甚至可能会……
share that they also have that same
分享一下：他们也有同样的情况（或感受）。
interest and then you'll find yourself engaging really easily in a meaningful conversation with someone because you have that same weird interest so make a list.
列出自己感兴趣的事物，这样你就会很容易地与别人展开有意义的对话——因为你们对同样的东西都感兴趣。
It doesn't have to be long, make
文章不必很长，简单写就好。
sure you read it a few times and that you're familiar with it so you can instantly think of that list when you need it,
你肯定已经读过那段内容好几遍了，对它也很熟悉，因此当需要时你可以立刻想出那份清单来。
when you're stuck in a conversation.
当你陷入一段尴尬的对话中，该如何摆脱这种局面呢？
So yeah it was a really nice weekend.
没错，那确实是一个非常美好的周末。
That's cool.
那太酷了。
Yeah, awesome.
是啊，太棒了！