如果小熊跟你说 'small talk' 你会不会以为是“小声说话”的意思?
这是前两天跟朋友聊天时,听到的一个关于直译的笑话。
'small talk' 当然不是“小声说话”的意思,它是指“闲聊”。
今天小熊要跟大家说的就是有关“闲聊”的话题。我们先来看看,闲聊的时候喜欢说的话题,以及实用句。
谈论天气
● What a beautiful day! Is it always like this?
今天天气真好啊!这儿的天气常常都这么好吗?
● I heard there is a typhoon heading this way.
我听说有台风正朝这儿直扑而来。
● What will the temperature be today?
今天的温度会是几度?
● I'm hoping that it snows; I've never seen snow before.
我希望会下雪;我从来都没有看过雪。
谈论饭店
● How is the hotel room?
酒店房间怎么样?
● Do you have a nice view of the city?
从那边看出去的城市风景好吗?
● What was the breakfast like?
早餐如何?
讨论时差
● Do you have any jet lag?
你有任何时差症状吗?
● I was wide awake at 3 AM.
我到凌晨三点时都还是清醒的。
● It usually takes me a few days to recover from jetlag.
我通常要花上几天才能调整好时差。
● I'm a little tired, but I'm so excited to be here that I can't sleep.
我有点累,但来到这里让我太兴奋了,以至于睡不着。。
讨论时事
● Did you watch the big game on TV last night?
你昨晚在电视上看了那场世纪赛事了吗?
● Did you hear about the election results?
你听说选举结果了吗?
● What's been happening on the news front lately?
最近有什么登上头版的新闻吗?
分享经历
● How often do you go abroad?
你多久出一次国?
● How many countries have you visited?
你去过几个国家?
● This is my first time in New York.
这是我第一次到纽约。
延伸知识
若要表示“闲聊”,除了 small talk 外,a chat 这个单词也相当好用,其用法如下:
a) 作名词用:
have a chat with sb 与某人聊天
例:Susan had a pleasant chat with her husband over last night's dinner.
苏珊与她的丈夫在昨夜晚餐中聊得很愉快。
b) 作不及物动词用:
chat with sb 与某人闲聊
例:My grandfather likes to chat with his friends in the park.
我爷爷喜欢在公园和他朋友闲聊。
chat away 闲聊
例:The teenagers chatted away loudly without any regard for the other passengers on the train.
这些青少年不为火车上其他乘客着想,大声地聊天。
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