主動搭訕時常用英語口語

　　學習一門語言有很多種不同的理由。你的語言技能越好，你越可能找到好工作，旅行也會變得更容易，同時也會讓你增長見識，領略不同的文化習俗。但是，還有一個學習一種語言的原因，那就是為愛情。

　　也許你對某人有好感，但是你對自己的語言技巧沒有足夠的自信。也許這個人是你們當地超市里工作的男孩，或者是每天早上賣咖啡給你的女孩，或者也許只是你在車上或者街上看到的某個人。無論情況如何，下面是一些同你有好感的人談話的一些非常簡單的方法，這些會增加你同他白頭到老的機會。

　　也許結識某人的最困難的部分實際上是找到同他們交談的方法。

　　1. "Sorry, but do I know you from somewhere? You look so familiar…"

　　“抱歉，但是我之前見過你嗎?你看起來好眼熟...”

　　This is a great excuse to start a conversation with somebody. Just pretend that you recognise them from somewhere and before you know, it you're in a conversation.

　　這是同別人開始交談的很好的借口。只是假裝你在認識某人之前認出他/她，這就是你在和他/她談話。

　　2. "Sorry, I'm a bit lost, do you know where '...' is?"

　　“抱歉，我有點迷路，你知道‘...’在哪嗎?”

　　Much like the first one on the list, this one is all about lying in order to get your 'foot in the door'. OK so 'lying' sounds a little bad… How about 'embellishing the truth.'

　　跟第一條那個很像，這種撒謊是為了讓你有機會接近他。好了，如果‘撒謊’聽起來有點不好;那么為創(chuàng)造機會‘添加枝葉’呢。

　　3. "Excuse me, where did you get your dress (shirt/blouse etc), it's really nice and I need to get a present for my sister/brother."

　　“打擾一下，你這衣服(襯衫)在哪里買的呢，真好看，我也想買的送我妹妹/哥哥。”

　　So this one requires a good deal of confidence. If you see someone you like and need a way to get talking to them, simply approach them and tell them you want to know where they bought an item of their clothing, because you think it will suit a friend or family member. This will also flatter them and open up some dialogue.

　　這個需要擁有強烈的自信。如果你看到一個你喜歡的人，并且想要同他們聊天，那么接近他們，并且告訴他們你想要知道他們在哪里買的這種類型的衣服，因為你認為它適合一個朋友或家人。這個會奉承他們，也會開啟很多對話。

　　4. "Oh wow! It's you! I loved you in that film where you were fighting robots… Oh, it wasn't you?"

　　“哇!是你誒!我喜歡你同機器人戰(zhàn)斗的那個電影里面的角色!喔，不是你嗎?”

　　So these are pretty much all lies, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. It's getting harder and harder to meet new people in the real world now with social networking sites so you have to be a little creative. If you pretend that the person you are trying to talk to reminds you of a movie star then they will be flattered and it could start a pretty interesting conversation.

　　這個完全就是撒謊，但是，嘿，你可以做你想做的事了。在大量社交網站存在的情況下，現實生活中遇見陌生人的難度越來越大，所以你必須變得稍微活躍些。如果你假裝那個你試圖攀談的人讓你想起了某個電影明星，那么他們被奉承了，這個就可以幫助你開始一段很有意思的談話。

　　Once you have the conversation started it's really up to you to keep it going. My advice would be to ask a lot of questions about them so that you seem interested, but not so much as to scare them away or seem desperate. It's a delicate balance.

　　一旦你開始會話后，如何交談下去就取決于你自己了。我的建議是多問些關于他們的問題，這樣看上去你是有興趣交談的，但是不要不顧一切地問太多而把別人嚇跑了。

　　Once you get to know them a little

　　一旦你有些了解他們了

　　So you've managed to 'break the ice', maybe you've gotten their number or have arranged to meet up sometime, where do you go from here?

　　那么你成功‘打破沉默’了，也許你要到他們的電話號碼或者安排某一時候一起約會。接下來要做什么?

　　1. "You look really nice today."

　　“你今天看起來真漂亮。”

　　Simple, classic and always effective. This one makes the person feel good about themselves, and if you can make them feel good about themselves, then you're on the right path.

　　簡單，經典，并且總是有效果。這句話會讓那個人對自己感覺很好，如果你讓他們對自己的感覺很好，那么你就用對方法了。

　　2. "I have a hard time meeting people because I'm so busy with work."

　　“我很難見到別人，因為我工作太忙沒時間。”

　　This will tell them that you are a hard worker, which is generally seen as a good quality by most people (but not by all! Avoid this line if you are trying to impress a punk rocker or an anarchist).

　　這句話會告訴他們你是一個努力工作的人，這也是大部分人都認同的好品質(但不是所有人!如果你試圖給一個朋克搖滾歌手或是一名無政府主義者留下好印象，忽略這一行)。

　　3. "I'm single because I'm waiting for the right person."

　　“我是單身因為我在等待正確的人。”

　　This will show them that you don't fool around with the first person who comes into your life, and it might make them want to be 'the right person' for you.

　　這個會向他們表明你不會玩弄第一個進入你生活的人，這個可能會讓他們想要成為‘正確的人’。

　　4. 'I feel a little silly saying this is in English so '...'

　　“我感覺用英語(課程)說這個會顯得有點傻，所以‘........’”

　　Never underestimate the attractiveness of your own language. English speakers especially find foreign languages and accents very attractive and love to hear them. If you tell them that you have something to say to them, but feel silly saying it in English, and then say it in your own language, the mystery alone is enough to make them go crazy.

　　不要低估你的母語的吸引力。以英語為母語的人尤其覺得外語(課程)和口音都非常具有吸引力，并且很喜歡聽。如果你告訴他們你有一些事情要告訴他們，但是感覺用英語說會很傻，那么就用你自己的母語說吧，這種神秘感足以使他們癡迷發(fā)狂。