高考纲词汇3500语境Passage 39 Small Talk（PPT）-解密英语高中考纲词汇3500语境记忆27651255.ppt

Passage39SmallTalk

SmallTalkPassage39Manypeoplehavebeliefinthepopularsaying“Silenceisgold”，whilemostofushavebeencaughtinsuchweirdsituations—inanelevator，awaitingroomoronanunderground—surroundedbypeoplewhodeeplyconcentrateontheirmobilephones.Whatsworse，somepeoplepretendtomakeacalljusttoavoidsuchuncomfortablesilence.Initiatingaconversationwithstrangerssoundsawkwardandchallenging，butitisworththetroubleandcontributestogreatbenefits.Smalltalk，akindofinformalandfriendlyinteractionaboutunimportantsubjects，canbreaktheiceandstrikeupaconversation.Thetopicofsmalltalkdoesntmatter，butsmalltalkitselfisimportant.Tostartwith，smalltalkmakesiteasytodevelopnewfriendships.Supposeyouretakingaliftwithastranger，youmaystartaconversation

SmallTalkPassage39bysayinghiandtalkingabouttheweatherinsteadofkeepingsilent.Besides，smalltalkcanalsohelpkeepaconversationgoing.Whenyouinviteapartnertoeatoutandyoubothhavemadeyourchoiceaboutfood，youmayaskyourpartnerabouthisdayandhiscampuslifeinsteadofwaitinginembarrassingsilenceforyourorder.Moreover，smalltalkmakesitpolitetoendaconversation.Whenyouhaveagoodtimetalkingtoanoldfriendoncampus，itisnotagoodmannertofinishtalkingbysaying“Theconversationisover”.Instead，youmaysay,“Oops，myclassisabouttobegin，andIvegottobounce.Goodtotalktoyou.Haveaniceday.”Smalltalkcanbeusedforvariouspurposes，butthekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearningtorelatetoothers.Itisnowonderthateverygreatromanceandeachbigbusinessdealstartswithsmalltalk.

闲聊Passage39很多人相信“沉默是金”这句流行的谚语，然而，我们大多数人都遇到过这样奇怪的经历——在电梯里、候车室里或者在地铁里——周围都是全神贯注于手机的人。更糟糕的是，有些人假装打电话只是为了避免这种令人不舒服的沉默。发起一次与陌生人的交谈听起来很尴尬，也很有挑战性，但这样做是值得的，而且会带来很大的好处。闲聊是一种关于不重要的话题的非正式而友好的互动，可以打破僵局，展开对话。闲聊的话题不重要，但闲聊本身很重要。首先，闲聊可以很容易地建立新的友谊。假设你和一个陌生人一起坐电梯，你可以先通过打招呼和聊天气来