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28 文化新概念（节选） Lesson 14 Do you speak English 关键词：chat 闲聊; talk 谈话; conversation 交谈; dialogue 对话; monologue 独 白; icebreaking 破冰(指打破沉默，尴尬); privacy 隐私; religion 宗教; politics 政治; weather 天气; climate 气候; chat up 搭讪; How to start a conversation with a native English speaker？ British people are famous for always talking about the weather. Talking about the weather is an easy conversation filler or opener if you really have nothing to say to someone. It fills that awkward silence, it’s something we all can relate to and it’s a nice ice-breaker. 英国人是以讨论天气而闻名世界的。如果在面对一个没什么话可说的人时， 天气就是一个非常容易成为聊天素材和开场白的主题。这样你们就能打破沉默， 这绝对是一个非常帮的“破冰”主题。 Let’s list some examples of conversation starters in English 让我们来看一些英语对话的开场白吧。 Attitude to weather Although British people like to complain about bad weather, they generally put a brave face on it. If you want to complain about too much rain, you might hear: Never mind – its good for the garden.尽管英国人喜欢抱怨糟糕的天气，他们却通常勇敢 得面对它。如果你想抱怨雨水过于充足，你会听到：没关系，那对院子好。 If you want to complain that its too hot, you could hear: At least my tomatoes will be happy.如果你想抱怨天热，你可以说：没事儿，至少我的番茄享受着呢。 Predicting the weather We can make predictions about the weather, using a range of forms – not just the will or going to form. 如果我们想要对于天气做一下预测，我们可以用以下形 式，别老用―will‖或者―going to‖吧。 I think itll clear up later. Its going to rain by the looks of it. Were in for frost tonight. Theyre expecting snow in the north. I hear that showers are coming our way. Understanding the forecast 29 Here are some English words for more temperate conditions which gardeners like: mild weather
 sunny spells
 light drizzle. Lesson 18 He often does this 关键词：pet 宠物; motel 汽车旅馆; he/she 用人称代词指代加重饲养的宠物; loyalty 忠诚; doggie 小狗; puppy 小狗; kitty 小猫; piggy 小猪; 西方人认为“上帝”God 倒着写等于 dog 褒义： The best friend of human 人类最好的朋友 Love me，love my dog 爱屋及乌 Thus every dog ati last have his day—he who this morning smiled，at night sorrow 人人终有得意时，晨时欢笑夜中悲。 Lucky