和英國人聊天應(yīng)避免的4個禁忌話題(2)
和英國人聊天應(yīng)避免的4個禁忌話題4：MONEY錢
The fourth and final of the major taboo subjects is personal wealth. Expect horrified looks if you ask someone what their salary is. It is, however, perfectly acceptable to talk about how much famous people earn, especially if they are paid to play football. You’ll never be unpopular if you express outrage at Wayne Rooney being paid £300,000 a week, which is over ten times the annual average in the UK. Even the most rabid of Manchester United fans will agree that this is a bit silly; just don’t mention it if you happen to meet Mr Rooney himself.
最后一個重大禁忌是個人財(cái)富。如果你問到別人的薪水，等著他目瞪口呆吧。但是討論名人收入倒沒關(guān)系，特別是足球運(yùn)動員。韋恩·魯尼每周賺30萬英鎊，這比英國人平均年薪的10倍還多。如果你對此表示憤慨，不用擔(dān)心沒人附和。即使是最最瘋狂的曼聯(lián)粉絲也會承認(rèn)給這么多不太明智;只要在你碰到魯尼本人的時候不要講就好了。
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It might seem that no topic is safe in British company. Don’t be scared – there is plenty to natter about. The classic conversation starter is to make an observation on the weather. The weather changes frequently in England, which means that this gambit can often be used numerous times in the same day. It’s usually best to be on the pessimistic side, as if you are then contradicted and the conversation begins on a happy note. Good lines include ‘what fantastic weather, but I doubt it’ll last until the afternoon’ and ‘what awful weather, no doubt it’ll be raining until next year now’.
貌似和英國人聊什么都不行。別怕，其實(shí)可以聊的東西可多呢。一般可以從天氣聊起。英國的天氣很多變，所以這個梗一天可用多次。最好一開始悲觀點(diǎn)，以便于之后來個話風(fēng)一轉(zhuǎn)，開始談?wù)摴?jié)奏愉快的話題。比如，你可以說“天氣棒呆了，不過下午就要變臉了吧”，還有“天氣爛透了，這雨會下到明年吧”。
After discussing the weather there is unlikely to be time for more conversation, or by then the weather might have changed allowing you to start again. In the unlikely event that you do manage to exhaust this topic of conversation, don’t be afraid to talk a little about yourself. British people are generally interested in the world, and will be keen to know where you come from and your life there. You can then mirror their questions: for instance, if they ask whereabouts in China you come from, you can enquire as to which part of the UK they call home. You’ll soon find yourself a new friend, or at the very least you’ll learn something about the weather forecast and the geography of Great Britain.
聊完天氣，一般沒什么時間再聊其他的，或者那時老天已經(jīng)變臉了，你就可以再來一遍。難得有時你說盡了這個話題的話，就聊聊自己吧。英國人大多天性好奇，會很想知道你來自何方還有你在那里的生活。之后你就可以模仿他來問問題：比如，如果他們問你從中國哪里來，你也可以問他們的家鄉(xiāng)在英國哪兒。這樣的話就馬上可以交到新朋友了，就算交不到朋友，至少也會更了解天氣預(yù)報(bào)或英國地理。
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