There are a lot of different reasons to learn a language. You become more employable the better your language skills are, it makes traveling a lot easier, and it opens your mind up to a whole new culture. But there is another reason to learn a language, and that is love.
學(xué)習(xí)一門(mén)語(yǔ)言有很多種不同的理由。你的語(yǔ)言技能越好，你越可能找到好工作，旅行也會(huì)變得更容易，同時(shí)也會(huì)讓你增長(zhǎng)見(jiàn)識(shí)，領(lǐng)略不同的文化習(xí)俗。但是，還有一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)一種語(yǔ)言的原因，那就是為愛(ài)情。

Perhaps you have your eye on somebody but you just don’t have enough confidence in your language skills to talk to them. Maybe it’s the guy who works in your local supermarket, or the girl who serves you coffee every morning, or perhaps it’s just someone who you see on a bus or on the street. Whatever the circumstances, here are some foolproof ways to start a conversation with somebody you have your eye on, bringing you one step closer to riding off into the sunset with them.
也許你對(duì)某人有好感，但是你對(duì)自己的語(yǔ)言技巧沒(méi)有足夠的自信。也許這個(gè)人是你們當(dāng)?shù)爻欣锕ぷ鞯哪泻ⅲ蛘呤敲刻煸缟腺u(mài)咖啡給你的女孩，或者也許只是你在車(chē)上或者街上看到的某個(gè)人。無(wú)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(jiǎn)單的方法，這些會(huì)增加你同他白頭到老的機(jī)會(huì)。

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介紹

Perhaps one of the hardest parts of getting to know somebody is actually finding a way to talk talk to them.
也許結(jié)識(shí)某人的最困難的部分實(shí)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…”
1.“抱歉，但是我之前見(jiàn)過(guò)你嗎？你看起來(lái)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(kāi)始交談的很好的借口。只是假裝你在認(rèn)識(shí)某人之前認(rèn)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?”
2.“抱歉，我有點(diǎn)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(gè)很像，這種撒謊是為了讓你有機(jī)會(huì)接近他。好了，如果‘撒謊’聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)不好...那么為創(chuàng)造機(jī)會(huì)‘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.”
3.“打擾一下，你這衣服（襯衫）在哪里買(mǎi)的呢，真好看，我也想買(mǎi)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(gè)需要擁有強(qiáng)烈的自信。如果你看到一個(gè)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?cè)谀睦镔I(mǎi)的這種類(lèi)型的衣服，因?yàn)槟阏J(rèn)為它適合一個(gè)朋友或家人。這個(gè)會(huì)奉承他們，也會(huì)開(kāi)啟很多對(duì)話。

4. “Oh wow! It’s you! I loved you in that film where you were fighting robots… Oh, it wasn’t you?”
4.“哇！是你誒！我喜歡你同機(jī)器人戰(zhàn)斗的那個(gè)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(gè)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(wǎng)站存在的情況下，現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中遇見(jiàn)陌生人的難度越來(lái)越大，所以你必須變得稍微活躍些。如果你假裝那個(gè)你試圖攀談的人讓你想起了某個(gè)電影明星，那么他們被奉承了，這個(gè)就可以幫助你開(kāi)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(kāi)始會(huì)話后，如何交談下去就取決于你自己了。我的建議是多問(wèn)些關(guān)于他們的問(wèn)題，這樣看上去你是有興趣交談的，但是不要不顧一切地問(wèn)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(hào)碼或者安排某一時(shí)候一起約會(huì)。接下來(lái)要做什么？

1. “You look really nice today.”
1.“你今天看起來(lái)真漂亮?！?/div>
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(jiǎn)單，經(jīng)典，并且總是有效果。這句話會(huì)讓那個(gè)人對(duì)自己感覺(jué)很好，如果你讓他們對(duì)自己的感覺(jué)很好，那么你就用對(duì)方法了。

2. “I have a hard time meeting people because I’m so busy with work.”
2.“我很難見(jiàn)到別人，因?yàn)槲夜ぷ魈](méi)時(shí)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(huì)告訴他們你是一個(gè)努力工作的人，這也是大部分人都認(rèn)同的好品質(zhì)（但不是所有人！如果你試圖給一個(gè)朋克搖滾歌手或是一名無(wú)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.”
3.“我是單身因?yàn)槲以诘却_的人?！?/div>
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(gè)會(huì)向他們表明你不會(huì)玩弄第一個(gè)進(jìn)入你生活的人，這個(gè)可能會(huì)讓他們想要成為‘正確的人’。

4. “I feel a little silly saying this is in English so ‘……..’
”4.“我感覺(jué)用英語(yǔ)說(shuō)這個(gè)會(huì)顯得有點(diǎn)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(yǔ)的吸引力。以英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的人尤其覺(jué)得外語(yǔ)和口音都非常具有吸引力，并且很喜歡聽(tīng)。如果你告訴他們你有一些事情要告訴他們，但是感覺(jué)用英語(yǔ)說(shuō)會(huì)很傻，那么就用你自己的母語(yǔ)說(shuō)吧，這種神秘感足以使他們癡迷發(fā)狂。