早安英文 第450期:英语好的人都是用这些small talk来缓解尴尬的

 We talk about the weather if it's good, if it's bad, if its average¹, if it's anything!
天气好的时候，不好的时候，一般的时候，或者任何时候，我们都爱谈论天气。
So when bringing up this topic you can say something like "Oh it's so windy out, I nearly blew over!" or "if it keeps raining like this we're going to all need boats!"
所以，谈到这个话题的时候，我们可以说“今天风真大啊，我都要被吹走了”“如果还这么继续下雨，我们可能需要船了”。

Yes, everyone loves to talk about places they've visited or would like to visit! You can bring this up in several ways such as "I would love a holiday this month, I've been so busy, have you been anywhere nice this year?"
是的，每个人都爱谈论他们曾经旅行过的地方！你可以说，“我这个月想去旅行，我最近太忙了，你今天又去什么好地方吗？”
And if they start talking politics², just don't make any awkward³ comments⁴ and change the subject fast, say something like "So what do you get up to in your spare time?"
如果他们谈论政治，你可以不用做一些评论，而是可以转变一下话题，说“你空闲时间都做些什么呀？”
So when I came back from the U.K some of my Chinese friends told me I had gained⁵ weight!
所以，当我回到英国的时候，我们的一些中国朋友说我长胖了。

1 average   

n.平均数，平均水平；adj.一般的，通常的，平均的；v.取平均值，达到平均水平

参考例句：

• He spends on the average two hours a day on reading.他平均每天用两小时读书。
• The average flow of the river is 200 cubic metres per second.这条河平均流量为每秒二百立方米。

2 politics   

n.政治，政治学；政纲，政见，策略

参考例句：

• They seldom talk on politics in those days.那时人们很少谈论政治。
• The two brothers differed about politics.这兄弟俩政见不同。

3 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。

4 comments   

n.批评，意见，评论；评论( comment的名词复数 )；注释；谈话；说明

参考例句：

• His comments have alienated a lot of young voters. 他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
• She wasn't fazed by his comments. 她并没有因他的话而惊慌失措。

5 gained   

v.获得( gain的过去式和过去分词 )；赢得；增加；（钟、表）走快

参考例句：

• Cuba gained independence from Spain in 1898. 古巴于1898年脱离西班牙而获得独立。
• to have gained practical experience of the work 获得实际工作经验