Name: 在不舒服的情況下該說些什麼 (What to say in uncomfortable situations)
Uploaded: 2025-07-23T18:22:48.000Z
Duration: 8 min 16 s

And believe me, I know that it can be embarrassing and uncomfortable.

相信我，我知道這可能會讓人感到尷尬和不舒服。

You feel like maybe you've forgotten something in situations, or there's just...

你覺得自己可能在某些情況下忘記了什麼，或者只是...

I don't know, something's just really, really uncomfortable.

我也不知道，總覺得有什麼東西讓人很不舒服。

But you are not alone, because even I, someone who's a native speaker of English, feel uncomfortable sometimes.

但你並不孤單，因為就連我這個以英語為母語的人有時也會感到不自在。

其中一個例子就是與陌生人說話。

Do you have an elevator or a lift, if you live in the UK in your building?

如果您住在英國，您的大樓裡有電梯或升降機嗎？

所以，在我的大樓裡，我有一部電梯。

And I never know if someone's gonna get on the elevator with me.

我也不知道會不會有人和我一起上電梯。

I pray that nobody ever gets on the elevator with me.

我祈禱沒有人和我一起坐電梯。

我就想，求你了，求你了，求你了。

So, what do you say to people on an elevator?

那麼，你在電梯裡會對別人說什麼呢？

In English, we have something called small talk.

在英語中，我們有一種叫 "閒聊 "的東西。

Small talk is basically you talk about unimportant things for a short period of time, and then leave.

閒聊基本上就是在短時間內談論一些無關緊要的事情，然後離開。

Examples of small talk, probably the most popular topic of small talk is the weather.

閒聊的例子中，最受歡迎的話題可能就是天氣。

So, if you don't want to be the weatherman or the weatherwoman in the elevator, there's other things you can talk about.

所以，如果你不想成為電梯裡的天氣預報員或天氣預報女工，你還可以談論其他事情。

If the person has a pet, maybe a dog, pet hamster, cat, taking their pet hamster for a walk, you can ask some questions about the dog.

如果對方養了寵物，可能是狗、寵物倉鼠、貓，帶著寵物倉鼠散步時，你可以問一些關於狗的問題。

Anything that you can say about something else will help you.

你能說的任何其他事情都會對你有幫助。

Look around the elevator, like, oh, there isn't much...

環顧電梯四周，好像沒什麼......

你可以和他們聊聊他們的孩子。

If there's a kid on the elevator or a baby, people love to talk about their baby and their kids.

如果電梯裡有孩子或嬰兒，人們就喜歡談論他們的嬰兒和孩子。

Another technique is to compliment someone on something.

另一種技巧是讚美別人的某件事情。

So, just make sure it's genuine, which means real.

是以，只要確保它是真誠的，也就是真實的。

For example, you wouldn't say to me, like, oh, hey, Ronnie, I love that shirt you have on today.

比如，你不會對我說，哦，嘿，羅尼，我喜歡你今天穿的襯衫。

So, make sure that what you're complimenting people on is actually genuine and real.

是以，要確保你讚美別人的內容是真實可信的。

You could say to me, like, oh, Ronnie, you're wearing glasses.

你可以對我說，哦，羅尼，你戴眼鏡了。

My, you know, as I get older, this is a very important thing.

我，你知道，隨著年齡的增長，這是一件非常重要的事情。

If the person on the elevator wants to talk to you, they will respond and give you more information.

如果電梯裡的人想和你說話，他們會迴應你並提供更多資訊。

So, if you said to me, for example, Ronnie, I like your glasses, and I go, thanks, and I don't say anything, this means I don't want to talk to you.

所以，如果你對我說："羅尼，我喜歡你的眼鏡。"我說："謝謝。"然後什麼也不說，這就意味著我不想和你說話。

It doesn't mean that your English is bad.

It doesn't mean that you cannot speak English.

Maybe I'm having a bad day, or the person on the elevator just doesn't want to talk to you.

也許我今天心情不好，或者電梯裡的人不想和你說話。

Don't ever think that your English is bad because the person does not respond to you.

千萬不要因為對方沒有迴應你，就認為你的英語不好。

Hopefully, the elevator ride is not long.

希望乘坐電梯的時間不會太長。

I know nowadays we have super fast elevators.

我知道現在我們有超快的電梯。

So, basically, anything that you want to talk about is okay.

所以，基本上你想談什麼都可以。

Try not to get too personal, like, oh, what happened to your leg?

儘量不要太私人化，比如，哦，你的腿怎麼了？

You don't want to kind of dive into personal topics right away on an elevator.

你不希望在電梯裡就馬上進入個人話題。

那麼，陌生人，你該對他們說些什麼呢？

Maybe you're waiting at the bus, waiting for the subway or the train, and there's a person you see every day at the train station, and you want to practice your English.

也許你正在等公車、等地鐵或等火車，有一個你每天都能在火車站見到的人，你想練習一下你的英語。

A really great thing to say is just to introduce yourself.

自我介紹是一件非常好的事情。

You can walk up to someone and say, hi, my name's Ronnie.

你可以走到別人面前說，你好，我叫羅尼。

If the people want to talk to you, they'll say, oh, hi, my name's Joe.

如果人們想和你說話，他們會說，哦，你好，我叫喬。

And then you can bust in with a small talk, like, oh, I see you at the station every day.

然後你就可以和他閒聊幾句，比如，哦，我每天都能在車站見到你。

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