Name: 社交必備英文：學會如何「破冰」，讓你初次見面不冷場（How to Use “Break the Ice” Like an American ???????? | English Idioms Explained）
Uploaded: 2026-03-15T04:06:16.000Z
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過去簡單式

Have you ever walked into a room and felt awkward?

你是否曾走進一個房間，卻感到氣氛尷尬？

現在進行式

In American English, we have a very common expression for this situation:

在美式英語中，我們有一個非常常用的表達方式來描述這種情況：

And today, I'm going to teach you exactly what it means, when to use it,

今天，我將教你它的確切含義、何時使用，

以及美國人實際上是如何使用它的。

So, what does "break the ice" really mean?

那麼，「break the ice」到底是什麽意思呢？

Literally, "break the ice" means to crack frozen water.

字面上看，「break the ice」意思是弄碎結冰的水。

But in English, we are not talking about real ice.

但在英語中，我們指的不是真正的冰。

we mean to make people feel comfortable, to reduce tension,

意思是讓大家感到自在、緩解緊張感，

or to start conversation in an awkward situation.

或者在尷尬的情況下開啟對話。

You don't know anyone, and everyone is sitting quietly.

你誰都不認識，每個人都靜靜地坐著。

The room feels stiff, cold, and uncomfortable.

房間裡感覺氣氛僵硬、冷淡且不舒服。

Then someone says, "So, who here survived the traffic this morning?"

這時有人說：「那麼，這裡有誰在今早的塞車中倖存下來了？」

那個人就「打破了僵局」（broke the ice）。

They made the situation warmer and more relaxed.

他們讓氣氛變得更溫暖、更放鬆。

The ice represents silence, tension, and awkwardness, or even social discomfort.

「冰」代表著沉默、緊張、尷尬，甚至是社交上的不適感。

And when you break it, conversation can flow.

當你打破它時，對話就能流暢進行。

Then one of them says, "Hey, are you the new person?

然後其中一個說：「嘿，你是那位新人嗎？

那個笑話就起到了「破冰」的作用。

然後你說：「好，嚴肅的問題：

披薩上加鳳梨，支持還是反對？」

Now you're talking, debating, and smiling.

現在你們開始聊天、爭論、微笑。

A teacher walks into the class on the first day.

The teacher says, "Before we start, tell me your name and your most embarrassing moment."

老師說：「在我們開始之前，告訴我你的名字和你最尷尬的時刻。」

Example #4: An important business meeting.

例子四：一個重要的商務會議。

Now imagine a really important business meeting where two companies are meeting for the first time.

現在想像一個非常重要的商務會議，兩家公司是第一次見面。

The atmosphere is formal, serious, and very professional.

The manager says, "Before we begin, I just want to say how we're really excited to work together.

經理說：「在開始之前，我只想說我們非常期待合作。

And I promise this presentation is less painful than it looks."

我保證這次簡報不會像看起來那樣折磨人。」

那個小小的評論起到了破冰的作用。

Let's look at some other examples of how you'll hear it naturally:

讓我們看看其他一些你會自然聽到它的例子：

"He told a joke to break the ice," or "I tried to break the ice."

「他講了個笑話來破冰」，或者「我試圖打破僵局」。

「我們需要一些東西來破冰。」

Something important I want you to notice, though:

不過，我希望你注意到一件重要的事：

It's usually used in social situations—first meetings, interviews, team building, and networking.

它通常用於社交場合——初次見面、面試、團隊建設和社交聯誼。

It is very common in professional English.

A common mistake that I don't want you to make is: do not use this when talking about serious problems.

我不希望你犯的一個常見錯誤是：不要在談論嚴重問題時使用這個詞。

For example, we wouldn't want to say, "We broke the ice about the financial crisis."

例如，我們不會說：「我們打破了關於金融危機的僵局。」

This idiom is about social tension, not serious global problems.

這個成語是關於社交緊張感的，而不是嚴重的全球性問題。

現在，跟我重複一遍：「Break the ice」。

In the past, we would say "broke the ice."

過去式，我們會說「broke the ice」。

If you want to learn more idioms that Americans use every day,

如果你想學習更多美國人每天都在使用的成語，

make sure to take a look in the description below, where I have included my playlist for you.

請務必查看下方的說明欄，我已經為你整理好了播放清單。

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社交必備英文：學會如何「破冰」，讓你初次見面不冷場（How to Use “Break the Ice” Like an American ???????? | English Idioms Explained）

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