6/7/2018 3:30:00 PM
焦作翻譯公司教你打開話匣子（二）
焦作翻譯公司教你如何打開話匣子
6. With your former boss
6.和前任老板交談
You: “It’s so good to see you! How is everything over at [Company Name]? I read that they’re expanding [department or product]. You must be excited to be spearheading that.
”你：“很高興見到你！【公司名稱】一切都好吧？聽說你們正在擴大【部門或產品】。成為項目領頭人，你一定很興奮吧?！?br />
Ex-boss: “As a matter of fact, I am. It’s been pretty chaotic, but it’s a fun time to be busy, and I’m happy to have something to focus so keenly on…”
前任老板：“確實是。這項目相當復雜，但忙也是一種樂趣，我很高興能全身心投入到……”
No matter what terms you ended on, you don’t want to pretend like you didn’t see your former manager over there by the cheese table. By approaching her with a pleasantry and more, you demonstrate class and character. This isn’t the first occasion you’re going to run into someone you’re not dying to talk to, but it’s like they say, practice makes perfect.
不管你之前離職的理由是什么，現在你都不想盯著奶酪單，假裝沒看見前任老板。跟她講個笑話，或說些其他的，展現自己的品味和個性。這不是你第一次跟不喜歡的人說話，但正如人們所說，熟能生巧。
And even if your former manager is harboring negative feelings on your departure, she’ll probably have a hard time rebuffing your kindness.
即使前任老板對你的離職耿耿于懷，她也很難拒絕你的一片好意。
7. With the person from the department you know nothing about
7.與一無所知的部門成員交談
You: “How’s your week going? Busy with projects?”
你：“這周過得怎么樣？工作忙嗎？”
Person: “Busier than usual because we’ve got [names major initiative the team is focused on].”
對方：“比平時要忙，我們在進行【該團隊的主要項目名稱】”。
You: “Oh, interesting. I hadn’t thought how that might affect your team. What are you working on specifically?”
你：“哦，那很有趣啊。沒想到那個項目對你們團隊有這么大的影響。你具體負責什么？”
By being vague in your opening, you allow for the fact that you don’t know exactly what the person does (don’t worry, he probably doesn’t know too much about your day-to-day either), but you, nonetheless, make an effort to engage him in a conversation about his work and his team and department.
交談開始時，說話模糊，這是考慮到你并不明確對方的工作（不要擔心，對方也可能不熟悉你的日常工作），但是你要盡力就他的工作、團隊和部門，來跟他深談。
If he’s a chatty person, maybe he’ll end up painting a clear picture of his role and the projects his team is working on and you’ll have material for every subsequent meeting. Or, if he’s more reserved, you can jump in and start talking about an initiative your department is focusing on.
如果他很健談，那么與他交談后，你就會清楚地知道他的職位以及他團隊負責的項目，從而為之后的見面聊天，收集了足夠信息。如果他說話比較保留，那么你可以開始談談你們部門目前正在進行的項目。
8. With the boss’ significant other
8.與老板的愛人交談
You: “It’s so nice that you were able to make it tonight. It’s always fun to meet the people we hear so much about. Susan has mentioned that you both like to cook together. What’s the best thing you’ve ever made?”
你：“你今晚能參加，真是太好了。久仰大名。蘇珊曾說過，你們兩位都喜歡烹飪，你最拿手的是什么？”
The S.O.: “That’s a tough one. Maybe my chicken under a brick dish…”
老板的愛人：“這個很難說。也許是煎炒雞塊”。
This starter assumes you have some recollection of something your boss has said about her significant other. If you can’t remember a darn thing, you can default to the modern, more popular way of asking what she does: “What did we tear you away from this evening?” Or: “What cool stuff have you got going on this week (besides this gathering!)?”
開始這樣對話的前提是，你已經從老板那知道了一些他愛人的事。如果一點也記不起，那就以一種現代更為受歡迎的方式問她：“今晚沒有讓你失望吧？”，或者問她：“這周有什么有趣的活動嗎（當然要算上這次聚會?。?？”
With your manager’s partner, you don’t want to get too cozy and assume a familiarity that doesn’t exist, but you also don’t want to view the guest as off-limits. Just as you’re refusing to let yourself be intimidated (for long) by the seeminglyaloof colleague, you’ll also want to avoid acting nervous. If you and your supervisor already have a good working relationship, making an effort with the S.O. is only going to further that.
與老板的愛人交談，你不想太過隨意，假裝很熟悉，也不想將這位客人視為“例外”。就像是努力不讓自己（長時間）被表面冷淡的同事嚇到，同時還要避免緊張的表現。如果工作上你與老板相處融洽，那么與他的愛人打好交道，會促進你跟老板的關系。
9. With the intern
9.與實習生交談
You: “How was your weekend? Are you watching or reading anything really great at the moment?”
你：“周末過得怎么樣？在看什么好??？”
Intern: “It was great. Actually, I’m totally hooked on both [Netflix series] and [NBC series]. Do you watch either of them?”
實習生：“還不錯。我確實完全沉迷于【Netflix連續劇】和【NBC連續劇】。你有看過嗎？”
You: “I’ve heard great things about [Netflix series], but I haven’t had a chance to start it yet. I’m with you on [NBC series]. I love the actor who plays the dad.
你：“我聽說【Netflix連續劇】很好看，但一直沒有機會開始。我也在看【NBC連續劇】。我喜歡爸爸的扮演者?！?br />
Once you start a dialogue about entertainment — TV, books, movies — it’s unlikely that you’ll struggle with finding more to discuss. Unless the intern lives in a cave and has no awareness of what’s going on around him, chances are, you’ll land on at least one item of shared interest, or even something you totally disagree on. You love The Americans, and he prefers House of Cards? Have at it. Nothing like a good spirited debate to carry the conversation beyond the basic, “How was your weekend?” “Good. How was yours?”
一旦就娛樂（電視、書籍和電影）聊起來，你就不愁找不到話說。除非這個實習生與世隔絕，否則你們總能找到共同話題，甚至是你根本不喜歡的東西，也可以討論。你喜歡看《美國諜夢》，他喜歡看《紙牌屋》？沒關系！一場激烈的爭論能使你們的對話不再局限在這樣一些老套的問候語中，如“周末過得怎么樣？”“很好，你呢”？
Of course, the scenarios depicted here are, in part, pure speculation. It’s nearly impossible to know how the person on the receiving end of the conversation you start is going to respond. But, that’s not what matters. If you can master the approach and the initiation, you’ll sail through the rest of it almost always. Be yourself, be sincere, and accept that starting and carrying on amiable conversations takes a certain amount of effort for most people.
當然，上面描述的這些場景在某種程度上純屬虛構，因為幾乎難以知道交談對方會做出怎樣的回答。但這并不要緊。如果你能掌握切入點，開始交談，那么接下來就會無往不利。做你自己，態度真誠，并且接受下面這一事實，即開始一次親切的交談，并將其進行下去，對絕大多數人來說，都不是一件輕而易舉的事。