在遇到陌生人时或在冷场的情况下，你是否会想到要说些什么来发起大家的交谈?如果有这样的想法，那你又是否知道哪些谈话开场白(conversation starter)是人们所喜欢的?
今天就来教大家如何发起谈话吧。虽然我们所说的`这些开场白非常简单，但这可不是在愚弄大家，因为它们确实有效。有一点大家必须知道，使用这些开场白的目的是引起谈话，我们所要做的只是打破沉默，而不是逗别人开心或引起别人的好感。因为如果你想着要用第一句话就让人眼前一亮、对你刮目相看，那只会令你自己感到紧张而怯于发起谈话的。
这次要跟大家分享的是那些适用于在任何情况下对任何人发起谈话的开场白。
1. 换个方式问How are you?：
How are you doing right now?
Hows your day been so far?
同样是问你过得怎样?但是如此问的效果要好很多，因为没人想去回答甚至思考一下像How are you?这样一个过于陈腐的问题。
2. 人们总是乐意谈论最近发生的新鲜事：
Whats happened for you today?
How was your trip?
Howd you sleep last night?
3. 借助情境，简单评论一下身边事物：
Be careful! 注意!
Bottoms up! 干杯(见底)!
Come on, it’s time to go.来吧，我们该走了。
Do you like peaches？ 你喜欢吃桃子吗？
Don’t move! 不许动!
Forget it。算了吧。
Guess what? 猜猜看?
Hold on, have we got everything? 等等，我们没忘带什么东西吧？
I appreciate your help。我感谢你的帮助。
I got dumped.我被抛弃了。
I made a mistake。我弄错了。
It was my pleasure。不用谢。
It’s beautiful. 它很美丽。
Look at my new crayons! 看看我的新蜡笔。
Me and my girlfriend just broke up. 我刚刚和女朋友分手了。
Open it and see.打开它看看。
What’s up? 有什么事吗?
Where’re we headed next?接下来我们去哪儿？
Yes, I do. 是的，我喜欢
No, I don’t.。/不，我不喜欢。
You’re always welcome。别客气/不用谢。
英语情景交际常用语句一
That rings a bell. 我总算想起来了。
That sounds like a good idea. 那听上去是个好主意。
That’s all right. 没关系。
That’s disgusting. 真讨厌。
That’s fair. 那样公平。
That’s for sure. 那是肯定的。
That’s good to know. 幸好知道了这件事。
That’s just what I was thinking. 我也是这么想的`。
That’s life. 这就是生活。
That’s more like it. 那样才像话。
That’s not a problem. 那没问题。
That’s not true. 那是不对的！
That’s OK. 可以。
That’s ridiculous. 那太荒唐了。
That’s the way I look at it， too. 我也是这么想。
That’s the way it is. 就是这么回事。
That’s worthwhile. 那是值得的。
The same to you. 你也一样。
The shortest answer is doing. 最简短的回答是干。
The sooner， the better. 愈快愈好。
There is a call for you. 有你的电话。
There is no doubt about it. 那是毫无疑问的。
There is nothing I can do. 我无能为力。
There’s a possibility. 有这个可能。
These things happen all the time. 这是常有的事。
This soup tastes great. 这个汤非常美味。
Time is money. 时间就是金钱。
Tomorrow never comes. 莫依赖明天。
Two heads are better than one. 人多智广。
We are in the same boat. 我们的处境相同。
We can get by. 我们过得去。
We can work it out. 我们可以解决这个问题。
We have a lot in common. 我们有很多相同之处。
We’ll see. 再说吧。
What a coincidence！ 真是太巧了！
英语情景交际常用语句二
一、 祝愿、祝贺和应答 （Good wishes, congratulations and responses）
1.- Well done and congratulations to you.
- Thanks very much.
2.- I hope you''ll succeed in everything.
- So do I.
3.- I wish you success.
- Thank you.
4.- We send you our best wishes.
- Thank you very much.
5.- Happy new year !
- Happy new year! (The same to you.)
6.- A merry Christmas to you.
- Thank you.
7.- I hope you''ll have a good time.
- Thank you.
8.- Happy birthday!
- Thank you.
二、邀請和应答 （Invitations and responses）
1.- Would you like to come to the party?
- Oh yes, thank you.
2.- I hope you can come to the dance next Saturday.
- I''m sorry, but I can''t.
3.- Will you go dancing with us?
- Of course. I''ll be glad to.
4.- Will you come to our English Evening?
- Yes, thank you.
5.- Would you please give us a talk on English Learning?
- OK. When?
6.- You and your friends must come over to my house and see
- OK. Thank you very much.
三、表示同意和不同意 （Expressing agreement and disagreement）
1.- I think the shop is closed at this time of day.
- No, I think it''s open.
2.- I think foreign languages are more interesting than science.
- I really can''t agree with you. I prefer science.
3.- I think I shall read a book instead.
- Good idea. That''s much better than watching a bad TV Programme.
4.- I don''t think that it''s true. He''s always telling strange stories.
- I know. But this time I can''t decide if he is right or not.
5.- I think Chinese is more popular than any other subject.
- Maybe. But I prefer art.
6.- Don''t think in Chinese when you''re speaking English.
- You are quite right.
四、道歉和应答 （Apologies and responses）
1.- Sorry to trouble you.
- That''s all right.
2.- Oh, I am so sorry.
- That''s quite all right.
3.- I''m sorry to give you so much trouble.
- No trouble at all.
4.- I''m soory. I lost the key to your bike.
- It doesn''t matter.
5.- Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time.
- It doesn''t matter.
6.- You haven''t paid for it yet.
- Oh, I''m really very sorry.
五、劝告和建议 （Advice and suggestions）
1.- The park isn''t far from here. Shall we walk there?
- OK.
2.- You''d better close the windows. It''s cold in the room.
- All right.
3.- If you are not better by then, I''ll take you to see the doctor.
- OK. Thank you very much.
4.- You must look after yourself and keep healthy.
- Yes, I will. Thanks.
5.- The museum is very far from here. Let''catch a bus, shall we?
- OK. Let''s catch a bus.
6.- You must remember the saying: Whatever you do, do it well.
- Thank you for your advice.
六、打电话 （Making telephone calls）
1.- Hello!
- Hello, Bill?
- No, this is Sam.
- Hi, Sam. This is Mike. How are you?
2.- Hello.
- Hello. May I speak to Mr Green?
3.- No. 5 Middle School.
- Mr Green, please.
- I''m sorry. Mr Green is not in.
- When will he be back?
- About six this afternoon.
- All right. I''ll ring again then.
- Very well.
4.- Hello!
- Hello, Ham Mei. Could I borrow your Chinese-English Dictionary please?
- Sorry! It''s not a very good line. Could you speak more loudly?
- Could I borrow your Chinese-English dictionary?
- Sure. I''ll bring it to you tomorrow.
- Thank you. Goodbye.
七、請求允許和应答 （Asking for permission and responses）
1.- Please let me help you.
- No, thanks. I can carry it.
2.- Can I see your licence, please?
- OK.
3.- May I call you James?
- Of course, if you wish.
4.- Could I borrow a pen, please?
- Of course. With pleasure.
5.- Excuse me. May I use your dictionary?
- Yes, here you are.
6.- May I ask you several questions?
- Yes, of course.
八、提供… 和应答 （Offers and responses）
1.- May I help you?
- Oh yes, thank you.
2.- Let me help you with the bags.
- Well, I can manage all right. Thanks just the same.
3.- Can we help you?
- I want to go to hospital. But I can''t. My leg hurts.
4.- Must I clean the classroom now?
- Oh, you needn''t.
5.- Would you like a cup of tea?
- Yes, please.
6.- What can I do for you?
- I''d like to have an English-English dictionary.
九、问路和应答 （Asking the way and responses）
1.- Excuse me. Where is the washroom, please?
- Oh, it''s over there.
2.- Excuse me. Can you tell me where the bookshop is?
- Look! It''s on the other side of the road.
3.- How far is the po
st office, please?
- Only a few kilometers.
4.- Will you please tell me the way to the railway station?
- Go down this street. At the end of the road you''ll see it.
5.- Excuse me. Could you tell me how I can get to the supermarket?
- Go straight along this road. Then go over the bridge and turn right at the bookshop. You''ll find it.
十、购物 （Shopping）
1.- What can I do for you?
- I''d like some apples.
2.- Where can I buy some stationery?
- Let''s look at the shopping guide. Oh, it''s on the ground Floor.
3.- Could I buy half a kilo oranges?
- Certainly. Here you are.
4.- Will you please show me that radio?
- Certainly.
5.- How much is the radio?
- Ninety yuan.
6.- Good morning, sir. May I help you?
- Yes, I''d like to buy a sweather.
十一、谈论天氣 （Talking about the weather）
1.- It''s a fine day for a walk.
- Yes, the air is nice and clean.
2.- Oh dear! It''s very cold today.
- Yes, you need to wear warmer clothes.
3.- What''s the weather like today?
- It''s fine.
4.- What''s the weather like in your country now?
- It''s very hot.
5.- Lovely weather, isn''t it?
- Yes, isn''t it?
6.- I missed the weather report this morning. Did you hear it?
- Yes. It said partly cloudy today, with a strong wind from The northwest.
十二、时间或日期和应答 （Asking the time or date and responses）
1.- Hi, Mary. What time is it now?
- It''s about three.
2.- What day is it today?
- It''s Wednesday.
3.- Excuse me. Could you tell me what time the plane leaves?
- Certainly. It leaves at ten in the evening.
4.- What''s the time? My watch has stopped.
- Let me see. It''s five to ten.
5.- Excuse me. Have you got the time?
- Yes, it''s six twenty.
6.- Excuse me. Could you tell me the time?
- Oh sorry, I don''t have my watch with me.
十三、約会 （Making appointments）
1.- Are you free next Wednesday evening? I want to go to the cinema with you?
- Yes, I''d like to.
2.- When shall we meet, this evening or tomorrow evening?
- I don''t mind. Either time is OK.
3.- Are you free later today?
- Sorry, I''m free every day except today.
4.- Are you able to come tomorrow morning?
- I think so.
5.- Are you free this afternoon?
- Oh no. Will this evening be all right?
6.- I''m busy today. What about tomorrow afternoon?
- That would be fine. Shall we make it nine o''clock?
十四、 禁止和警告 （Prohibition and warnings）
1.- Don''t climb that ladder! It''s broken.
- OK. Thank you.
2.- Look out! There''s a car coming.
- Oh, thank you.
3.- You mustn''t play on the street. It''s dangerous.
- No, we won''t.
4.- Don''t touch the machine when it is working.
- No, I won''t. Thank you.
5.- You are not allowed to smoke here.
- Oh, I''m sorry.
6.- You can''t walk your dog in the park.
- Oh, I''m sorry. I''ll never do it again.
十五、看病 （Seeing the doctor）
1.- I''m feeling tired, doctor.
- Have a good rest and then you''ll feel better.
2.- How are you feeling today?
- I''m feeling even worse.
3.- Doctor, she is not feeling well.
- Nothing serious, I hope.
4.- Doctor, do I have to take the medicine before or after meals?
- Three times a day after meals.
5.- What''s the matter?
- I''ve got a headache.
6.- What''s your trouble?
- I''ve had a pain in my stomach since morning.
十六、语言困难（XXIX. Language difficulties）
1.- I don''t quite follow you, Mr Green. Will you please say it again?
- OK.
2.- Do you follow what I''m saying?
- Sorry, I can''t follow you.
3.- I beg your pardon. Will you say it again?
- All right.
4.- Will you say it again more slowly? I can''t follow you.
- OK.
5.- Will you please repeat what you''ve just said?
- OK. I''ll repeat what I have said.
6.- I''m sorry, I don''t understand French. Do you speak English?
- Yes, I do.
