
英式開場白:天氣不錯,對吧?
British: 'Beautiful day, isn't it ?'
英國的天氣變化莫測。因此,天氣是英國人最關心的話題之一。談論天氣時有個簡單的秘訣:無論你是否同意說話人的觀點,都要回答“對”。這是因為英國人常以天氣為開場白,以達成一致立場,繼而轉談其他話題。
The weather in Britain is unpredictable. So, it's one of the topics the British care most about. And there's a simple rule governing weather-speak: Say, "Yes" whether you agree with the person's comment on the weather or not. That's because the British start a conversation using the weather so that they can find common ground and move on to something else.