可可電臺，每期節目一話題，讓英語磨練耳朵的同時學到更多有益的小知識，豐富知識的同時受益于生活。

Ways to overcome your fear and turn strangers into new connections

克服恐懼，把陌生人變為新朋友！

Find common ground

尋找共同點。

While you're chatting with someone, pay attention to the things they seem to like—or notice where you are.

當你跟人攀談時，要留心對方可能喜歡什么，或注意一下當時的場合。

If you're at the car parts store, ask about their car interests. If you’re at the farmers’market, ask if they have a garden.

如果是在汽車零件店，你可以跟對方談談車子話題；如果是在菜場，你可以問他是不是自己種菜。

Find out if they have kids, go fishing, whatever. Most likely, you will have something to talk with this new person about.

你還可以問問對方有沒有小孩啊、釣不釣魚啊之類的，這樣你們就能有更多話題談啦。

【知識點講解】

chat with 與某人閑聊某事；

例句：

I thought I'd, you know, have a chat with you.

我想我應該，呃，和你談談。

She had had a woman-to-woman chat with Mrs Hardie.

她與哈迪太太進行了一番女人之間的交心之談。

I had a chat with Lars in the morning and spoke Swedish.

上午，我用瑞典話和拉爾斯聊了一會。

Find out 發現； 使發作； 使受懲罰； 通過探詢[訪問]獲悉（某人）不在

例句：

Find out how much your surveyor's and solicitor's fees will be.

弄清你要向鑒定員和律師支付多少費用。

In working with others, you find out more about yourself.

在與別人一起工作的過程中，你會進一步認識你自己。

An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.

調查已經展開，以查明災難是如何發生的。

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