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How to improve your social skills
如何提高社交技能
If you feel like you're the awkward person at social events or you struggle to enter into conversations because you're shy, it can impact your social life and your career.
如果因為你很害羞內向,在社交場合感覺自己很不自在或想插話很那,這種狀態會影響你的社交生活和你的職業。
Behave Like a Social Person
表現得像個喜歡社交的人
You can behave like a more social creature, even if you don’t feel like it. Don’t allow anxiety to hold you back. Make the decision to talk to new people and to enter into conversations even when you’re feeling nervous about it. Over time, it will get easier and you’ll quickly start improving your social skills.
即使你不喜歡這樣,你也要把自己表現得像個喜歡社交的人。不要讓焦慮阻礙你。即使你感到緊張,也要下定決心與新認識的人進行交談。久而久之,社交會變得比較容易很快開始提高社交技巧。
Start Small if Necessary
如有需要從小事做起
If going to a party or spending time in a crowd seems overwhelming, start small. Go into the grocery store and say,“Thank you,”to the clerk or go to a restaurant and order your food. Practice making small talk gradually.
如果參加聚會或跟一群人在一起感覺會把你淹沒,那就從小處慢慢來。對雜貨店店員,或餐館服務員說聲“謝謝,”。從小的交談開始逐漸練習。
【知識點講解】
hold back 隱瞞; 控制; 阻礙; 猶豫不決
例句:
Farmers apparently hold back produce in the hope that prices will rise.
農民囤積農產品顯然是希望價格能夠上漲。
He could no longer hold back convulsive laughter.
他再也忍不住,前俯后仰地大笑起來。
She kept trying to hold back her tears.
她一直在試圖抑制住眼淚。
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