美国文化口语秀(文本+MP3) 第334期:怎么和老外有谈资?

和老外聊天，怎么能聊出意思、聊出质量？除了老掉牙的寒暄，如何能储备、发展有意思的话题？今天节目分享实用建议。

关键词：

没话题，超尴尬
I often don’t know what to talk to foreigners about: 和老外不知道聊什么
Every time we just talk about the obvious stuff: the weather, how long have you been here: 每次只能聊特别俗套的东西: 天气、你来中国多久啦
Same old, same old: 老一套
Meaningful topics: 有意思，有意义的话题
Run out of topics: 话题用完了
Awkward: 尴尬

怎么跟美国人有话题？
Sports is always a safe go-to topic: 体育永远是个安全的选择
Go-to topic:靠谱的话题
The four major professional leagues: 四大职业联盟
NBA (National Basketball Association): 美职篮
NFL (National Football League):美式橄榄球
MLB (Major League Baseball): 美职棒
NHL (National Hockey League): 北美职业冰球联赛
Sports can have lead to a lot of spin-off topics：体育能衍伸出很多有意思的话题
Many Americans have a local sports team that they support which they love talking about: 很多美国人都有一个自己特别支持的地方队，可以问问他们这个，可以衍生出很多有意思的话题

涉猎各类美剧
American TV shows are a great topic too: 美剧当然也是好话题
But the popular shows in China might not be as popular in America: 但是在中国特别红的美剧在美国也许受众没那么广
For example, Big Bang Theory and Two Broke Girls are mostly watched by tweens: 比如“生活大爆炸”和“破产姐妹”基本上是十几、二十岁的人看的，
More mature people don't really watch it: 再年长些的人不太看
What TV shows do Americans watch? 美国人看什么美剧？
Game of Thrones：权力的游戏
House of Cards：纸牌屋
And lots more...: 还有很多很多
下次我们聊聊美国人爱看的美剧吧？

音乐
What kind of music are you into？ 你喜欢听什么音乐？
What’s your favourite music? 你最喜欢什么音乐类型？
What type of music do you generally listen to? 你通常爱听什么音乐？
Pop: 流行乐
Rock: 摇滚
Jazz: 爵士
Reggae: 雷鬼
Indie: 独立摇滚乐

跟美国人发展话题的最佳途径：脱口秀
但重点不是听懂所有笑话
Talk shows：脱口秀
Current events: 时事
The point is not to understand every joke, but to know what’s going on in American: 重点不是要听懂每一个笑话，而是通过脱口秀了解美国正在发生的事儿、大众谈论的事儿、他们的看法
Societal news: 社会新闻
Politics: 政治
Election year: 大选年
You can really understand how Americans think and feel about these issues from watching talk shows：看脱口秀，你能了解到美国老百姓对时事怎么看、怎么想
Talk shows are a great entry point to understanding American humor: 脱口秀也是理解美式幽默最好的切入点
不同类型的脱口秀
Afternoon talk shows: 下午时段脱口秀
Late night talk shows: 深夜脱口秀
推荐两个收视最高的深夜脱口秀
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Late Show with Steven Colbert
They both air on major networks: 这两个节目都在美国最大的电视台播出
Jimmy Fallon is on NBC: Fallon是NBC的深夜脱口秀
Steven Colbert is on CBS: Colbert是CBS的
My personal breakthrough in learning English and understanding American pysche came from watching late night talk shows: 我个人学英语、理解美国文化思维的突破就是通过看脱口秀得到的
Edgy: 有胆量的，挑战思维的

聊真实的中国，是外国人最感兴趣的
Foreigners are always interested in finding more about China, the real China: 外国人最有兴趣的是了解真实的中国
If you want to make real friends, let them know who you really are: 想真正交朋友，要做你自己
Show your true colors: 展现真的你

这是个细水长流的过程
Approach it like a long-term, ongoing process: 这是个细水长流的过程
As you improve your English, you will naturally be able to talk about your life, your work and interesting things happening in China with foreigners: 英语水平高了，你自然能和外国人谈你的生活、关注，还有中国有意思的事情
When you understand their culture and their way of thinking better, you'll also find there's a lot you can talk about: 当你更了解他们的文化、思维，也自然会发现有很多能聊的话题
Of course, make friends you click with: 最后当然要交跟你合拍、气场对的朋友
Common hobbies and interests: 相同的兴趣爱好