和英国人聊天应避免的4个禁忌话题(2)

和英国人聊天应避免的 4 个禁忌话题 4：MONEY 钱 The fourth and final of the major taboo subjects is personal wealth. Expect horrified looks if you ask someone what their salary is. It is, however, perfectly acceptable to talk about how much famous people earn, especially if they are paid to play football. You’ll never be unpopular if you express outrage at Wayne Rooney being paid £300,000 a week, which is over ten times the annual average in the UK. Even the most rabid of Manchester United fans will agree that this is a bit silly; just don’t mention it if you happen to meet Mr Rooney himself. 最后一个重大禁忌是个人财富。如果你问到别人的薪水，等着他目瞪口 呆吧。但是讨论名人收入倒没关系，特别是足球运动员。韦恩·鲁尼每周赚 30 万英镑，这比英国人平均年薪的 10 倍还多。如果你对此表示愤慨，不用 担心没人附和。即使是最最疯狂的曼联粉丝也会承认给这么多不太明智;只要 在你碰到鲁尼本人的时候不要讲就好了。 和英国人聊天可以谈论的话题 WHAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT... 你可以谈论… It might seem that no topic is safe in British company. Don’t be scared – there is plenty to natter about. The classic conversation starter is to make an observation on the weather. The weather changes frequently in England, which means that this gambit can often be used numerous times in the same day. It’s usually best to be on the pessimistic side, as if you are then contradicted and the conversation begins on a happy note. Good lines include ‘what fantastic weather, but I doubt it’ll last until the afternoon’ and ‘what awful weather, no doubt it’ll be raining until next year now’. 貌似和英国人聊什么都不行。别怕，其实可以聊的东西可多呢。一般可 以从天气聊起。英国的天气很多变，所以这个梗一天可用多次。最好一开始 悲观点，以便于之后来个话风一转，开始谈论节奏愉快的话题。比如，你可 以说“天气棒呆了，不过下午就要变脸了吧”，还有“天气烂透了，这雨会下到 明年吧”。 After discussing the weather there is unlikely to be time for more conversation, or by then the weather might have changed allowing you to start again. In the unlikely event that you do manage to exhaust this topic of conversation, don’t be afraid to talk a little about yourself. British people are generally interested in the world, and will be keen to know where you come from and your life there. You can then mirror their questions: for instance, if they ask whereabouts in China you come from, you can enquire as to which part of the UK they call home. You’ll soon find yourself a new friend, or at the very least you’ll learn something about the weather forecast and the geography of Great Britain. 聊完天气，一般没什么时间再聊其他的，或者那时老天已经变脸了，你 就可以再来一遍。难得有时你说尽了这个话题的话，就聊聊自己吧。英国人 大多天性好奇，会很想知道你来自何方还有你在那里的生活。之后你就可以 模仿他来问问题：比如，如果他们问你从中国哪里来，你也可以问他们的家 乡在英国哪儿。这样的话就马上可以交到新朋友了，就算交不到朋友，至少 也会更了解天气预报或英国地理。