- Farting in an elevator is embarrassing. 在电梯里放屁真令人尴尬。
再比如,如果男士不小心走进ladies' room(女洗手间),那就可以说embarrassing。
很多人都害怕空气突然安静,你可以说:
- Many people are afraid of awkward silences.
还有一些awkward topic,比如小孩从哪里来的问题。
另外,awkward还可以形容人,表示“笨拙的”。
02.
Actions to end a conversation
有时无声胜有声,你可以用一些行为来结束对话。
- Body language:肢体语言
- Non-verbal cues:非言语提示
你可以表现得很忙碌,比如look at your watch,move your body away或者look at your feet。很多方式都可以暗示对方你想要离开:
- Turn your body away from the person. 将身体转向一边。
- Stop making eye contact. 停止眼神接触。
- Look around the room. 环视房间。
结束对话的时机也要选择好,你可以wait for a lull。
- Lull:间歇
03.
Phrases to end a conversation
如果对方注意不到你的肢体语言的话,你就要用语言来表达你的心思了。
首先,你可以讲一些关于future plans的话:
- Maybe we should have coffee sometime.
- We should really meet someday.
切记,如果对方跟你说了这些带有someday, sometime的话,你千万不要问:“when?”因为对方只是想结束这次谈话而不是要跟你约时间。
Well,anyway或anyways这三个副词有结束对话的作用,你可以说:
- Anyway, it was nice talking to you.
- Well, it's been nice talking to you.
这两种时态都可以。其中it was nice talking to you还可以用在谈话完一段时间后。
更简洁地,你还可以说:
- Nice talking to you. 很高兴跟你谈话。
但一定不要说it is nice talking to you. 这句话会让人以为你想继续谈话。