If you find yourself searching for something to say beyond small talk, try these tactics to find more interesting approaches to conversation.
如果你发现自己在聊天之余还在寻找其余话题，尝试以下这些策略来寻找一些让聊天更有趣的方法。
The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them.
与别人成功闲聊的关键是学会如何与他人建立联系，而不仅仅是与他们沟通。
Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while others are more straightforward.
有些人喜欢在深入讨论重要问题之前在会议上闲聊，而有些人则更直截了当。
I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I don't know what continent they're standing on.
我发现和某个我不知道他们身处哪个大洲的人闲聊很烦人。
You say "hello", use small talk if you see them in the yard, you discuss problems as they arise and you help each other in an emergency.
你说“你好”，如果你看到他们在院子里可以闲聊，当他们出现时你们可以讨论问题，在紧急情况下你们可以互相帮助。
Why do people have small talk?
人们为什么要闲聊？
Which of the following is a frequent topic in small talk?
以下哪个是闲聊中经常出现的话题？
Who would like to make a small talk according to the speaker?
根据讲话者的说法，谁愿意闲谈？
I've never exchanged words with those moms beyond small talk, but they wanted to help.
除了闲聊之外，我从未和那些妈妈们交谈过，但她们都想要提供帮助。
Emails are better for sharing info - especially attachments - and communicating with business colleagues who don't need to be bothered with small talk.
而对于分享信息(尤其是附件)以及与那些不想被小小谈话烦扰的同事的交流，电子邮件要跟合适一些。
So when you're at a networking event — formal or informal — do you stick to small talk and shy away from being an assertive networker?
当你在一个正式或非正式的勾通互动活动中，你是否坚持小谈，避免成为一个唐突的、主动进取的交际人呢？
Happy people tend to talk more than unhappy people, but when they do, it tends to be less small talk and more substance.
快乐的人比不快乐的人更易于说更多话，而且当他们开口时，更多的是有实质内容的交谈，而不是闲聊。
It wouldn’t be so bad if nice people didn’t like small talk so much, but they seem to love it.
如果友好的人不是非常喜欢小对话也不是件坏事，但是他们看起来喜欢。
Among the ill-judged remarks that she calls "saboteurs of small talk", she includes "self-absorbed comments like 'I had the strangest dream."
这些备受批评的交谈话题，她称之为“闲谈破坏者”，自我陶醉的话题也被归入其中。如“我做了一个奇怪的梦。”
The following day, I could engage in some small talk. On the third day, I taught them how to play the Mafia game in English.
到第二天开始跟人家有些小交流，第三天就用仅有的英文教人家杀人游戏了。
He won't look me in the eye, won't engage in any small talk, and looks more ill at ease than I feel.
他不看我的眼睛，不介入我的任何小问题，看上去比我感觉到的更紧张。
Not good at small talk? That's fine, because you might be really good at playing games or cooking or even eating!
不擅长讨论发言，没关系，也许你擅长玩游戏，煮饭，甚至吃！
You can even talk about how uncomfortable you are making small talk - and ask them how they do it.
你甚至可以告诉对方你不太擅长与人闲聊，你也可以问问对方是怎么能做的这么好呢？
It allows us to communicate with more people in less time; it can make conversation simple-no small talk required.
它让我们花更少的时间却能与更多人通信；让交谈变得简单直接——省去了寒暄之语。
Some westerners love small talk and are very good at it, while others do not like it and avoid it.
有的西方人很喜欢闲聊，也对这个很在行。而也有人不喜欢，不怎么闲聊的。
Practice social behaviors like eye contact, confident body language, introductions, small talk, asking questions, and invitations with the people you feel most comfortable around.
训练一些社交的动作技巧，如眼神交流、自信的身体语言、介绍用语、短对话、提问问题、还有向你喜欢的人发出邀请。
To paraphrase “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” you will elevate the discussion from small talk to medium talk.
换句话说“抑制下你的热情”，你反而可以把沟通从“闲聊”的程度提升到“适度交流”。
I happened to be standing next to a Marine officer, with whom I made small talk.
站在我旁边的是一位海军陆战队的军官，我们简单的聊了几句。
Believe it or not, making small talk can be fun - even for quiet personality types. Making small talk is also an art that can be learned.
信不信由你，就算你是个性格内向，相对安静的人，你也能和不熟的人来一段很有趣的闲聊，当然，这也是一门艺术，需要去学习。
But after a minimum of small talk to put us at ease, it was down to more serious matters.
不过，我们只花了很少时间闲聊来放松气氛，随后就把话题转到了比较严肃的话题上。
A conversation about a TV show wasn’t always considered small talk;it could be categorized as substantive if the speakers analyzed the charactersand their motivations, for example.
例如，谈论电视节目并不总是被归类为闲聊。如果说话的人在分析剧中的角色及其动机，那么这种对话就会被归类为深入性谈话。
As almost everyone loves to go to the cinema, movies are usually a good topic for small talk.
因为几乎每个人都喜欢看电影，但是通常是闲谈的好话题。
The waitress came back, and they hastily ordered, and passed the rest of the lunch uncomfortably, running out of the small talk, the innocent sharing, that for so long he had felt deprived of.
女招待又过来，他们匆忙点了菜，很不自然地度过了午餐余下的时光，道尽了闲谈话语，分享了天真的喜悦，这些都是他感到久违的温馨了。
She advises keeping small talk finely tuned and topical.
她建议闲聊时要定好调子选好话题。
There's small talk about sports, the weather, weekend plans — anything to find some common ground.
你们可能会谈到体育，聊聊天气和周末有什么计划——任何能帮你们找到共同点的话题。
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