Complimenting someone on their garment is also a great way to break the ice.

赞美别人的衣服也是打破沉默的好办法。

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I'll give a prize to the best idea. Talking of good ideas, here's one to break the ice at a wedding reception.

我将奖励最佳主意。说起好主意，这里就有一个，能活跃婚礼气氛。

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We need someone to break the ice.

我们需要有人打破这种僵局。

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It made the ice thin. If he stepped there, he might break through the ice into a pool of water.

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When not being accosted by curious strangers, wearers can use the eyewear to break the ice.

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Men, perhaps lonely or simply shy, could break the ice by asking a woman to dance.

ECONOMIST: Kathryn Murray

It will be even shorter when it is possible to break the ice across the North Pole.

ECONOMIST: Banyan