可可电台，每期节目一话题，让英语磨练耳朵的同时学到更多有益的小知识，丰富知识的同时受益于生活。

Ways to overcome your fear and turn strangers into new connections

克服恐惧，把陌生人变为新朋友！

Find common ground

寻找共同点。

While you're chatting with someone, pay attention to the things they seem to like—or notice where you are.

当你跟人攀谈时，要留心对方可能喜欢什么，或注意一下当时的场合。

If you're at the car parts store, ask about their car interests. If you’re at the farmers’market, ask if they have a garden.

如果是在汽车零件店，你可以跟对方谈谈车子话题；如果是在菜场，你可以问他是不是自己种菜。

Find out if they have kids, go fishing, whatever. Most likely, you will have something to talk with this new person about.

你还可以问问对方有没有小孩啊、钓不钓鱼啊之类的，这样你们就能有更多话题谈啦。

【知识点讲解】

chat with 与某人闲聊某事；

例句：

I thought I'd, you know, have a chat with you.

我想我应该，呃，和你谈谈。

She had had a woman-to-woman chat with Mrs Hardie.

她与哈迪太太进行了一番女人之间的交心之谈。

I had a chat with Lars in the morning and spoke Swedish.

上午，我用瑞典话和拉尔斯聊了一会。

Find out 发现； 使发作； 使受惩罚； 通过探询[访问]获悉（某人）不在

例句：

Find out how much your surveyor's and solicitor's fees will be.

弄清你要向鉴定员和律师支付多少费用。

In working with others, you find out more about yourself.

在与别人一起工作的过程中，你会进一步认识你自己。

An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.

调查已经展开，以查明灾难是如何发生的。

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