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宗教等敏感話題。兩人認(rèn)識很短一段時間后，可能會有一些親密的交談，這并不意味著你們是親密的朋友或關(guān)系非常好。但許多人非常友好好客，而且如果無意再相見，他們是不會做出“如果你有機(jī)會到明尼阿波利斯圣地亞哥波及普西，無比混都來看看我們”這種人們所見慣的邀請的。但是盡管極少數(shù)美國人會擔(dān)心你可能提出的問題，尤其是你明顯表現(xiàn)出你了解文化差異時，再問你相似的文字之前，他們會猶豫。事實上，這表明他們不希望侵犯你的私人生活。因此他們不敢（表現(xiàn)得）太好奇或太冒昧，但如果你首先引入私人話題，他們會高興地談?wù)摳嚓P(guān)于私人的事情。一般來說我們不喜歡爭論，并避開那些（可能）導(dǎo)致分歧的話題。很容易回到天氣的討論中“你喜歡美國嗎你覺得這兒的天氣怎么樣”或者說些稱贊的話“多么可愛的花，多么漂亮的花瓶啊”“你穿的這件連衣裙真漂亮?！蹦銘?yīng)該欣然接受贊美并說“謝謝”會話中有兩個敏感的話題年齡和錢。年齡并沒有被當(dāng)作特殊的話題，除非某人年事已高“以她的年齡而言，難道她活得不精彩嗎”而且沒有格外尊敬老人的規(guī)定或跡象。不管怎樣，美國人總是想讓自己看起來比他們的真實年齡年輕些，因此別指望他們給出確切的回答收入是很私人的事情，你最好避免問別人掙多少錢，盡管有些人對此不僅不加隱瞞，而且還有炫耀之意。我們通常也不問東西值多少錢。但是我們不喜歡沉默不語，幾乎任何事情都比宴會冷清、賓客沉默所帶來的尷尬要好。AAA模式據(jù)估計，所有英語會話中80是閑聊。閑聊的一個非常重要的作用就是在不太熟悉的人之間或根本不認(rèn)識的人之間建立一種聯(lián)系。心理學(xué)家說像這樣的人之間閑聊的最成功的模式便是AAA模式。AAA模式即回答、補(bǔ)充和提問。一下就是該模式實際運(yùn)作的方式。設(shè)想一種情形，兩個陌生人在她們都認(rèn)識的那個人離開房間、咖啡或聚會等之后進(jìn)行交談。第一個人問了一個問題A你住在這附近嗎第二個人回答這個問題并補(bǔ)充了一些額外的信息，接著問另一個問題B（回答）是的，我住在附近。（補(bǔ)充）住在布朗街的一套公寓里。（提問）你也住在附近嗎第一個人做相同的事情，回答、補(bǔ)充和提問A（回答）不，我住在布里斯托爾。（補(bǔ)充）我只是到倫敦來游玩。（提問）你在這兒住長時間了嗎B（回答）并不是太久。（補(bǔ)充）我三年前搬到這兒。（提問）你參觀倫敦的目的是什么談話人起初可能會有困難，但他們很快就意識到重要的是他們在談話。通過繼續(xù)AAA漠視，談話得以持續(xù)。因為他們都像避開令人尷尬的沉默。談話可以以這種方式持續(xù)很長時間。然而，可以完全改變氣氛的事情可能會發(fā)生。B你為什么住在布里斯托爾A我在那里學(xué)習(xí)歷史。你是一個學(xué)生嗎B是的。我認(rèn)識一些在布里斯托爾學(xué)習(xí)的人。你認(rèn)識一個名叫海倫布朗的女孩兒嗎A海倫布朗是的她是我最好的朋友之一你怎么會人認(rèn)識她B她是我堂妹。AAA模式到此結(jié)束。因為他們運(yùn)用了這種非常有用的社交技巧，最后他們找到了他們有共同的語言的話題。MODULE2FANTASYLITERATURETHECATTHATVANISHEDWILLWASSTUPEFIEDWITHEXHAUSTION,ANDHEMIGHTHAVEGONEONTOTHENORTH,ORHEMIGHTHAVELAIDHISHEADONTHEGRASSUNDERONEOFTHOSETREESANDSLEPTBUTASHESTOODTRYINGTOCLEARHISHEAD,HESAWACATSHEWASATABBY,LIKEMOXIESHEPADDEDOUTOFAGARDENONTHEOXFORDSIDEOFTHEROAD,WHEREWILLWASSTANDINGWILLPUTDOWNHISSHOPPINGBAGANDHELDOUTHISHAND,ANDTHECATCAMEUPTORUBHERHEADAGAINSTHISKNUCKLES,JUSTASMOXIEDIDOFCOURSE,EVERYCATBEHAVEDLIKETHAT,BUTALLTHESAMEWILLFELTSUCHALONGINGTOTURNFORHOMETHATTEARSSCALDEDHISEYESEVENTUALLYTHISCATTURNEDAWAYTHISWASNIGHT,ANDTHEREWASATERRITORYTOPATROL,THEREWEREMICETOHUNTSHEPADDEDACROSSTHEROADANDTOWARDSTHEBUSHESJUSTBEYONDTHEHORNBEAMTREES,ANDTHERESHESTOPPEDWILLSTILLWATCHING,SAWTHECATBEHAVECURIOUSLYSHEREACHEDOUTAPAWTOPATSOMETHINGINTHEAIRINFRONTOFHER,SOMETHINGQUITEINVISIBLETOWILLTHENSHELEAPTBACKWARDS,BACKARCHEDANDFURONEND,TAILHELDOUTSTIFFLYWILLKNEWCATBEHAVIOURHEWATCHEDMOREALERTLYASTHECATAPPROACHEDTHESPOTAGAIN,JUSTANEMPTYPATCHOFGRASSBETWEENTHEHORNBEAMSANDTHEBUSHESOFAGARDENHEDGE,ANDPATTEDTHEAIRONCEMOREAGAINSHELEAPTBACK,BUTLESSFARANDWITHLESSALARMTHISTIMEAFTERANOTHERFEWSECONDSOFSNIFFING,TOUCHING,WHISKERTWITCHING,CURIOSITYOVERCAMEWARINESSTHECATSTEPPEDFORWARD,ANDVANISHEDWILLBLINKEDTHENHESTOODSTILL,CLOSETOTHETRUNKOFTHENEARESTTREE,ASATRUCKCAMEROUNDTHECIRCLEANDSWEPTITSLIGHTSOVERHIMWHENITHADGONEPASTHECROSSEDTHEROAD,KEEPINGHISEYESONTHESPOTWHERETHECATHADBEENINVESTIGATINGITWASNTEASY,BECAUSETHEREWASNOTHINGTOFIXON,BUTWHENHECAMETOTHEPLACEANDCASTABOUTTOLOOKCLOSELY,HESAWITATLEAST,HESAWITFROMSOMEANGLESITLOOKEDASIFSOMEONEHADCUTAPATCHOUTOFTHEAIR,ABOUTTWOMETRESFROMTHEEDGEOFTHEROAD,APATCHROUGHLYSQUAREINSHAPEANDLESSTHANAMETREACROSSIFYOUWERELEVELWITHTHEPATCHSOTHATITWASEDGEON,ITWASNEARLYINVISIBLE,ANDITWASCOMPLETELYINVISIBLEFROMBEHINDYOUCOULDONLYSEEITFROMTHESIDENEARESTTHEROAD,ANDYOUCOULDNTSEEITEASILYEVENFROMTHERE,BECAUSEALLYOUCOULDSEETHROUGHITWASEXACTLYTHESAMEKINDOFTHINGTHATLAYINFRONTOFITONTHISSIDEAPATCHOFGRASSLITBYASTREETLIGHTBUTWILLKNEWWITHOUTTHESLIGHTESTDOUBTTHATTHATPATCHOFGRASSONTHEOTHERSIDEWASINADIFFERENTWORLDHECOULDNTPOSSIBLYHAVESAIDWHYHEKNEWITATONCE,ASSTRONGLYASHEKNEWTHATFIREBURNEDANDKINDNESSWASGOODHEWASLOOKINGATSOMETHINGPROFOUNDLYALIENANDFORTHATREASONALONE,ITENTICEDHIMTOSTOOPANDLOOKFURTHERWHATHESAWMADEHISHEADSWIMANDHISHEARTTHUMPHARDER,BUTHEDIDNTHESITATEHEPUSHEDHISSHOPPINGBAGTHROUGH,ANDTHENSCRAMBLEDTHROUGHHIMSELF,THROUGHTHEHOLEINTHEFABRICOFTHISWORLDANDINTOANOTHERHEFOUNDHIMSELFSTANDINGUNDERAROWOFTREESBUTNOTHORNBEAMTREESTHESEWERETALLPALMS,ANDTHEYWEREGROWING,LIKETHETREESINOXFORD,INALINEALONGTHEGRASSBUTHISWASTHECENTREOFABROADBOULEVARD,ANDATTHESIDEOFTHEBOULEVARDWASALINEOFCAFESANDSMALLSHOPS,ALLBRIGHTLYLIT,ALLOPEN,ANDALLUTTERLYSILENTANDEMPTYBENEATHASKYTHICKWITHSTARSTHEHOTNIGHTWASLADENWITHTHESCENTOFFLOWERSANDWITHTHESALTSMELLOFTHESEAWILLLOOKEDAROUNDCAREFULLYBEHINDHIMTHEFULLMOONSHONEDOWNOVERADISTANTPROSPECTOFGREATGREENHILLS,ANDONTHESLOPESATTHEFOOTOFTHEHILLSTHEREWEREHOUSESWITHRICHGARDENSANDANOPENPARKLANDWITHGROVESOFTREESANDTHEWHITEGLEAMOFACLASSICALTEMPLEJUSTBESIDEHIMWASTHATBAREPATCHINTHEAIR,ASHARDTOSEEFROMTHISSIDEASFROMTHEOTHER,BUTDEFINITELYTHEREHEBENTTOLOOKTHROUGHANDSAWTHEROADINOXFORD,HISOWNWORLDTHETURNEDAWAYWITHASHUDDERWHATEVERTHISNEWWORLDWAS,ITHADTOBEBETTERTHANWHATHEDJUSTLEFTWITHADAWNINGLIGHTHEADEDNESS,THEFEELINGTHATHEWASDREAMINGBUTAWAKEATTHESAMETIME,HESTOODUPANDLOOKEDAROUNDFORTHECAT,HISGUIDETHESTORYOFJKROWLINGANDHARRYPOTTERTHEELDERSTATESWOMANOFBRITISHFANTASYLITERATUREISJKROWLING,THEGIFTEDCREATOROFHARRYPOTTERJOANNEROWLINGSROOTSAREINTHESOUTHWESTOFENGLAND,WHERESHEGREWUPBUTTHEIDEAFORHARRYPOTTERCAMETOHERWHILESHEWASONADELAYEDTRAINBETWEENMANCHESTERANDLONDONSHEWROTEDOWNHERIDEASONTHEB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