BBC The English We Speak：Icebreaker 打破僵局（MP3）

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[00:00.00]Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Wang Fei.	大家好，欢迎收听地道英语节目。我是王飞。
[00:04.18]And I'm Rob Carter.	我是罗布・卡特。
[00:05.43]Rob, I'm going on a hot date tomorrow and I'm feeling a bit nervous now. I think I need your help.	罗布，我明天有个重要的约会，我现在感觉有点紧张。我想我需要你的帮助。
[00:12.56]Hmm. It is a scary thing to do. What you need is some kind of icebreaker. 	嗯。这是件很可怕的事。你需要的是打破僵局。
[00:18.27]An icebreaker? That sounds quite cold!	・icebreaker？听起来好冷啊！
[00:21.80]Don't worry, it's not. But an icebreaker has got something to do with warming up a cold situation. 	别担心，不是那样的。icebreaker指打破冷场。
[00:27.66]It will make things more relaxed.	让事情更轻松。
[00:30.10]An icebreaker is something you can do or some words you can say to make people feel relaxed. 	这个词是指你可以做些事情或者说些话来让人们感觉放松。
[00:37.20]So an icebreaker will make things less formal? 	打破僵局会让事情不那么正式吗？
[00:39.68]Yes, that's right. Doing something or saying something at the start will hopefully make your date more relaxed and less tense. 	对，没错。在开始时做些事情或者说些话会让你的约会更轻松，不那么紧张。
[00:46.79]I see. An icebreaker will make people feel more relaxed. Maybe I should sing a song or do a dance?!	我明白了。打破僵局会让人们感觉更轻松。也许我应该唱首歌或者跳支舞？
[00:55.18]Now that's a bit over the top-why not start with a joke?	那有点夸张了，为什么不用笑话来打破僵局呢？
[00:58.91]If singing or dancing is a bit over the top, or too much, I will think of a joke then.	如果唱歌或跳舞会夸张，或是做得太过，那我就讲笑话吧。
[01:05.27]Telling a joke is an excellent icebreaker.	讲笑话是打破僵局的绝妙方法。
[01:08.74]That party needed an icebreaker to make it less formal!	这场聚会需要打破僵局，不要让气氛那么正式！
[01:13.63]So just now we heard people using icebreaker in their conversation. 	刚才我们听了一些对话中对这个单词的应用。
[01:19.30]Rob, does icebreaker literally mean breaking the ice?	罗布，这个词按字面理解就是打破沉默吗？
[01:24.71]It does. You can do it when you start a new job. 	对。你可以在开始新工作时使用这个词。
[01:27.72]Everything feels so formal that it's good to break the ice. 	所有事情都太正式了，是时候来打破僵局了。
[01:31.20]We British can be a bit reserved or formal so it's good if someone can break the ice. 	我们英国人有点保守或是恪守陈规，所以如果有人可以活跃气氛的话是不错的。
[01:36.32]Yes, I agree. Sometimes British people can be quite reserved and formal. 	对，我同意。有时英国人真的很保守和死板。
[01:41.78]Rob I'm not good at jokes. Do you have any I can use? 	罗布，我真的不擅长讲笑话。你有没有什么笑话可以让我用用？
[01:46.69]Let's have a think. How about telling this one? 	我们来想想。讲这个怎么样？
[01:50.81]With my last girlfriend it was love at first sight-then I took a second look!	 上个女朋友， 本来看第一眼就一见钟情了，但是后来我又看了第二眼！
[01:56.11]It's a good joke. But honestly, did it work for you? 	这笑话不错。不过说实话，起作用了吗？
[02:00.65]Um... It didn't actually. But it might be good for you!	嗯……实际上没有。不过也许你可以用到呢！
[02:04.71]Hmm... Actually I think I would rather find a good story on our website as an icebreaker.	嗯……实际上我宁愿在我们的网站上找个可以活跃气氛的故事。
[02:12.37]Yes. Don't forget our website is a good place to learn some English phrases that might help you break the ice at a party.	好。别忘了我们的网站可以帮助大家学习英语短语，而且可以帮助你在派对上打破僵局。
[02:19.11]And our website is...	我们的网址是……
[02:21.52]www.bbclearningenglish.com. Bye bye.	・www.bbclearningenglish.com。再见。
[02:27.45]Bye!	再见！

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BBC The English We Speak：Icebreaker 打破僵局（MP3）