社交場合如何找話題（雙語）

　　摘要：不像其他工作活動，節(jié)日聚會大多數(shù)人都會參加。這是一個認識新朋友的機會，也給你與公司里從首席執(zhí)行官到新員工面對面的機會。這意味著你要聰明些，參加時需做好準備。

　　Unlike other work events, the holiday party is one that most people actually attend. It's an opportunity to meet new people, and gives you face-time with pretty much everyone in the company, from the CEO to the most recent hire. That means you'd be smart to show up prepared.

　　不像其他工作活動，節(jié)日聚會大多數(shù)人都會參加。這是一個認識新朋友的機會，也給你與公司里從首席執(zhí)行官到新員工面對面的機會。這意味著你要聰明些，參加時需做好準備。

　　You're looking for shared interests, shared experiences, and really any commonality you could use tostrike up a conversation. Once you've done that, you'll be ready to use any of her favorite questions and talking points, which we've compiled below.

　　你在尋找共同的興趣、經(jīng)歷，以及任何能用來打開話頭的共同點。一旦你找到了，你將可以選任何她喜歡和想談論的問題，這些問題我們已經(jīng)寫在下面了。

　　Conversation Starters for Company Leaders

　　和公司領導聊的話題

　　1. How did you get into the industry?

　　1. 你是怎么進入這個行業(yè)的?

　　A favorite topic is how they got where they are today. Because of that, this question is particularly good for striking up a conversation with the CEO or another high-level company member. People enjoy talking about themselves, and they enjoy reminiscing about what brought them to the work in the first place.

　　一個很不錯的話題是問對方如何達到了今天的成就。正因如此，這個問題特別適合問首席執(zhí)行官或公司高層。人們喜歡談論自己，他們也喜歡追憶是什么讓他們最初選擇了這份工作。

　　2. I read that you went to...

　　2. 我看到你去了……

　　Your go-to conversation starter should be something that demonstrates your interest in the person you're talking to. Plenty of things can work. "I read a report that you contributed to" or "I read a blog that you wrote." Both are flattering and open-ended, likely to generate a conversation rather than a simple yes or no response.

　　你起頭的話題應該能表現(xiàn)出你對談話人感興趣。很多事情都可以說。“我讀了一份你參與撰寫的報告”或“我讀了你寫的博客”。都是夸獎和開放式的話題，很可能會聊得開，而不是簡單回答“是”或“不是”。

　　3. What's one of your goals for 2014?

　　3. 2014年你有什么目標?

　　Another talking point with the CEO and top execs is goals for the upcoming year. Asking this will help you understand what's most important to the company and its leaders on a more personal level. Plus, once you know them, you can think about how to align your own goals with theirs.

　　另一個與首席執(zhí)行官和高層談論的的話題是新年目標。這將幫助你在個人層面上更了解什么對公司及其領導人最重要。另外，一旦你了解他們，你可以考慮如何把自己的目標和他們的聯(lián)系起來。

　　4. What was the best piece of advice that you got early on in your career?

　　4. 在你職業(yè)生涯早期得到的最好的經(jīng)驗是什么?

　　This query is a bit cliche, but says it's still an effective way of connecting with higher-ups. You can ask for advice, insight, wisdom. All of these will come off as flattering to the recipient.

　　這個問題有些老套，但它仍然是一個與上級溝通的有效方式。你可以尋求建議、見解和智慧。所有這些都是在夸獎對方。

　　Conversation Starters for Anyone

　　和所有人聊的話題

　　5. What's one of your favorite parts of this job?

　　5. 這份工作讓你最喜歡的部分是什么?

　　This is a good conversation starter for anyone in the office. It's about work, but also personal enough to generate a real discussion of things people like and value. And you might find that you care about the same things as the person you're talking with.

　　這個話題和辦公室里任何人都聊得起來。它和工作有關，但足以私人到真正討論人們喜歡和重視的東西。而且你可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)你和對方都關心同樣的事情。

　　6. Have you seen any movies? What have you read lately?

　　6. 你看過什么電影?你最近讀過什么書?

　　The best part about these questions is that they create endless follow-up questions. For example, if yourcoworker recently saw "Captain Phillips" you can ask what he thought of it. If you've seen it too, you can have an entire discussion of it.

　　這些問題最棒的部分在于它們產生了無盡的延伸話題。例如，如果你的同事最近看了《菲利普斯船長》，你可以問他有什么評價。如果你也看了，你們可以全面討論下。

　　7. Did you take a vacation this year? Where did you go?

　　7. 你今年去度假了嗎?去了哪里?

　　If you're looking for a friendly topic that anyone would enjoy, vacation is it. Everyone loves to talk about time off. It doesn't matter if they traveled or stayed home — asking about vacation will help you learn what your coworkers enjoy doing and how they unwind away from the office.

　　如果你正在找一個人人都喜歡的友好話題，那就是度假了。每個人都喜歡談論工作以外的時間。不管他們是旅游或呆在家里——問旅游的情況將幫助你了解你的同事喜歡做什么以及他們離開辦公室后是如何放松的。