避免谈话地雷
中国人说 “世事洞明皆学问,人情练达即文章”,其实老外也不都是口无遮拦,到处捅娄子的直肠子。虽然中国人是天生的“打太极”高手,给人的感觉总是太过于圆滑,那么,在人际交往中我们却也可以借鉴一下老外一些恰到好处的说话艺术。下面就是Kristyn Kusek Lewis提出的18 Common Phrases to Avoid in Conversation(谈话中应该避免的18句套话),看看其中是不是有好多句是你常常脱口而出的呢?
Don’t say:“You look tired.”Why:It implies she doesn’t look good.
Instead say:“Is everything OK?” We often blurt the “tired” comment when we get the sense that the other person feels out of sorts. So just ask.





