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"Hi, there. How’s it going?" "Oh, fine. Fine. How about this weather, huh?" "Well, I guess we can always use the rain. "
"Hi, there. How’s it going?" "Oh, fine. Fine. How about this weather, huh?" "Well, I guess we can always use the rain. "
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2012-02-02
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"Hi, there. How’s it going?"
"Oh, fine. Fine. How about this weather, huh?"
"Well, I guess we can always use the rain. "
What’s that? This story? Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have dozens of times a day. Maybe you’re waiting for the elevator. Or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial. Idle chatter about traffic doesn’t do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives.
Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, "Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. It’s so powerful. It does something to you. " "Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary," Oliver says, "If I don’t make small connection with another person, I can’ t work. "
What causes it? As a rule, you’re either trying to force something into your life, or you’re using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them out. You can be wanting to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful conversation.
The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the time.
Take the elevator, for instance. Now there’s prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and there’s no reason to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does. Making conversation in such peaceful social settings, according to Oliver, "can confirm your territory. It’s a way of feeling liked and accepted. "
The topics of small talk don’t matter. In fact, you don’t want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. It’s non-threatening talk in a threatening situation. However, the rules change quickly when youre with lots of people doing lots of talking.
Let’s say you’re at a party. Now it’s time to use small talk as a way of making others feel more comfortable around you, so you don’t look silly standing by the food table alone all night. (359 words)
According to the author, small talk is often used______.
选项
A、to invade other’s private affairs
B、to share a secret between intimate friends
C、to open and maintain channels of communication
D、to protect one’s own privacy
答案
C
解析
本题属于推理题。由文章倒数第五段第三句话“You can be wanting to connect with another person,and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful conversation.”可知,当我们想与他人进行交流时,琐谈可把我们引入更为严肃、正式的话题,由此可判断琐谈可起到建立和维持沟通渠道的作用,这与选项C表述一致,故选C。
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