导读：

我们中的许多人每天都有一部分时间被陌生人包围着，无论是在上放学的路上，还是坐在花园或果汁馆里……但它们和我们只保持着陌生人的关系。因此，新的研究证据阐明，与新认识的人开始一段对话或许对健康大有裨益。本文讨论与陌生人谈话的弊端。

一、语篇略读

‘It’sgoodtotalk’,sosomesay.WhenIinto,thereareoftheir–too–andwitha.Forme,it’sthattheytalkastheisnexttothem,whentheydon’teventhewhoisthem.

Manyofusspendpartofeachdayby,onourdaily,orinaparkoracafe.Butmostofthemjustthat–.,newhasshownuptheupamightbegoodforour.

Epleyfromtheofandfromtheofare.Theyatthisandamore,oriftheof.Theyfoundthatmanytoandtheirthatwhenwemakean“wemuchanewlikesus.”Itseemswecarryourheadusallthethatcouldgowrongandwhy’twanttowithus.

Theiranwithagroupofandfoundthat“everyinourwhotriedtotalktoafoundthenexttothemwashappy.”Fromthisandother,theisisandithasaon.,afromEssexintheUK,toldtheBBCthat“areinatheyreachoutandhavea,.”It’struethatcanmakeyoufeelandcanleadto.

,ifyou’re,theoftonewmightmake.Butthefound“arewhentheyareaskedtoinan.”Somaybe,ifyou’realoner,it’stimeofyourmakea–itcouldbetheofanew.

二、词汇表

谈话，对话

pluckupthe鼓足胆量

up开始（谈话）

独处

相恋，交流

社会关系

不舒服的，头痛的

胆怯的，担心的

高估

voice（脑子里）负面的声音，悲观的思想

chat聊天

with与……建立良好的关系

健康

mood心情

性格外向的人

恐惧的

性格内向的人

comeoutofyourshell显得不再自闭，融入外部世界

(make)smalltalk闲聊和陌生人聊天的网站，交谈

三、测试与练习

1.阅读课文并回答问题。

1.tothe,howcantoabeforour?

2.Whymightwenotwanttospeaktoa?

3.Trueorfalse?ininafoundthattheysatnexttoweretotalktothem.

4.In,inwhatwaydidthatmadethem?

5.Whatcouldhelpstarttheofanew?

2.请在不参考课文的状况下完成下述练习。选择一个意思合适的词汇填入语句的下划线处。

1.Ourtrainbrokedownandwewerestuckonboardforhours,soIawiththeother.

upsmalltalk

2.howmuchitwouldcosttomovehouseandnowwe’rebroke!

3.WhenI,IbytheandIwasby–butnowmostofthemaremy.

voice

4.Ourwasquitewhenhebutnowhe’andfitsinwell.

comeoutofhisshell

outofhisshell

cameoutofhisshell

out

5.Danis-everytimewegoout,he’sthefirsttogetupandsingatthebar!

voice

mood

【参考答案】

1.阅读课文并回答问题。

1.tothe,howcantoabeforour?

tocanputyouinagoodmoodandmakeyoufeel,andcanleadto.

2.Whymightwenotwanttospeaktoa?

Wecarryavoiceinourheadusallthethatcouldgowrongandwhya’twanttowithus.

3.Trueorfalse?ininafoundthattheysatnexttoweretotalktothem.

True.Anwithagroupoffoundthat“everyinourwhotriedtotalktoafoundthenexttothemwashappytochat.”

4.In,inwhatwaydidthatmadethem?

found“bothandarewhentheyareaskedtoinan.”

5.Whatcouldhelpstarttheofanew?

outandsmalltalkwithacouldbetheofanew.

2.请在不参考课文的状况下完成下述练习。选择一个意思合适的词汇填入语句的下划线处。

1.Ourtrainbrokedownandwewerestuckonboardforhours,soIupawiththeother.

2.muchitwouldcosttomovehouseandnowwe’rebroke!

3.WhenI,ItheandIwasby–butnowmostofthemaremy.

4.Ourwasquitewhenhe,butnowhe’scomeoutofhisfitsinwell.

5.Danis-everytimewegoout,he’sthefirsttogetupandsingatthebar!

温情提示

由于公众号平台修改了推送规则。若果不想错过《外刊精读》的内容和陌生人聊天的网站，记得写完后点一下“在看”，这么每天新文章推送就会第一时间出现在你的订阅号列表里。假如喜欢我们的内容，记得点“分享”“点赞”“在看”！