Whether you want to start a conversation with a new guy or girl you find attractive or you want to get a training session off to a great start, a good ice breaker can help you make a memorable first impression. It can turn that first encounter with someone new into something wonderful that blossoms into lasting friendships and valuable partnerships.
不論你是想和心儀的男生或女生展開對話，還是想讓一次培訓課有好的開始，一句好的開場白有助於你給他人留下難忘的第一印象。它會讓你和某人的初次見面變得非常美好，讓你們之間發展出長久的友誼和有價值的合作關係。
A bad ice breaker, however, can be a recipe for disaster. It can spiral out of control pretty quickly and at best be a terrible waste of time or worse an embarrassment for everyone involved. So, how do you start a meaningful conversation with someone new and avoid embarrassments or awkward moments of silence? Where do you begin?
然而一句糟糕的開場白則可能引發災難。它會讓場面很快失控，至少也浪費了時間，搞不好還會讓每個人都尷尬。那麼你該如何和初次見面的人開始一場有意義的交談，而且避免尷尬和冷場呢？你該怎麼進行開場？
Understand that it is normal to feel a bit nervous when approaching someone new. Everyone gets a little shy at first; after all, you don’t know what this other person is like. The person could be a grumpy, mean guy, but the only way to know for sure what the person is like is to get over being shy and approach them. That person might turn out to be the nicest, kindest person you ever meet.
你要明白，和一個陌生人接近時感到有點緊張是很正常的。最開始每個人都會有些害羞，畢竟你不清楚對方是怎樣的'人。那個人也許是個壞脾氣的討厭鬼，但唯一確定這個人個性的辦法就是克服害羞，去接近他。也許這個人會成為你所遇到的最親切最善良的人。
Start by filling your idea vault with possible ice breakers to start a conversation and follow-up questions to sustain the conversation. Listen attentively to the other person’s responses because this can make or break your follow-up questions. To help you out with ideas for starting a conversation, here are ten of the most effective ice breakers you can use in different scenarios to get a conversation off and running.
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