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第三个：谈论小米的两个孩子Tom & Nick.

小米：

Tom loves to draw and he's only 1

we're amazed

he might be an artis

Nick had no interest in it at that age

now we have to worry about Tom marking up the walls

with Nick we thought we might have that problem, but he wasn't interested in drawing, so he never drew on the walls

 偶：

sounds like they are so talented!  you must be so proud

小米：

my husband watched Tom draw and he said he was both proud and sad

proud that he can draw, but sad that there aren't many jobs doing it

 偶：

maybe he can find something that's not 100% drawing but requires extensive drawing skills or knows how to appreciate a drawing product

小米：

maybe.  who knows?  he's totally focused when he draws.  maybe he'll be more detail oriented.  Nick just draws haphazardly, but maybe he'll be more creative

they're smart in different ways

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第四个：谈论文化差异。

小米

do chinese take their shoes off when entering a house?

 偶：

nowadays, yes, most do because the houses are carpeted. but in the old days, when there was just cement floor, no.

or people act according to the owners of the house.

小米

ok.  i was wondering what the neighbors were thinking when they hear me yelling at my kid to take off his shoes when we get home

偶：

you are so funny!

小米

we went to my husband's cousin's house who are mexican and they don't take their shoes off. 

 偶：

oh, even on the carpeted floor or wooden floor?

小米

both

 偶：

really? that's interesting.

小米

i think it's a mystery how people wear their shoes in the house.  like when do they take their shoes off?  in the bedroom, the bathroom?  and if they take a shower, don't their feet get dirty when they step out?

it's puzzling

i don't get it

 偶：

haha, you have so many adorable questions just like your kids!

小米

lol!  i have been wondering about this for the past 2 yrs

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第五个：问小米去夏威夷玩有什么推荐，问各种各样的问题。因为小米是在夏威夷长大的。

偶：

so is the inter-island transportation mainly airplane? or ferry? ship?

i'll probably get sea-sick if i'm on the sea for too long

小米：

inter-island is by airplane

 偶：

oh that's good

小米：

i think it's a couple of hours inter island

i guess it depends on which islands

 偶：

oh... for first timers, probably 2-3 islands at most for a week?

小米：

maybe 1-2 so you don't get tired

 偶：

ok

小米：

there are 2 theme parks on oahu

oh and there's the polynesian cultural center where they have shows

 偶：

thanks for all the tips!!

oahu, okay, that'll be the entry point to my homework on Hawaii

how do you pronounce it?[o-'a:-hu]?

小米：

oh ah who?  lol

 偶：

haha.... lol

 好了，写满5个啦～～啊哈哈～～

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The key to small talk is to

1) Talk often so there is more things to talk about

2) Remember what was said so you can bring it up again next time

3) Small talk generally start with some generic and then gradually get more details and more personal

If you just have just met a co-worker, this is how i would start

#1 真实内容如下:

Me: How are you? 

Cowoker:  Good, youself?

Me: Great.  How long have you been with the company?

Cowker: About a year ago. And you?

Me:  Me too, i started about five years ago too.  Which start group were you with? 

Note: My company sends new hires to bootcamp for training and is referred as start group.)

Cowoker: Start group #26. 

Me:  Cool, i know a few folks from that start group. I think xxx and yyy are from your start group.

Coworker:  Oh, yeah, i'm pretty good friends with xxx.  How do you know xxx?

Me:  I worked with xxx on a project a couple of months back.  I actually just got an email from him.

Coworker:  How is he doing?

Me:  He is doing great, just bought his first condo and is in the process of moving

.... 

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I just came back from maternity leave, coworker with an older baby stopped by to chat:

真实内容如下:

Coworker:  Congrats, new mommy!

Me:  Thanks, it's been quite a ride!

Coworker:  How does it feel to join the mommy rank?

Me:  Great, despite the lack of sleep.

Coworker:  Yeap, that's part of the joy of motherhood.  Has your son been sleeping through the night yet?

Me:  Yeah, thankfully, two days before i came back to work, he started sleeping through the night.

Cowroker:  That's awesome.  How old is he?

Me:  He just turned three months.  How old is your daughter now?  When did she start sleeping through the night?

Coworker:  That's really early, you lucked out.  My daughter is 8 months now, she didn't sleep through the night till about 6 months old.

Me:  It's not just luck, it's training, my dear!  I put aiden on a schedule when he was two months old.  After struggling for several weeks, i finally got him to be on the schedule and sleeping through the night.

Coworker:  You are such a studette!!

...

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My boss just came back from a trip to the east coast for a relative's wedding, so did i.

Me:  How are you?  How was the wedding and all?

Boss: It was alright, lots of family, lots of relatives, lots of coordination.  I was there for five days, i would have been happy to be done with it in three days.

Me:  I know how that feels, being told what to do, when to meet, where to eat?  It was the same way for me and my family.

Boss:  Yeah, feels like a child all over again.  How was your cousin's wedding?

Me:  It was quite good, they really lucked out with the weather.  The friday before was so muggy and hot, it would have been unbearable in a suit or dress.  The sunday after was pouring.  But on their wedding day, the weather was perfect, not too hot, not too cold.

Boss:  Did you get a chance to try out your new camera equipment?  (We had talked about my interest in digital photography before)

Me:  Oh, yeah!  The new lens is awesome, I shot over 800 pictures, most of them turned out quite good.  I'm quite pleased.

Boss:  Very good, send me the link sometimes, i always enjoy looking at wedding photos.

Me:  Will do.

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Coworker returned from a weekend of skiing, 真实内容如下:

Me:  Hey, how's it going?  How was the skiing?

He: It was awesome, we got a ton of fresh snow saturday night.

Me:  That's cool.  Which resort did you go to?

He:  Went kirkwood. 

Me:  Yeah, kirkwood is great, lots of trails.  Did you ski or snowboard?

He:  Snowboard the first day and ski the second day since the powder was so good.

Me:  Is this the first time you boarded?

He:  Second time, much better than the first.  Do you ski or snowboard?

Me:  Mostly a skier, have tried the board a few times, wasn't a big fan of it.

He:  We are planning another trip in a few weeks.  We rented a cabin in the south shore. Do you guys want to join us?

Me:  Oh, thanks for the invite.  I'll check with my hubby and get back to you.

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#5

Ran into an ex-coworker at the cafeteria.

Me: How are you?  Haven't see you for a long while.

She: How long has it been?  It must have been about five six months since we last saw each other.

Me:  I think so, what you been up to? 

She:  I trasferred to xxx group.

Me:  How do you like it? 

She:  It's been pretty good, i'm still learning the ropes.

Me:  Knowing you, you'll pick it up in no time.

She:  How are things with you?  By the way, i love your new hair do.

Me:  Oh, thanks.  I just got it cut short to get ready for the summer.  I'm still getting used to it, feel so much lighter.

She: It looks great, where did you get the cut?

Me:  I got it

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5 topic 至少416？算错了不要砸我哈

另外mm要英文对话的哦，最好一楼一个8，不然万一漏了一个，好多钱呢

谢谢斑竹。真是大手笔啊，这么快就奖了小人我200ML

让我再想想别的哦。

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我也来贴两个:

#1

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我也来贴,哈哈,好玩儿.

Me: Jane, I plan to change another bank to direct deposit, what should I do, can you tell me?

Jane: oh, this is very easy, you go to katheline’s office and tell him your choice, oh, do you get the ** bank’s authorized letter about direct deposit?

Me: let me see, oh , yes, this is the letter you mentioned. But what can I do with my old account?

Jane: you can close it or retain it, all is ok. Maybe there would be minimum deposit request in your old checking account, you can check it.

Me: ok, thank you , I will check it now.

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第二个, talk about church and faith  ( 是同事间的真实对话哦)

me: Jane, I attend church on Sunday last week.

Jane: oh ,great, how about your feeling? If you are interested it, I can go church together with you every Sunday.

Me: oh, thank you, but I am not make a decision, because this is my first time to touch Jesus, I need some to feel more, ok?

Jane: well ,yes, I am so excited, Lord Jesus is my all, you know, so I(smile)

Me: (smile) yes, I want to worship God and get spiritual guidance, maybe faith is the wonderful method. Yesterday, one of the members gives the invocation, and he read from the scriptures and shares some inspirational stories, I like this.

Jane: oh, great, I can share my story to you later. I love God so much in my heart, thank you, Jesus.

Me: ok, I’d like to your story. I agree religion gives us hope in spite of the challenges in the world today.

Jane: of course, God will give us all what we need, oh, time is for working.

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Topic: weekly group meeting

note: sentence in parenthesis is what i have in mind

Mgr: xxx, you wanna go first?

Me: (damnit, every time i have to go first)  sure.  i have done testing trades in book abcd, and everything looks fine.  no big changes or anything.  it's just a matter of time to push into the production after it gets approved by the portfolio director.  i will follow up with him today.

Mgr: good.  show me the testing results today.

Me: sure (yeah, that will never happen)

Me [continue]: i bumped into issues with the next one as i need lot of support from the IT dept.  they didnt seem collaborate too much since it's not on their priority list.  i need your help to talk to their head IT.

Mgr: hmm...okay, i will talk to him (writing down the note on his notebook)

Me: good (lets see how long its gonna take)

Mgr: go on...

Me: i did little bit on the next one last week.  i think im in good shape to wrap it up this week.

Mgr: great, that's very good, since these numbers are critical to both senior mgmt and .... group for .... purposes

Me: absolutely (but i think they prefer to see colorful graphs and charts)

Mgr: here are the new things for you (then start explain why this and that)

Me: nod nod, yes yes, oh, oh...

I can go on and on for another few hundreds sentences here, but i think most of you have already bored.  so im gonna stop here