How to make small talk in English?
行业交流 / 社交活动 — Networking Event
参加行业交流会、酒会等社交场合 This scene includes 13 dialogue turns across 2 conversation paths, helping you practice with 参会者 / 行业同行.
Dialogue Preview · 对话预览
Breaking the Ice · 破冰搭话
basicHi there! I don't think we've met. I'm Wayne — I work in digital marketing. What brings you to this event?
你好！我们应该没见过。我是Wayne——做数字营销的。什么原因来参加这个活动？
Hey Wayne! I'm Sarah. I'm a product manager at a startup here. I come to these meetups to learn what other companies are doing. How about you — are you based here, or visiting?
嗨Wayne！我是Sarah。我在本地一家创业公司做产品经理。我参加这些聚会是了解其他公司在做什么。你呢——在本地还是来访？
I'm visiting from Shenzhen, actually. I'm here for a conference and thought this would be a great way to meet people in the industry.
我其实是从深圳来的。来参加一个会议，觉得这是认识行业内人士的好机会。
Shenzhen — tech capital of China! That's so cool. What kind of digital marketing do you focus on? SEO, paid ads, content?
深圳——中国的科技之都！太酷了。你做什么类型的数字营销？SEO、付费广告、还是内容营销？
Mainly content marketing and cross-border e-commerce. We help Chinese brands reach Western markets. It's a growing space.
主要是内容营销和跨境电商。我们帮中国品牌打入西方市场。这个领域在快速增长。
That's fascinating! We're actually looking into the Chinese market ourselves. Would you mind exchanging contact info? I'd love to pick your brain over coffee sometime.
太有意思了！我们其实也在研究中国市场。方便交换联系方式吗？改天约咖啡，想向你请教一些问题。
Of course! Here's my card — or if you prefer, let me add you on LinkedIn. I'd be happy to chat more.
当然！这是我的名片——或者你更喜欢的话我加你LinkedIn。很乐意多聊聊。
Deeper Networking · 深入交流
intermediateSo Wayne, I've been thinking about what you said. Your experience with Chinese social media marketing is exactly what we need. Would you be open to some kind of consulting arrangement?
Wayne，我一直在想你说的。你在中国社交媒体营销方面的经验正是我们需要的。你有兴趣做某种咨询合作吗？
I'm definitely interested. What did you have in mind? A one-time consultation, or something ongoing?
我很有兴趣。你是怎么想的？一次性咨询还是持续性的？
Ideally ongoing. We're launching in China next quarter and we need someone who really understands the market — WeChat marketing, Xiaohongshu strategy, KOL partnerships. Could you put together a proposal?
最好是持续性的。我们下个季度要进入中国市场，需要一个真正懂市场的人——微信营销、小红书策略、KOL合作。你能做一个方案吗？
Absolutely. I'll send you a preliminary proposal by email within a week. Should I include case studies from similar projects we've done?
当然可以。一周内给你发一份初步方案。需要附上我们做过的类似项目案例吗？
That would be perfect — case studies always help when I present to my team. It's been great meeting you tonight, Wayne. I have a good feeling about this.
太好了——给团队汇报时案例总是很有帮助。今晚认识你太好了Wayne。我觉得这个合作有戏。
Likewise, Sarah. This is exactly why I love attending events like this. Looking forward to working together!
我也是Sarah。这正是我喜欢参加这类活动的原因。期待合作！
Key Phrases · 关键短语
product manager
产品经理
startup
创业公司
meetups
聚会/交流会
based here
在本地的
SEO
搜索引擎优化
paid ads
付费广告
content
内容营销
exchanging contact info
交换联系方式
pick your brain
向你请教/借鉴你的经验
consulting arrangement
咨询合作
open to
有兴趣/愿意考虑
next quarter
下个季度
How to practice this scene · 如何练习
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Repeat · 逐句跟读
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Role-play · 角色扮演
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