How to make small talk in English?
做派对客人 — Being a Party Guest
参加别人的派对时的对话 This scene includes 16 dialogue turns across 2 conversation paths, helping you practice with 主人/其他客人.
Dialogue Preview · 对话预览
Arriving at the Party · 到达派对
basicHi Sarah! Thank you so much for inviting me. This is a lovely place!
嗨 Sarah！非常感谢你邀请我。这地方真漂亮！
Wei! I'm so glad you made it! Come in, come in. Let me take your coat.
Wei！你能来太好了！进来进来。我帮你拿外套。
I brought some homemade spring rolls. I hope that's okay!
我带了一些自制春卷。希望没关系！
💡 带自制的食物去派对是非常受欢迎的，尤其是独特的文化美食。
Homemade spring rolls?! Everyone is going to go crazy over those! Let me put them out. Come, I'll introduce you to everyone.
自制春卷？！大家肯定会疯抢的！我把它们摆出来。来，我介绍你认识大家。
Great! I don't know many people here yet, so I appreciate you introducing me.
好的！我这里还不认识几个人，谢谢你帮我介绍。
You must be Wei! Sarah's told us so much about you. Welcome! What would you like to drink?
你一定是 Wei！Sarah 跟我们说了很多关于你的事。欢迎！你想喝什么？
All good things, I hope! I'd love a glass of wine, thank you.
希望都是好事！我想要一杯酒，谢谢。
Only the best things! Red or white? And please try these spring rolls — they're from your new friend Wei here!
当然都是最好的！红酒还是白酒？还有请试试这些春卷——是你们的新朋友 Wei 做的！
Mingling at the Party · 在派对上社交
intermediateHey, I don't think we've met. I'm Chris. How do you know Sarah?
嘿，我们好像没见过。我是 Chris。你怎么认识 Sarah 的？
Hi Chris! I'm Wei. Sarah and I met at a language exchange meetup a few months ago. How about you?
嗨 Chris！我是 Wei。我和 Sarah 几个月前在一个语言交换活动上认识的。你呢？
We went to college together, ages ago! Language exchange — that's cool. So you speak Chinese?
我们大学同学，很久以前了！语言交换——很酷。所以你说中文？
Chinese is my native language, and I'm here to improve my English. Sarah helps me with slang and I teach her Chinese characters.
中文是我的母语，我来这里是为了提高英语。Sarah 教我俚语，我教她中文字。
That's awesome! I've always wanted to learn Chinese but it seems so difficult. Is it as hard as people say?
太棒了！我一直想学中文但看起来好难。真的像大家说的那么难吗？
The pronunciation is tricky because of the tones, but the grammar is actually simpler than English in some ways!
发音比较难因为有声调，但语法某些方面其实比英语简单！
💡 用具体例子解释中文特点比简单说'难'或'不难'更有意义。
Really? Like what? Now I'm curious.
真的吗？比如什么？我现在很好奇了。
Well, there are no verb conjugations — so no worrying about 'go, goes, went, gone.' It's always just 'go!'
嗯，没有动词变位——所以不用担心 'go, goes, went, gone'。永远都是 'go'！
Key Phrases · 关键短语
so glad you made it
你能来太好了
let me take your coat
我帮你拿外套
go crazy over
疯抢/超喜欢
told us so much about you
跟我们说了很多关于你
red or white
红酒还是白酒
how do you know
你怎么认识（某人）的
ages ago
很久以前
as hard as people say
像大家说的那么难吗
now I'm curious
我现在很好奇了
Cultural Notes · 文化注释
- •带自制的食物去派对是非常受欢迎的，尤其是独特的文化美食。
- •用具体例子解释中文特点比简单说'难'或'不难'更有意义。
How to practice this scene · 如何练习
Listen · 听一遍
Play the full dialogue to understand the context and flow.
Repeat · 逐句跟读
Mimic pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm phrase by phrase.
Role-play · 角色扮演
Practice as the traveler while listening to the other speaker.
FAQ · 常见问题
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