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Small Talk About the Weather

I admit that I’m not very good at Small talk. When I’m with friends, I can just Shoot the breeze All day long. But when I talk to a stranger or someone I don’t know very well, I’m always Casting about, searching for something to talk about. Politics and religion are definitely Taboo subjects, at least here in the United States. But you have to Chat about something, otherwise there are these uncomfortable silences.

So we end up talking about — What else? — the weather. This usually begins with something like, «So, Nice weather we’ve been having!» or «It sure is a Warm one out there today.» Of course, we have to comment on the temperature. My favorite is, «It’s not the heat that’s so bad, it’s the Humidity!» Actually, I think that’s true — I hate it most when it’s Muggy outside.

Back in my home state of Minnesota, everyone is obsessed with the Weather report! Every TV station has it’s own Meteorologist with a High-tech radar giving you the 5 day Forecast. They tell you when the temperature is Rising or Falling, what kind of clouds are Moving in, and how cold the Wind chill is.

My favorite quote about the weather comes from Mark Twain, who once said, that everybody talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it!



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  3. Значение идиомы engage in small talk[engage in small talk] {v. phr.} To converse with a stranger orcasual acquaintance about matters of no great importance in order tomake the time go faster. The patients in the doctor’s waiting roomengaged in small talk complaining about the hot weather....
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  7. Перевод сленгового выражения shoot the breeze, значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: shoot the breeze Перевод: трепаться, говорить ни о чем конкретном Пример: I met my friend at the supermarket and we decided to shoot the breeze for a few minutes. В супермаркете я встретила подругу, и мы решили поболтать пару минут....
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  30. Значение идиомы sales talk[sales talk] {n.} A speech made to point out all the good reasonswhy the sale would help someone who might buy the product. Mrs. Goldsmith gave the man a good sales talk about the new house. Thecoach gave a sales talk on exercise in the school assembly....
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  33. Значение идиомы talk out[talk out] {v.} To talk all about and leave nothing out; discussuntil everything is agreed on; settle. After their quarrel, Jilland John talked things out and reached full agreement....
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  35. Перевод слова religionReligion — религия, религиозное учение Перевод слова Buddhist religion — буддизм to enter into religion — постричься в монахи to abjure a religion — отрекаться от веры to practise a religion — исповедовать веру I am suspicious of any Religion. Я с недоверием отношусь ко всякой религии. He became thoughtful about Religion. Он стал серьезно ... Читать далее...
  36. Значение идиомы talk through one’s hat[talk through one’s hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say somethingwithout knowing or understanding the facts; talk foolishly orignorantly. John said that the earth is nearer the sun in summer, but the teacher said he was talking through his hat....
  37. Значение идиомы talk of the town[talk of the town] {n. phr.} Something that has become so popularor prominent that everyone is discussing it. Even after threedecades, Picasso’s famous metal statue is still the talk of the townin Chicago....
  38. Погода/ WeatherНа английском языке Перевод на русский язык Weather Погода Weather is something we can talk about every day. In the place where I live it’s very changeable, so people always inquire what it is going to be like tomorrow. My city is situated in southern part of Russia and we have four seasons here: winter, ... Читать далее...
  39. Scholarly discussionA stranger was seated next to Little Johnny on the plane when the the stranger turned to the Little Johnny and said, «Let’s talk. I’ve heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.» Little Johnny, who had just opened his book, closed it slowly, and said to ... Читать далее...
  40. Значение идиомы open-minded[open-minded] {adj.} Having no dogmatic or biased views on mattersof theory, religion, politics, etc. Fred is easy to talk to aboutanything; he is a highly intelligent and open-minded person....

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