What is the most common subject people talk about when they have nothing to talk about?

當人們在冷場的時候，最常見的話題是什么？

The weather!

天氣！

That’s right, for some reason when people want to start a conversation with a random stranger, the weather is generally such a natural topic to discuss. WHY IS THAT?

對！當人們希望與陌生人開始一段談話時，天氣是一個很自然有用的話題。但是，為什么呢？

Talking about the weather is such a great conversation starter because it is something that affects everyone around you. The weather can determine our mood (the way we feel), it can cause us to call off (cancel) appointments and events, and best of all for language learners, it can be a great ice-breaker(conversation starter).

天氣是一個很好的開場白，因為它會影響到我們身邊的每一個人。天氣能夠決定我們的心情（我們的感受），它能使我們取消預約或者其他活動。對于優秀的語言學習者來說，它也是一種打破冷場的很好的對話開場白。

The weather is not only a common subject of conversation in English, but we also have many popular expressions that involve it. These expressions are often used in everyday English and can really help you sound more natural and fluent.

天氣不僅僅是英語里面常見的話題，同時我們也有很多涉及到天氣的常用表達。這些表達在每天的生活中都會被用到，也能夠幫助你聽上去更加自然和流利。

Weather Conversation Starters

天氣開場白

? Beautiful day, isn’t it?

今天天氣真好啊，不是嗎？

? How about this weather?

今天天氣怎樣？

? Can you believe all of this rain we’ve been having?

你能相信這幾天一直在下雨嗎？

? It looks like it’s going to rain cats and dogs.

看起來要下暴雨了。

? Wouldn’t you love to be at the beach right now?

你現在想去海灘嗎？

? I heard it’s going to be a rainy weekend.

我聽說，周末會下雨。

? We couldn’t ask for a nicer day, could we?

沒有比今天更好的天氣了，不是嗎？

? Don’t you just love this warm/cool weather?

你不是喜歡暖/冷的天氣嗎？

（來源：滬江英語? 編輯：Julie）