TED演讲:为什么我们需要与陌生人交流(6)

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and there's a remarkable¹ culture of hospitality². 并且有很多关于友善的文化。

Strangers might ask each other for a sip³ of water. 陌生人之间可以分享饮用水，

Or, if you ask someone for directions, they're very likely to invite you home for coffee. 或者如果你向当地人问路，他们很有可能会邀请你到家里喝杯咖啡。

We see these unwritten rules most clearly when they're broken, 只有当这些规矩被打破的时候，

or when you're in a new place and you're trying to figure out what the right thing to do is. 或者我们在新环境中想要入乡随俗，才会注意到这些本来习以为常的规矩。

Sometimes breaking the rules a little bit is where the action is. 有时候稍微破坏一下规矩就可以发现正确的举动。

In case it's not clear, I really want you to do this. OK? 万一正确的举动并不是那么明确，我很希望你们能这样做。

So here's how it's going to go. 可以试着这样寻求帮助。

Find somebody who is making eye contact. That's a good signal. 找一个和你在进行眼神交流的人。有眼神交流是一个很好的信号。

The first thing is a simple smile. 你首先要做的是微微一笑。

If you're passing somebody on the street or in the hallway here, smile. See what happens. 如果你在街道上或是走廊里与人擦肩而过，微笑一下，看看会发生什么。

Another is triangulation. There's you, there's a stranger, 另外要做的一件事是三角评估。在这个三角形中有你，一个陌生人，

there's some third thing that you both might see and comment on, 以及一件你们都能看到或者评价的物品，

like a piece of public art or somebody preaching⁴ in the street or somebody wearing funny clothes. 比如说一件艺术展品，或者是在街道上传教的人，或者是衣着滑稽的人。

Give it a try. Make a comment about that third thing, and see if starts a conversation. 试试看。对第三件事情稍加点评，看能不能开始一段对话。

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