雅思口语话题：how do you new friends in a new country
之前有分享过雅思口语模板之Friend篇，今天新航道雅思依然想和大家来谈谈关于friends的话题。
雅思口语话题：how do you new friends in a new country
独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。对于在国内的人来说，新春是阖家团圆的佳节，但对漂泊在异国他乡的学子或是工作的人而言，则多少会显得有些冷清和孤独。不过，都说“海内存知己，天涯若比邻”。出门在外靠朋友，在异国他乡交朋友也是一大挑战。
原 文
For those of us who live abroad, moving to a new country comes with a host ofchallenges – from weird cultural quirks to finding a place to live. But one of the toughest is meeting new people.
那些生活在国外、移居到别的国家的人们会面临众多挑战——从奇异的文化怪癖到寻找一个住处。而最困难的挑战之一是认识新朋友。
A host of
众多，一大群(一般加可数名词复数形式)
Weird
怪异的，不可思议的(adj)
Cultural quirks
指的是会引起cultural shocks的一些文化差异
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针对这个问题，BBC的一篇文章集思广益，网友为各位“海外党”提供了一些有创意的建议(responded with innovative, thoughtful and novel ideas)，在此基础上，我们帮大家整理出以下五个小建议(tips)。
Tip 1：发展兴趣爱好
原 文
Starting new hobbies is a sure-fire way to meet new people – it helps us develop a network.
要和新朋友接触，发展新的兴趣爱好一定不会有错——这帮助我们发展人际关系网。
Sure-fire
一定会成功的，一定可以到达目的地的(adj)
Network
本意是“网络”，在这里指的应该是社交圈或是人际关系网
共同的兴趣爱好，帮助我们认识和了解更多的人。
原 文
“At first it was just another country, just another project, but then I joined a gym, learned to ski… and started walking in the mountains. Through these activities I started to develop a network of friends outside of work.”
“开始的时候，这对我来说只是另一个国家，另一个项目，但后来我去了体育馆，学会了滑雪…也开始登山。通过这些活动，我开始发展工作之外的朋友网。”
Tip 2：坚持了解异国文化
原 文
The key was being persistent. New people may be not easy to get to know so you have to be patient. It's worth the wait. I have done my best to learn about the language, the culture, history and the politics, it helps.
关键是要坚持。了解新朋友可能不太容易，所以你必须很耐心，这是一件值得等待的事情。我已经尽力去学习语言、文化、历史和政治，这的确有帮助。
Persistent
固执的，坚持的;持久稳固的(adj)
Do one’s best to do
=try one’s best to do
=endeavor to do
=make efforts/spare no effort to do
=take pains to do
为了了解异国文化，我们会尝试接触当地人，而更了解异国的文化也帮助我们更好地融入国外的生活。总的来说这是一个良性循环。
原 文
“I tried going back to the same place again and again, like a restaurant, or a supermarket. Eventually I got to know the people and was invited to all sorts of gatherings. Then I met more people and made more friends. A common language always helps, but even without a common language, just keep on smiling and be nice to everyone; listen to people… and of course be considerate of the people around you.”
“我试着一次一次地去到同一个地方，比如餐厅或是超市。最后我开始认识一些人，收到邀请去参加各种各样的聚会。然后我遇到更多的人，交到更多的朋友。会说一门共同的语言总是很有帮助，但即使不会共同语言，仅仅保持微笑和对他人友善就可以了;倾听别人说话…当然还要体谅周围的人。”
Tip 3：有选择性地参加聚会
原 文
Both locals and expats use meet-up groups to expand their social networks.
不管是当地人还是旅居者都会通过一些聚会团体来扩大自己的社交网络。
即使交不到朋友，这些聚会也给我们机会尝试一些有趣的事情。
原 文
“It's such a fast-paced life it was hard to get to meet even the few people I knew from before. Luckily meet-up is for people looking to do exactly that. Can't say I made any lifelong friends but at least I got to go out and do fun stuff.”
“这样快节奏的生活，甚至让我难以见到已经认识那几个人。幸运的是，这一类聚会正好为希望这样做的人提供了机会。不能说我交到了什么终身的朋友，但至少我出去了，做了一些开心的事情。”
Tip 4：有共同的信仰，但求同存异
原 文
Being part of a faith community was “huge”. Common faith helps transcend cultural differences, breaks down potential barriers to friendships and brings people of different nationalities together. Four main tactics for settling in: accept the other, respect their differences, learn about the new culture and meet new people.
成为一个有共同信念的团体的一员很重要。共同的信仰帮助我们超越文化的差异，打破这些潜在的友情障碍，把来自不同国家的人聚在一起。有四个策略帮助我们更好地融入：接受他人，尊重差异，学习新文化，接触不同的人。
Huge
指的是important或是significant
Transcend
超越(v)
Potential barriers
潜在的障碍、壁垒
Tactic
策略，战略(n)
Tip 5：走出舒适区，独立，有冒险精神
原 文
An independent spirit is crucial. There needs to be a degree of fearlessness, and a strong enough mentality to be able to handle the loneliness. People who are more attached to home comforts and family will struggle a lot more. However, the sense of adventure is far more powerful.
独立精神十分关键。需要有一定的勇气和足够强大的心理来对付这种孤独感。那些眷恋家庭舒适感的人会挣扎得多。然而，拥有冒险精神才是最最重要的。
Fearlessness
无畏，勇敢(n)
Be attached to (sth/doing sth)
附属于，依恋
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