重点句型
1. Which definitions refer to places where small talk might take place？
哪些定义提到了聊天可能发生的地方？

2. Have you ever crossed the road to avoid talking to someone you recognise?
你是否做过这样的事情：看见认识的人以后,故意过马路以避免与其说话？

3. In addition, you need to know how long you should stay, and when you have to leave.
另外，你需要知道该待多久，还有该在何时离开。

4. Every time I open my mouth, I put my foot in it.
每当我开口，就会说错话。

5. Imagine a situation where two strangers are talking to each other after someone they both know has left the room, or the café or party, etc.
设想这样一种情形，在咖啡馆或聚会等场合，双方都认识的人离开了房间，两个陌生人开始交谈。

句型探究
1. Have you ever crossed the road to avoid talking to someone you recognise?
你是否做过这样的事情：看见认识的人以后,故意过马路以避免与其说话？
(1) ever 常用于一般疑问句、否定句以及表示条件和比较的从句，也可与比较级或最高级连用，表示“在任何时候,从来，有时，曾经”。ever 可以用于特殊疑问句，加强语气，意为“究竟，到底”。
Why ever did you do so?
你究竟为什么要这么做？
Did you ever visit her those days?
那段时间你去看望过她吗？

(2) avoid 避免,回避;后接名词、代词或v. –ing, avoid doing sth. 避免做某事。
The boy avoided punishment by running away.
那个男孩逃跑了，以逃避惩罚。

2. Every time I open my mouth, I put my foot in it.
每当我张嘴，我就会说错话。
(1) put one's foot in it, it指代前面的mouth; put one's foot in one's mouth意思是“说错话，失言，犯使人难堪的错误”。
If you keep your mouth shut, you will never put your foot in it.
假使你不开口就决不会说错话。
(2) every time在句中作连词，引导时间状语从句。
可以用作从属连词的名词或名词词组有：
①由“不定代词+time”：each time, every time(每一次,每当)，any time(任何时候)等。
②由“介词+time”：at the time(在……时候)，by the time(到……时候)等。
③由“序数词/形容词+time”：the first time(第一次)，last time(上次)，next time(下次)等。
④由“the+瞬间动词”：the moment, the instant, the minute(一……就……)等。
⑤由“the+时间名词”：the day, the week, the month, the year, the spring, the summer, the autumn, the winter等。