双语阅读：如何摆脱一个话痨
How to Escape a Story Repeater 如何摆脱一个话痨Your father-in-law is telling you that story about foiling the pickpocket
in Moscow -- for the fifth time. Do you let him know you’ve heard it before and
can tell it better than he does? “If the story is longer than a minute and the
two of you are alone, do interrupt to tell him that you’ve heard — and enjoyed —
that story once before,” says Margaret Shepherd, a coauthor of The Art of
Civilized Conversation. Try: “You had everyone in stitches when you told that
story last Christmas.” No need to add that you’ve heard the story for the last
four Christmases. “Segue to a related topic,” suggests Shepherd, and if
possible, draw in another person to freshen up the conversation.
你的岳父正给你讲述他在莫斯科挫败扒手的故事-——已经能是第五次了。你要告诉他你以前就听过，而且你能比他说得还溜吗?“如果故事时间超过一分钟，并且在场只有你们两人，那还是打断一下，告诉他你听过一次，也喜欢听这段故事。“
这是Margaret Shepherd给人们的建议。Margaret
Shepherd是《文明谈话艺术》一书的合著者。你可以试着说：”去年您在过圣诞节时讲的时候，大家都笑得合不拢嘴“，你就别说这四年来每次圣诞节都听这故事了。Shepherd建议：“用一个相关话题顺着接下去”，如果可能，再拉一个人过来，增加谈话的内容。
With older people whose memory may be slipping or when you’re in a group,
though, it can be cruel to interrupt, says author Letitia Baldrige: “Patiently
listen and wait for a chance to change the subject. If they’re thrilled to be
telling the story, dismissing them too suddenly is like smooshing an ant.”
不过，如果对方年纪比较大，记忆力在减退，或你在一群人中，那么打断就很不礼貌了。这是作家Letitia
Baldrige的话。“(你要)耐心听，找到一个机会转移话题。如果这样的故事让他们激动，突然打断他们就会像碾死一只蚂蚁一样让人不安。”
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