流利全英聊天是需要事先準備的
好多台灣的英語學習者都希望能夠全英文流利地和外國人聊天，你覺得這樣如何？
Peter from New York: Did you learn to swim when you were a child?
1. Mary from Hualien: uh, not sure. I forgot.
我個人覺得這樣子會冷場。失敗！
2. Oliver from Taichung: Yes. I learned to swim when I was a little child.
我個人覺得這樣子叫應聲蟲，畢竟很大比例的內容和人家的問題一模一樣，表示沒有新資訊。失敗！
3. Jenny from Taoyuan: No, I can't swim.
我個人覺得這樣子的交談並不熱絡而且會句點別人。失敗！
4. Brett from Taipei: If my memory serves, when I was eight years old, my parents would often take me to the gym near my school. They hired a personal trainer to teach me how to swim.
[翻譯] 假如我沒記錯的話，八歲時，爸媽常帶我到我學校附近的健身房。他們雇用一位私人健身教練來教我如何游泳。
解析
一、只要被問到年代久遠的問題就可以施放這個絕招：假如我沒記錯的話。這句話通常表是十之八九是正確的。也可以說：If my memory serves right/correctly。
二、讓聊天有趣且讓人停不下來的關鍵絕對不是用高級單字和複雜文法，關鍵在「新資訊」，提供豐富的內容用多樣化的句子去呈現。
同理，如何回答How often do you do exercise?
這句話新資訊太少了：I often do exercise three times a week.
這樣有沒有感覺好些？
I go swimming three times a week, rain or shine.
越多新資訊、句子可能越長，要有個限度：
I go swimming and go to yoga classes three times a week because I am hoping to achieve my ideal weight in three months, so I can be a beautiful bride on my wedding, but I think this is a challenging task.
