与别人成功闲聊的关键是学会如何与他人建立联系，而不仅仅是与他们沟通。

The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them.

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这本电影是在工作场所闲聊的极好的谈资。

The movie makes for great conversation at the water cooler.

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但这似乎是对办公室闲聊的讽刺：每个人都取笑它，但经理们喜欢它，公司依赖它，普通人也乐于接受它。

But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it.

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