整个晚上，有一个男人特别健谈，经常提出一些想法和讲奇闻轶事，而他的妻子则静静地坐在他旁边的沙发上。

Throughout the evening, one man had been particularly talkative, frequently offering ideas and anecdotes, while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch.

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好几项研究和很多奇闻轶事的证据似乎都能证明这一点。

Several studies, as well as a lot of anecdotal evidence, seem to support this.

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尽管如此，利用具有讽刺意味的评论、奇闻轶事或者短篇幽默故事，来关联主题、介绍话题和确立观点，都是一些可行的开始类型。

However, an observation of irony, or an anecdote or short humorous story that makes a relevant point or introduces the topic and sets the theme are the kinds of openings that can work.

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