别说自己失业了
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="mixers">mixers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="networking">networking</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hills">hills</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="uttered">uttered</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="dash">dash</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p>我喜欢认识新朋友，即便这会让我感到有些紧张。但从交友活动中听到的一些话让我真想逃之夭夭。你也许会说出这些话。我希望和你分享一些别的说法，这样你会交到更多的朋友而不是让人们对你避之不及。</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="networking">networking</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berkeley">Berkeley</span>, <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ilene">Ilene</span> <span word="Koehler">Koehler</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>-<span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mingle">mingle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="per">per</span> “<span word="couple">couple</span>,” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>:</p><p>昨天晚上，我在伯克利参加了一个有趣的交友活动。很多人是<span word="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</span>社交网站的网友。 这次活动的主持人是<span word="Ilene">Ilene</span> <span word="Koehler">Koehler</span>。她主持我们进行速配约会，每“一对”交流五分钟，然后换不同的对象。我发现我见到的人中有三个直接这样介绍自己：</p><p>“<span word="Hi">Hi</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Doe">Doe</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>.”</p><p>“嗨，我叫<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Doe">Doe</span>，我没工作。”</p><p><span word="Shoot">Shoot</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="AA">AA</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="networkers">networkers</span>. <span word="Somehow">Somehow</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="obligated">obligated</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="networkers">networkers</span>, “<span word="Hey">Hey</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>. <span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p>
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