与外国人交朋友，如何变被动为主动呢？ Be genuine
真诚
If you want to become friends with anyone, not just foreigners, the first priority is to be genuinely interested in the person. Be interested in their life, their hobbies, what they do. It also helps to have something in common.
如果你想要和别人，不仅仅是外国人，交朋友，首先就要真正地对这个人感兴趣。对他们的生活、爱好和所做的事情感兴趣。拥有一些共同点也会有所帮助。
Learn something about their culture
学习他们的一些文化
If you have met someone from a new country that you maybe don’t know much about, research it. A quick search on the Internet will tell you plenty about the country. Don’t assume anything you see in movies is true. For example, not all British people are posh gentleman and the women ladylike. Actually, foreigners’ culture is a far-cry from that which you see on the TV. Also, people from African countries don’t all live in the desert in mud huts. In fact, many of the countries in Africa are becoming more and more developed.
如果你遇到了一个来自一个新的国家的人，而你也许对这个国家的了解并不多，那就研究一下。在互联网上快速搜索将会告诉你很多关于这个国家的事情。不要以为你在电影上看到的任何东西都是真实的。比如，并不是所有英国人都是光鲜亮丽的绅士。事实上，外国人的文化与你在电视所看的大相径庭。另外，非洲国家的人们也不全都是居住在沙漠上和泥屋内。事实上，非洲越来越多的国家正在变得更为发达。
Tell them something about your culture
跟他们说一些你自己的文化
This is maybe a more personal issue, but foreigners love learning about Chinese culture. If you can tell them some stories of your country, or explain some things to them, they will be so happy to listen. One example would be the Diaoyu Islands. Tell them that the Diaoyu Islands are China’s because the US and Japan signed a treaty without China being present, therefore making the treaty illegal. If you tell them like this, they will be interested more in China, and in your own knowledge.
这也许是一个更为私人的问题，但是外国人喜欢学习中国文化。如果你告诉他们一些你的国家的故事，或者跟他们解释一些事情，他们会很乐意去听。钓鱼岛就是一个例子。告诉他们钓鱼岛属于中国的原因是美日在中国不在场的情况下签署了一份协约，所以协约是非法的。如果你这样跟他们说，他们会对中国和你的知识更加感兴趣。
与外国人交朋友，如何变被动为主动呢？ Be genuine
真诚
If you want to become friends with anyone, not just foreigners, the first priority is to be genuinely interested in the person. Be interested in their life, their hobbies, what they do. It also helps to have something in common.
如果你想要和别人，不仅仅是外国人，交朋友，首先就要真正地对这个人感兴趣。对他们的生活、爱好和所做的事情感兴趣。拥有一些共同点也会有所帮助。
Learn something about their culture
学习他们的一些文化
If you have met someone from a new country that you maybe don’t know much about, research it. A quick search on the Internet will tell you plenty about the country. Don’t assume anything you see in movies is true. For example, not all British people are posh gentleman and the women ladylike. Actually, foreigners’ culture is a far-cry from that which you see on the TV. Also, people from African countries don’t all live in the desert in mud huts. In fact, many of the countries in Africa are becoming more and more developed.
如果你遇到了一个来自一个新的国家的人，而你也许对这个国家的了解并不多，那就研究一下。在互联网上快速搜索将会告诉你很多关于这个国家的事情。不要以为你在电影上看到的任何东西都是真实的。比如，并不是所有英国人都是光鲜亮丽的绅士。事实上，外国人的文化与你在电视所看的大相径庭。另外，非洲国家的人们也不全都是居住在沙漠上和泥屋内。事实上，非洲越来越多的国家正在变得更为发达。
Tell them something about your culture
跟他们说一些你自己的文化
This is maybe a more personal issue, but foreigners love learning about Chinese culture. If you can tell them some stories of your country, or explain some things to them, they will be so happy to listen. One example would be the Diaoyu Islands. Tell them that the Diaoyu Islands are China’s because the US and Japan signed a treaty without China being present, therefore making the treaty illegal. If you tell them like this, they will be interested more in China, and in your own knowledge.
这也许是一个更为私人的问题，但是外国人喜欢学习中国文化。如果你告诉他们一些你的国家的故事，或者跟他们解释一些事情，他们会很乐意去听。钓鱼岛就是一个例子。告诉他们钓鱼岛属于中国的原因是美日在中国不在场的情况下签署了一份协约，所以协约是非法的。如果你这样跟他们说，他们会对中国和你的知识更加感兴趣。