37 it can bring in"I have this old,broken down vehicle" or "I rode the bus with these-|||-crazy people who were laughing at silly jokes in the back." It just opens up conversation.-|||- 38 ?If you can`t take their wine away,you should certainly try to take away their soapbox(讲台).-|||-If you`re the host,you can ask them to help you in the kitchen with something and just remove them from the-|||-situation. 39 --|||-And what about that other dinner party killer:awkward silence?If you`re faced with an awkward silence-|||-at a dinner party,the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment(赞-|||-扬). 40 Just quickly turn around and say,"This cake is extremely delicious and you have to tell me all-|||-about it."-|||-So being interesting at a dinner party isn`t that hard.-|||-A.How do you know the host-|||-B.The first step is to go exploring-|||-C.If you ask the question "How did you get here?"-|||-D.Be prepared to have awkward conversations with strang-|||-E.Or turn the conversation into a topic where they have little to say-|||-F.What about that person who has had too much to drink or won`t stop talking-|||-G.He or she is the person who is feeling the weight of that awkwardness the most