Diarmuid : Some people use chat-up lines to start a conversation with someone they like.

有些人用搭讪的话与他们同类的人开始对话。

It's hard to start a conversation with an overly guarded person.

很难开始的谈话过于谨慎的人。

Are you willing to try to start a conversation with an English speaker?

你是否愿意开始试着用英语与人交谈？

Whether you're running or volunteering at a local road race, it's easy to start up a conversation with someone about the race or running in general.

不论你是否喜欢或是否自愿参加当地一次公路比赛，都自然地与陌生人交谈比赛或者跑步有关的话题。

Start up a conversation with her. Ask her open-ended questions -- not Yes/No or Either/Or -- to get her to talk about herself.

开始和她对话。问她一些可以自由回答的问题，而不是那些答案只有“是”或“不是”的问题，让她开始讲述自己。

Just flip open the Gospel of John almost any place and it'll start off with a scene, in conversation with other people.

随便翻开约翰福音的一个地方,会从一个场景开始，争论的场景。

Start up a conversation with a stranger.

从跟一个陌生人交谈开始。