英語啟蒙路上，讓家長們最頭疼的事之一，恐怕就是怎麼多讓孩子開口說英語了。曉華今天就給大家介紹一個好方法：和Siri聊天。
蘋果這個智能語音助手能幹的事情真不少，除了打電話，還可以發簡訊、下載app，再有比如上鬧鐘、刪除鬧鐘之類的功能性操作，也是動動嘴就能執行。可是在平時生活中，我們很少會想到用Siri。一般人想打電話就撥電話了，想不起來去命令Siri說：給某某打電話。
不過，Siri還有個妙用，那就是跟人「聊天」。雖然Siri還沒有智能到能真的和我們聊起來，但她有問必答，說上句就能接下句，是可以和人形成互動的。
我還看過國外的一則報導，說有患孤獨症的小孩，和其他人無法正常交流，但在和Siri對話的時候卻感到很安心。我猜恐怕是因為Siri耐心又耐撕的緣故吧。
所以今天，我們就來揭秘，怎樣和Siri愉快地聊天吧。先聽聽我和Emma是怎麼跟Siri玩兒的：
Siri不會主動和你說話，那麼你能跟她說些什麼呢？
1. 問候、寒喧
雖然不用打招呼就能啟動Siri，不過咱們禮儀之邦，怎麼能少得了寒喧呢。可以跟孩子一起，嘗試下面的問候語：
Hi, Siri.
Hey, Siri.
Hello, Siri.
Good morning, Siri.
Good afternoon, Siri.
Good evening, Siri.
Good night, Siri.
（這句話會讓Siri退出哦。）
How are you?
How do you do?
How are you doing?
How's it going?
（Siri好像不會說I'm fine, thank you耶。）
It's nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
It's nice to see you.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
2. 問Siri各種私人問題
雖然老外不喜歡咱們一見面就打探他們的隱私，但Siri不介意。所以我們可以盡情發揮八卦精神，把Siri想成一名人類，問各種問題。用「Are you...」、「Do you...」等簡單問句就行，比如下面這些：
Are you a girl?
Are you a boy?
Are you pretty?
Are you married?
Are you hungry/thirsty/lonely/happy/sad/nice/a bully?
How old are you?（問10次能有8種不同回答）
Who are you?
What are you?
Where are you?
What do you look like?
What are you wearing?
Are you smart?
Are you intelligent?
Are you serious?
Are you funny?
Are you stupid?（這幾個問題回答都很搞哦。）
Do you eat?
What do you eat?
Do you eat apples?
Do you like seafood?
Do you smoke?
Do you drink?
Do you sleep?
Do you have kids?
Do you believe in God?
Do you have pets?
3. 和Siri傾訴自己的情感
I miss you.
I like you.
I love you.
I hate you.
I feel bad/terrible/upset...（每個情緒都可能得到不一樣的回答哦。）
I'm sad/mad/angry...
I feel great.
I feel sick.
I want to puke.
I don't like school./I don't like to go to school.
4. 猛誇Siri
誰都喜歡被表揚，那Siri呢？不妨試試看。用「You're」句型就好，比如：
You're so pretty!
You're so smart!
You're so helpful!
You're the best!
You're nice.
You're the best in the world!
Good job!
Well done!
Thank you!
5. 向Siri提要求
提要求，用「Can you...」、「Could you...」或直接用祈使句都可以。比如：
要求Siri講故事：
Tell me a story, please.
Could you tell me a bedtime story, Siri?
Could you tell me another bedtime story, Siri?
要求Siri唱歌：
Can you sing me a song?
Could you sing a song, please?
要求Siri讀詩：
Read me a poem.
Can you read me a poem?
Could you read me a poem, please?
要求Siri講笑話：
Tell me a joke.
Tell me another joke.
Could you tell me a joke?
要求Siri說b-box或rap：
Can you do beatbox?
Can you rap?
要求Siri起名：
Do you like the name Emma?
What do you think of the name Emma?
Is Emma a good name?
What's the best name for a baby?
要求Siri幫你做數學題：
What is 4 times 4?
What is 0 divided by 0?（答案有驚喜）
要求Siri拼寫單詞：
How do you spell XXX?
Siri不光會一個個字母拼出來，還會啟動字典，告訴你意思哦！
以上這些句子都比較簡單。下面的問題有難度了哦！
5. 沒人知道答案的哲學性問題
What is the meaning of life?
Where do babies come from?
When will pigs fly?
When will the world end?
What came first: the chicken or the egg?
6. 故意為難Siri的問題
Do you use Google?
What do you think of Google/Facebook/Twitter/Apple?
Do you have a Facebook account?
Do you like an iPhone/iPad/Macbook?
What is the best operating system?
What phone is the best?
OK, glass.（這是Google Glass的啟動命令，Siri會有什麼反應呢？）
How do I look?
Do I look fat?（你會喜歡這兩個問題的答案。）
Can I borrow some money?
Can you cook?
Make me a sandwich.
7. 最幽默的問答
網友們玩兒出來的最搞笑問題：
Will you marry me?
What does the fox say?
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Blah, blah, blah, blah.
Is Jon Snow dead?
Is winter coming?（「權力的遊戲」梗，美劇迷都知道吧）
Is Santa real?
最後，貼上我和Emma最喜歡問的問題：
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
這是個繞口令，大家可以試試，一定要聽Siri是怎麼回答的。
以上這些問題，有些來自國外網友的分享，也有些是我和Emm玩出來的，所有問題我們都測試過，有時一個問題，多問幾次還會得到不同的答案。還有很多問題，Siri沒有現成答案，但她會打開搜索頁，或者用其它方法回應你。
所以，跟Siri對話不失為一種練英語的好方法。Siri不嫌你英語差，不嫌你囉嗦。唯一的問題是，發音不夠標準時，Siri可能會識別不出來。不過，我試過讓Emma的姥爺、姥姥對著Siri說話，她基本都能聽懂。
真的聽不懂也沒關係，多說幾遍，就當練習囉！
曉華老師：原英文主播，北外英語系畢業。曾獲得中國新聞獎、彩虹獎、亞廣聯廣播節目特別大獎等；專注雙語學習近10年，踐行親子英語，提倡自然習得。著有圖書《讓孩子輕鬆說出地道英語》
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