AEE 2534: How to Broach a Taboo Topic Respectfully

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Patrick_H

2025.12.23

下方是节目中出现的一些关键词供大家参考：

1. taboo - 禁忌的、忌讳的（指因文化、习俗等被禁止或不宜提及的）- Do you mind if I ask you a kind of taboo question? Let me know if it's too personal. - 你介意我问一个有点禁忌的问题吗？如果太私人了请告诉我。

2. personal - 私人的、个人的（涉及个人隐私且不愿被他人打探的）- This may or may not be OK to ask, but did you grow up very religious? - 这个问题可能合适也可能不合适，但你是在宗教氛围浓厚的环境中长大的吗？

3. ask about - 询问、打听（主动了解某人或某事的情况）- Is it ok to ask about X? - 可以询问关于X的事情吗？

4. religious - 宗教相关的、虔诚的（与宗教信仰或实践相关的）- Not too religious, but I did celebrate major holidays. - 不算特别虔诚，但我确实会庆祝重要节日。

5. election - 选举（通过投票选择公职人员或决定事项的活动）- Who did you vote for in the past election? - 你在上次选举中投票给了谁？

6. broach - 提及、提出（谨慎地引入敏感或困难的话题）- I know this is a taboo topic, but I'm not sure if it's OK to broach one thing... - 我知道这是个禁忌话题，但不确定是否可以提及一件事……

7. major holidays - 重要节日（具有重大意义或广泛庆祝的节日）- Not too religious, but I did celebrate major holidays. - 不算特别虔诚，但我确实会庆祝重要节日。

8. cultural differences - 文化差异（不同文化在价值观、习俗等方面的不同）- Where I come from, X is not taboo, but I'm not sure if it's OK to ask about it here due to cultural differences. - 在我家乡，X不算禁忌，但由于文化差异，不确定在这里询问是否合适。

9. housing prices - 房价（购买或租赁房屋的价格）- I had a friend ask me about housing prices related to my apartment, and I didn't really wanna talk about it. - 有个朋友问我关于我公寓的房价相关问题，我其实不太想聊这个。

10. reveal - 透露、揭露（公开或泄露此前未公开的信息）- Some people don't want to reveal their voting choices in the election. - 有些人不想透露自己在选举中的投票

AugsReiko

2025.12.22

1. is it ok to ask about X?
🈲how much did you spend on your house?
✓housing prices

2.I know this is a taboo topic, but I'm not sure if it's OK to ask one thing...

.I know religion can be a personal topic, but I'm not sure if it's OK to ask one thing: do you celebrate Christmas?

3.解释文化差异
Where I come from, X is not taboo, but I'm not sure if it's OK to ask about it here.

4.直接This may or may not be OK to ask, but...

5.Do you mind if I ask you a kind of taboo/personal question? Let me know if it‘s too personal.

ex:
I had a friend ask me like how much I spent on my apartment .I was like I didn't really wanna talk about it .and you know sometimes you people might wanna talk about it . I just I didn't feel like revealing it.

AugsReiko

2025.12.22

1.
A: do you mind if I ask you a kind of taboo question ? let me know if it's too personal .

B:oh OK. sure .what's your question?

A: who did you vote for in the past election ?

B:oh! I don't mind if you ask that or you could've just said did you vote for that event?

2.
A:This may or may not be OK to ask, but did you grow up very religious?
B:That's OK. Not too religious, but I did celebrate major holidays.

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