今天，我们给大家介绍一个和break有关的短语，To break the ice. Ice就是冰。冰是又冷又硬的东西。To break the ice也就是打破僵局的意思。当碰到陌生人的时候，我们往往会感到不自然，总想找一些话题来打破僵局。下面是一个年轻人在告诉他朋友前一天晚上去参加一个聚会的情况。

　　Somebody introduced me to this very lovely girl. At first we didn't know what to say to each other，but finally we managed to break the ice by talking about the movies, and now I'm taking her to a show Saturday night.

　　一个人把那个非常可爱的女孩介绍给我。开始我们都不知道跟对方说什么好，可是后来我们谈论起电影来，从而打破了僵局。星期六晚上，我要请她去看演出。

　　有时，跟熟悉的人也会产生僵局。

　　My wife got mad at me and refused to talk to me for two whole weeks. Last night, I said again I was sorry and promised to take her on a trip to Hawaii. That finally broke the ice.

　　我太太跟我生气，整整两个礼拜都不跟我说话。昨晚，我又一次为了我的错误向她道歉，还保证带她到夏威夷去旅行。这才算化解了我们之间的僵局。