By making a series of short comments to indicate those you understand a speaker -- and using the alike prompts consistently to silence a motormouth -- you can train the person over time to talk less.

• 经过一集锦简短的话来表明你理解了讲话人的意思，并用同样的窍门让说个没完的人闭上嘴，时间久了你就能让这独立个体说话少些。