If first dates make you nervous, you're not alone.

第一次约会紧张？不只你一个噢。

Getting to know a complete stranger is a daunting¹ task, and small talk about the weather or your March Madness bracket probably won't shed much light on your compatibility. There's no real way around the initial question-and-answer session, but how can you avoid sounding like you're interviewing your date for a job?

了解一个完全陌生的人，是会让人怯步的事情。而闲谈天气或者你的篮球联赛竞猜（风靡美国的赌球运动），并不能显示出你俩是否合拍。第一次约会的问答环节没有什么真正的方法可言，但是如何避免提问时听起来像给约会对象面试工作呢？

Inspired by a Reddit thread on r/AskWomen, we asked our Facebook and Twitter communities what questions they'd love to hear on a first date. Here are 15 suggestions from Redditors and HuffPost Women followers²:

受Reddit（北美著名社交新闻网站）上一则女性第一次约会调查的文章启发，我们在脸谱网和推特上收集了人们第一次约会时想听到的问题。以下是Reddit用户和赫芬顿邮报的女性读者给出的15条建议：

15 Questions To Ask On A First Date

初次约会15问

1. "What do you love?"

“你喜欢什么？”

2. "Tell me your favorite story."

“给我讲讲你最爱的故事吧。”

3. "What was your happiest moment in the past month?"

“过去一个月里，你什么时候最开心？”

4. "How was your day?"

“你今天过得怎么样？”

5. "What is your happiest memory?"

“你最快乐的记忆是什么？”

6. "What does your future look like?"

“未来有什么计划？”

7. "How are you contributing to the world?"

“你对世界的贡献是什么？”

8. "What are your favorite books?"

“你最爱看哪些书？”

9. "Which fictional³ character do you relate to the most?"

“你觉得哪个虚构的人物特性最像你？”

10. "What's your favorite quote?"

“你最喜欢的格言是什么？”

11. "What do you wish more of your friends would do with you?"

“你希望有更多的朋友和你一起做什么事情？”

12. "What's your favorite thing about yourself?"

“你最爱自己的哪一点？”

13. "Are you spontaneous?"

“你是个随兴的人么？”

14. "What motivates you in life?"

“你的生活动力是什么？”

15. "What's the best compliment you've ever received?"

“你收到过的最棒的赞美是什么？”