get stuck in a rut困难

Honestly, if we got stuck in the rut of “hi”, “hello”, “how are you?” and “what’s going on?”, you will fail to give the initial jolt to the conversation that can make it so memorable.

说实话，如果我们陷入“嗨”“你好”“你好吗？”和“最近怎么样？”这种老套路，你就无法在一开始给交谈带来那种能让它令人难忘的冲击。