1,别人在你身边唠叨个不停,烦死了,你可以说Oh come on,give me a break.rather than your are so borning and shut up.
2,赞赏别人起色好的用 "you are in the pink." rather than" you looks fine"
3,"他精力充沛” “he is bouncy" rather than "he is energetic"
久仰:"I get mind of you" rather than "I heard a lot about you"
4,别离时:"I will miss you" rather than "good by"and " see you soon"
5,乡他人问好:"please give my love to her"rather than"please give my best regards to her""please remember me to her"
6,有人开会迟到了,你若对他说 “you are late 。”,听起来象是废话,若说“did you get lost?”,则更能让他歉然
7,别人征求你的意见,问能否开窗户等,你要说“you can do that 。”就有点土了,用一句“do you have the time ”实际上,问他人的姓名,地址都可以这么用:“may I have you name?“要比”what’s yourname ”礼貌得多,不过警察例外。
8,别人问你不愿公开的问题,切勿用“it’s my secret ,don’t ask such a personalquestion 。”回答,一来显得你没有个性,二来也让对方尴尬。你可以说“I would rather not say。”(还是别说了吧!)。
9.有时候,你想说什么,可说是想不起来,你可以说“well …”“let me see”“just a moment ”或“it’son the tip of my tongue。”等,相比之下,最后一个句型是最地道的。
10.交谈时,你可能会转换话题,不要只说“by the way ”,实际上,“to change the subject”“beforeI forget”“while I remember”“mind you ”都是既地道有受欢迎的表达。
11,知道了就用“I got it ”要是不懂就说“I'm not clear about it 。”不过如果你会说“It’s past my understanding”或“it’s beyond me。”你的教师定会惊讶不已的 。
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