職場英語口語常用十四句
? 1. Youre in the pink!
要想說人氣色好,"You look fine!"當然不錯,可如果妳說"Youre in the pink!"就妙得多了,實際上,在英語口語中,巧妙使用壹些表示顏色的詞能使得句子非常形象生動。
2. He is bouncy.
"他精力充沛"美國人通常說:"He is bouncy.",而不說"He is energetic",牢記壹些日常對話中的句式是妳生活中壹把必備的鑰匙。如:久仰,"I get mind of you"比"I heard a lot about you."輕松得多。
3. Did you get lost?
有人開會遲到了,妳若對他說"You are late.",聽起來像是廢話。若說"Did you get lost?",則更能讓他感到歉疚,可千萬別說成"Get lost!",那可是讓人滾蛋的意思。
4. Do you have the time?
別人征求妳的意見,問能否開窗戶等,妳要是說"You can do that."就有點土了,用壹句"Do you have the time?"就好多了。實際上,問他人的`姓名,地址都可以這麽用:"May I have your name?"要比"Whats your name?"禮貌得多,不過警察例外。
5. I would rather not say.
別人問妳不願公開的問題,切勿用"Its my secret, dont ask such a personal question."回答,壹來顯得妳沒有個性,二來也讓對方覺得妳氣短。妳可以說"I would rather not say."(還是別說了吧)。
6. Its on the tip of my tongue.
有時候,妳想說什麽,可是想不起來,妳可以說"Well?"、"Let me see."、"Just a moment."或"Its on the tip of my tongue."等。相比之下,最後壹個句型是最地道的。
7. While I remember?
交談時,妳可能會轉換話題,不要只說"By the way",實際上,"To change the subject"、"Before I forget"、"While I remember"、"Mind you"都是既地道又受歡迎的表達。
8. I got it.
遇到妳不懂的問題時可別不懂裝懂,"I know"可能是被中國人用得最多,而最不被美國人接受的壹句話。當壹個美國教師向妳解釋某個問題時,妳如果連說兩遍"I know",我敢保證,他不會再跟妳說什麽了。用"I got it."就順耳得多,要是不懂就說"Im not clear about it."。不過如果妳會說"Its past my understanding."或"Its beyond me.",妳的教師壹定會驚訝不已的。
9. The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is not over yet.
會議原定兩個小時,不過現在還沒有結束。
10. Would you care to see it/sit down for a while?
妳要不要看/坐壹會呢?
11. Im supposed to go on a diet/get a raise.
我應該節食/漲工資。
12. Im afraid that its not going to work out.
我恐怕這事不會成的。
13. Do you mind if I take tomorrow off?
妳介意我明天請假嗎?
14. It really depends on who is in charge.
那純粹要看誰負責了。
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