很多人學(xué)英語(yǔ)都會(huì)有這樣的經(jīng)歷:話到嘴邊卻怎么也說(shuō)不出來(lái)。那就學(xué)一些巧詞妙句吧,來(lái)解決你在辦公室會(huì)遇到的難題……
1.You're in the pink!要想說(shuō)人氣色好,“You look fine!”當(dāng)然不錯(cuò),可如果你說(shuō)“You're in the pink!”就妙得多了,實(shí)際上,在英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)中,巧妙使用一些表示顏色的詞能使得句子非常形象生動(dòng)。
2.He is bouncy。“他精力充沛”美國(guó)人通常說(shuō):“He is bouncy?!?,而不說(shuō)“He is energetic”,牢記一些日常對(duì)話中的句式是你生活中一把必備的鑰匙。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(huì)遲到了,你若對(duì)他說(shuō)“You are late?!保犉饋?lái)像是廢話。若說(shuō)“Did you get lost?”,則更能讓他感到歉疚,可千萬(wàn)別說(shuō)成“Get lost!”,那可是讓人滾蛋的意思。
4.Do you have the time?別人征求你的意見,問(wèn)能否開窗戶等,你要是說(shuō)“You can do that?!本陀悬c(diǎn)土了,用一句“Do you have the time?”就好多了。實(shí)際上,問(wèn)他人的姓名,地址都可以這么用:“May I have your name?”要比“What’s your name?”禮貌得多,不過(guò)警察例外。
5.I would rather not say。別人問(wèn)你不愿公開的問(wèn)題,切勿用“It’s my secret,don’t ask such a personal question?!被卮穑粊?lái)顯得你沒(méi)有個(gè)性,二來(lái)也讓對(duì)方覺得你氣短。你可以說(shuō)“I would rather not say。”(還是別說(shuō)了吧)。
6.It’s on the tip of my tongue。有時(shí)候,你想說(shuō)什么,可是想不起來(lái),你可以說(shuō)“Well…”、“Let me see?!?、“Just a moment?!被颉癐t’s on the tip of my tongue?!钡?。相比之下,最后一個(gè)句型是最地道的。
7.While I remember…
交談時(shí),你可能會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)換話題,不要只說(shuō)“By the way”,實(shí)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(dá)。
8.I got it。遇到你不懂的問(wèn)題時(shí)可別不懂裝懂,“I know”可能是被中國(guó)人用得最多,而最不被美國(guó)人接受的一句話。當(dāng)一個(gè)美國(guó)教師向你解釋某個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí),你如果連說(shuō)兩遍“I know”,我敢保證,他不會(huì)再跟你說(shuō)什么了。用“I got it?!本晚樁枚?,要是不懂就說(shuō)“I’m not clear about it。”。不過(guò)如果你會(huì)說(shuō)“It’s past my understanding。”或“It’s beyond me。”,你的教師一定會(huì)驚訝不已的。
無(wú)限擴(kuò)展:
1.I’m supposed to go on a diet/get a raise。我應(yīng)該節(jié)食/漲工資。
2.The meeting was scheduled for two hours,but it is not over yet。會(huì)議原定兩個(gè)小時(shí),不過(guò)現(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有結(jié)束。
3.Would you care to see it/sit down for a while?你要不要看/坐一會(huì)呢?
4.Do you mind if I take tomorrow off?你介意我明天請(qǐng)假嗎?
5.I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out。我恐怕這事不會(huì)成的。
6.Is everything under control?一切都在掌握之中嗎?
7.It really depends on who is in charge。那純粹要看誰(shuí)負(fù)責(zé)了