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英语口语:礼貌用语你知多少

时间:2018-09-27 18:34:51  作者:平和英语村

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外国人喜欢用 tentative 的语气。所谓 tentative 语气,字面上的意思就是「 试探性 」的语气,也就是不要把话说死,给自己留一点余地。注意 tentative 不等于 uncertain 的语气,注意和 maybe 这种语气区分开来。比如多用 seem, appear, sound, look 这样的词。 
This is wrong. 改成 This seems to be wrong.
We don't have other option. 改成 It seems we don't have other option.

中国人滥用 maybe,不管什么情况都用 maybe,给人一种毫无把握的感觉。在表示有很可能的时候,老外都用 probablymaybe 是比较不确定。如果想表示我很可能是错的用 ” I'm probably wrong. 给别人提供建议时,不要用 should,也不要 you'd better,而是用 It would be better.

问别人你要东西 / 信息时,用 May I have...? 而不要 Could you give me?
What's your name ? -------> May I have your name ?
Could you send me the drawing today ? -------> May I have the drawing today ?

问别人有没有时间
Could I have a minute / moment of your time ?(非常非常礼貌,销售员问法)
Do you have a minute / moment ?(一般礼貌,同事朋友之间问法)

你比如你想独处一下,比如想打个私人电话,要别人回避一下。
Could you come out ? -------> Could I have a moment ( for myself ) ?

问别人是否可以做一件事时,用 Is it possible that ... Could you ... 更礼貌
Could you change the design ? -------> Is it possible for you to change the design ?
Could you call me tomorrow ? -------> Is it possible for you to call tomorrow ?
请别人帮忙做一件事时,在前面加 ( by ) any chance,意思是如果有时间 / 有机会,很委婉。
By any chance, could you help check the data? (有时间可不可以帮忙看看数据?)
指责别人时候,用现在进行时比一般现在时要更委婉。
你很没耐心 / 强词夺理 / 无理取闹
You are impatient / argumentative / unreasonable.
You are being impatient / argumentative / unreasonable.
说前者会得罪很多人,因为你用一个 are 就把别人完全说死了,正常的说法是用 being,这样表示某时某刻这个人处于的状态,不表示你把他彻底说死。

表达要求时多用进行时。
We need to do this as soon as possible.
We need to be doing this as soon as possible.

would like 代替 want 吧。中国人用 want 比较多,但是 want 稍微带要求的意思,用 would like 就委婉一点。
我想要和你开个会。
I want to have a meeting with you.
I'd like to have a meeting with you.

用过去式表示一种委婉语气。口语中经常用过去式表示一种委婉语气,比如 I wanted, I thought, I was thinking, I was wondering, I was hoping 其实说话留下余地,因为这是表示过去的状态,没有说明现在的状况,从而形成一种委婉。

很多人误以为 thought 就是"以为用来表示过去的错误想法,其实不是,只是表示过去的状况,不一定是和现在相反。thought 一样可以理解成认为”.

慎用 please
please
有时候稍微带一点要求命令的语气,特别是在给客户或者老板写邮件请求某件事,把 please 替换成疑问句。
Please reply to me by today. - Could you reply to me by today?
而以下情况下用 please 就没问题,因为有 let me
Please let me know your feedback.

let allow 更礼貌
Please tell me your feedback. - Please let me know your feedback.
I want to make a proposal. - Please allow me to make a proposal.

 


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