和英语母语人士交流时,明明自己说的句子符合语境且毫无语法错误,一些还是教材里的原文,但对方听完好像不太高兴。
也许你只是说话太直接显得不够有礼貌而已,歪果仁和咱们一样,说话需要分场合,在工作场合、或者陌生人、不熟悉的人之间,说话委婉一点更有礼貌。
为了在实际交流中避免不必要的尴尬,下面的内容建议好好看看。
How to Be Polite in English
『 如何更有礼貌地说英语 』
当你想再来一份汉堡时,
避免说: I want another hamburger.
建议说: I'd like another hamburger.
当你没听清楚对方所说的话时,
避免说: What?
建议说: Could you repeat that, please?
对方错了的时候,
避免说: You’re wrong.
建议说: I think you might be mistaken.
向对方询问洗手间的位置时,
避免说: Hey, where’s the bathroom?
建议说: Excuse me, could you tell me where the bathroom is?
告知对方这个任务要今天完成时,
避免说: Do this today.
建议说: It would be great if you could do this today.
询问对方身份时,
避免说: Who are you?
建议说: May/ Could I ask/ have your name?
当你找别人借笔时,
避免说: Can I borrow your pen?
建议说: Could I borrow your pen?
想发表意见的时候,
避免说: Can I say something?
建议说: Can I just say something here, please?
想在有人的地方抽烟时,
避免说: Can I smoke here?
建议说: Would you mind if I smoked here?
在店里想试穿衣服的时候,
避免说: Can I try this on?
建议说: Would it be alright if I tried this shirt on?
想借用别人的电话时,
避免说: Can I use your phone?
建议说: I wonder if I might use your phone.
寻求别人的帮助时,
避免说: Can you help me?
建议说: I was wondering if you could help me.
当你在公共场合想让别人帮忙把门打开的时候,
避免说: Can you open the door?
建议说: Would you mind opening the door?
想让对方过来一下时,
避免说: Come here.
建议说: Could you come here?
问对方要名片的时候,
避免说: Give me your business card.
建议说: Do you mind if I take your business card?
让对方吃东西时,
避免说: Eat some of this food.
建议说: How about trying some of this food?
当对方来找你,你正忙的时候,
避免说: Go away!
建议说: Can we talk a little later?
当你对他人的表现不满意时,
避免说: His performance was terrible.
建议说: His performance was not very good.
当你不喜欢一件事物时,
避免说: I don’t like it.
建议说: I don't really like it, I'm afraid.
当你评论一幅画时,
避免说: I don’t like the colors in this picture.
建议说: I'd prefer to use different colors in this picture.
当你不喜欢一首歌时,
避免说: I hate this song.
建议说: I'm not very fond of this song.
当你需要一支笔时,
避免说: I need a pencil.
建议说: Would you lend me a pencil, please?
当你不同意对方的主意时,
避免说: That’s a bad idea.
建议说: I'm not so sure that’s a good idea.
当被询问想喝点什么时,
避免说: I want a coffee.
建议说: I'll have a coffee, please.
在公共场合,你想开窗时,
避免说: It’s hot, open the window.
建议说: Do you mind if I open the window?
当你正忙而有人来打扰你时,
避免说: Leave me alone.
建议说: Sorry, I am a bit busy right now.
想让对方把车挪一下时,
避免说: Move your car.
建议说: Would you mind moving your car, please?
当别人问你是否需要某物/或者服务时?
避免说: No
建议说: No, thanks.
避免说: Yes
建议说: Yes, please!
让对方把报告发到你邮箱时,
避免说: Send me the report.
建议说: Could you please send me the report?
请坐,
避免说: Sit down, please!
建议说: Take/ have a seat, please.
当你反感对方在此处抽烟时,
避免说: Stop it!
建议说: Would you mind not smoking in this room, please?
当你有事在等对方时,
避免说: Tell me when you’re available.
建议说: Let me know when you're available.
当你认为对方的主意不太好时,
避免说: That’s a bad idea.
建议说: I don't think that's such a good idea.
当你对这份报告不满意时,
避免说: This report is awful.
建议说: This report is not really up to standard.
当你希望对方说话小声一点时,
避免说: Turn the voice down.
建议说: Would you mind turning down the voice, please?
让电话那头的人稍等一下,
避免说: Wait!
建议说: Can you hold on, please?
询问时间,
避免说: What time is it?
建议说: Excuse me, could you tell me the time, please?
因为不理解而询问对方,
避免说: Why is that?
建议说: Could you clarify a little bit, please?
当对方听不懂你在说什么,
避免说: You don’t understand me.
建议说: Perhaps I'm not making myself clear.
建议对方加强技能时,
避免说: You need to improve this skill.
建议说: You may need to improve this skill.
对对方的设计不满意时,
避免说: Your design isn’t good.
建议说: I'm not quite satisfied with this design.
细想来,为什么我们国人走出国门以后,言语间偶尔会被别人视为“不懂礼貌”或者“粗鲁”呢?
或许我们并没有不讲礼貌的意思,只是说话的时候没有想太多,以为英语说出来别人能听懂就行了,没有考虑到这个表达是否欠妥。
如果这样就被认为粗鲁无礼,感觉有点亏呀!
出处:英语相伴(自媒体号)