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！

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