人生當中總是會遇到不得不開口的糟糕場面,
該怎麼道歉才夠誠懇?
傳達壞消息的時候說話會不會不得體?
VT 幫你整理了超多實用句型和片語,
非看不可!
必須道歉、反駁別人甚至告知壞消息時該怎麼辦呢?朋友間可以輕鬆應對,但在辦公室裡可就要注意細節了!這篇文章中 VT 精心準備了六大情境、24組句型,讓你不管是口語還是正式場合都 hold 住!
開始之前先教大家一個萬用片語,若怕自己接下來說的話失禮,加上這個片語準沒錯~
with (all) due respect 恕我直言/冒昧
With all due respect, I don’t think this strategy is effective.
恕我直言,我不認為這個策略有效。
表達歉意
較口語
(I am) sorry.
My bad.
My bad. I will cover the repairing cost.
這是我的錯,我會賠償維修的費用。
正式
Pardon me for
Pardon me for interuptting. Would you please tell me where your company is?
很抱歉打斷你,請問你的公司在哪裡呢?
must apologize for
I must apologize for overlooking your advice rudely.
輕率的忽略你的意見我非常抱歉。
please accept my (sincere) apology for
Mrs. Brown, please accept my sincere apology for my behavior yesterday.
布朗太太,希望您可以接受我對昨天表現最誠摯的道歉。
人生重要的課題!4步驟教你如何道歉 How to Apologize
疑惑
較口語
I don’t quite understand
It is confusing
Wait. You talk too fast and I don’t quite understand what you mean.
等等,你講太快了我搞不清楚你的意思。
正式
I’m afraid I don’t follow.
【口說】如何有禮貌地請人重複他們的話? (Polite English: How to ask people to repeat themselves)
反對
較口語
I disagree / don’t agree
I don’t think so.
You want to hold a party in the house when Mom & Dad go out? No, I disagree.
你想趁爸媽出們在家裡辦派對?我反對。
正式
I have a different opinion on…
I’m of a different mind when it comes to
Your opinion is excellent, but I am of a different mind when it comes to resigning some of our best employees.
你的意見很好,但我反對裁撤幾個我們最好的員工。
拒絕要求
較口語
No way.
*延伸閱讀*
【實用英文】拒絕別人不要再只會說 “NO”!10句超實用英文拒絕短句!
正式
regret
regret 除了後悔之外也有遺憾的意思,語意即「我很遺憾必須拒絕你」。
I regret to inform you that I cannot authorize the copying of these documents.
我很遺憾無法准許你複印這些文件。I regret I cannot comply with your request. I would be glad to be of some assistance at another time.
我很遺憾無法答應你的要求,若有其他我可以協助的我樂意幫忙。
don’t think we could reach a consensus
無法達成共識,可用於先前已經討論過的情況。
We have discussed it before, right? I don’t think we could reach a consensus on this case.
我們之前討論過了對吧?我覺得在這個案例上我們不可能取得共識。
傳達壞消息
較口語
Unfortunately / Sadly,
I am afraid that
The bad news is
Unfortunately, our team lost and were eliminated.
不幸的我們的隊伍輸了而且被淘汰。
正式
Sorry to be the bearer of the bad news, but
I am very sorry to tell you
It’s with deep sorrow that I announce
It’s with deep sorrow that I announce our beloved professor passed away this morning.
我沉痛的宣布,我們敬愛的教授今天早上過世了。
I regret to inform you
指出缺點
可以用來表示「缺點」的單字總整理:
- shortcoming
- demerit
- weakness
- flaw
優缺點:pros and cons
針對一個議題提出優缺點是很重要的事,在提出企劃或是個人意見時也會讓人更信服喔!
Ted-Ed:民調的優點和缺點 – Jason Robert Jaffe (Pros and cons of public opinion polls – Jason Robert Jaffe)
較口語
There’s a problem with
The shortcoming is
There’s a problem with your project; you underestimate the budget.
你的企劃有一個問題:你太低估預算了。
正式
One thing you might want to consider improving is…
I appreciate your creativity! Only one thing you might want to consider improving is the package of this product.
我非常欣賞你的創造力!就只有產品包裝的部分你可能會想要考慮改進。
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快打開 VoiceTube App 練英文!
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英文單字不要硬背! 藉由 VoiceTube App 看影片,不會的單字反覆聆聽,加上單字測驗練習,聽寫齊下,立刻熟記!
文/ Ruby Lu
圖/ Flickr Iliyan Yankov CC licensed
來源/ Oxford Dictionary
作者簡介/ VoiceTube看影片學英語
學英文不是艱難的任務,而是一種融入生活的自然態度。今天起,丟掉厚重的教科書,每日鎖定 VoiceTube看影片學英語官方部落格,給自己一個流利『用』英語的機會!