對話常常句點別人?四招讓你聊不完

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聊天時常常句點別人?原來是這樣… 我了解了…..。其實你還可以說更多,Jade在《engVid》中介紹許多種表達意見、回應別人的用法,還有常用的片語。下次和別人說話就能盡情聊,活絡感情了。

1. To give an opinion給予意見

It looks as if 看起來好像… (間接)
其實就等於在說I think that 我覺得…

It looks as if Tom is going to cancel the party.
“看起來,Tom好像要取消派對了。”

It sounds like 聽起來… (間接)
其實就像It seems like…(似乎是要….),這是帶有預測意味

It sounds like Tom is going to cancel the party.
“Tom感覺要取消派對了。”

It sounds like a good idea.
“這聽起來是好主意。”

To tell you the truth (直接)
“老實告訴你吧!”

To tell you the truth, Tom is going to cancel the party.
“老實說吧,Tom要取消派對了。”

其他用法像是I sense that 我認為… (直接),I feel that 我覺得… (直接),以及I know that 我知道 (直接,有確定的意味)

2. Building rapport 建立和睦關係

I hear you
“我了解了。”

I hear you 就等於I understand”我了解了”

I’m listening
“告訴我多一點。”

I see your point
“我明白你說的。”

I can imagine
“我可以想像….”

That makes sense
“有道理。”

3. 跟手腳有關的片語

Think on your feet
“反應快、思維敏捷”

Action speaks louder than words
“坐而言不如起而行”

To bite your tongue
“不作聲、保持沉默”

Get to grips with something
“處理某件事(難題)”

4.聲音、討論有關的片語

Hear a pin drop
“鴉雀無聲”

Have a word with someone
“要和某人說話”

Talk something over
“討論”

Make sense of something
“讓….合理”

Common sense
“常識”

Don’t see eye to eye with someone
“意見不同”

We always don’t see eye to eye.
“我們就是意見不同。”

 

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