常用職場英語口語

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1. He is bouncy. 他精力充沛。

常用職場英語口語

美國人通常說:"He is bouncy.",而不說"He is energetic",牢記一些日常對話中的句式是你生活中一把必備的鑰匙。如:久仰,"I get mind of you"比"I heard a lot about you."輕鬆得多。

2. Do you have the time?

別人徵求你的意見,問能否開窗戶等,你要是說"You can do that."就有點土了,用一句"Do you have the time?"就好多了。實際上,問他人的姓名,地址都可以這麼用:"May I have your name?"要比"What's your name?"禮貌得多(警察例外 -_-)。

3. You're in the pink!

如果想說人氣色好,"You look fine!"當然不錯,可如果你說"You're in the pink!"就妙得多了,實際上,在英語口語中,巧妙使用一些表示顏色的詞能使得句子非常形象生動。

4. I would rather not say.

別人問你不願公開的問題,千萬別用"It's my secret, don't ask such a personal question."回答,一來顯得你沒有個性,二來也讓對方覺得你氣短。你可以說"I would rather not say."(還是別說了吧)。

5. Did you get lost?

有人開會遲到了,你要是對他說"You are late.",聽起來像是廢話。若說"Did you get lost?",則更能讓他感到歉疚,可千萬別說成"Get lost!",那可是讓人滾蛋的意思。

6. While I remember…

交談的時候,你可能會轉換話題,不要只說"By the way",實際上,"To change the subject"、"Before I forget"、"While I remember"、"Mind you"都是既地道又受歡迎的表達。

7. I got it.

遇到不懂的問題時可別不懂裝懂,"I know"可能是被中國人用得最多,而最不被美國人接受的一句話。當一個美國教師向你解釋某個問題時,你如果連說兩遍"I know",我敢保證,他不會再跟你說什麼了。用"I got it."就順耳得多,要是不懂就說"I'm not clear about it."。不過如果你會說"It's past my understanding."或"It's beyond me.",你的.教師一定會驚訝不已的。

8. It's on the tip of my tongue.

有的時候,你想說什麼,可是想不起來,你可以說"Well…"、"Let me see."、"Just a moment."或"It's on the tip of my tongue."等。相比之下,最後一個句型是最地道的。

9. I'm supposed to go on a diet/get a raise.

我應該節食/漲工資。

10. The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is not over yet.

會議原定兩個小時,不過現在還沒有結束

11. Do you mind if I take tomorrow off?

你介意我明天請假嗎?

12. Would you care to see it/sit down for a while?

你要不要看/坐一會呢?

13. It really depends on who is in charge.

那純粹要看誰負責了。

14. I'm afraid that it's not going to work out.

我恐怕這事不會成的。