[口语]想提建议又怕得罪人?英文如何委婉提意见?
有想法却憋在心里不说,是不是很难受?说出来又怕惹人不开心?其实只要你表达到位,提建议也不用愁啦!
1.What about/How about…?
很简单对不对?可是,提建议的时候你肿么想不到呢?省略号的部分直接接名词形式,比如:What about another game? (再玩个别的游戏怎么样?)或者What about driving to the coast for the weekend? (周末开车去海边玩怎么样?)
2. Why not...?
有些选择想必对方还没试过,可是为什么不试试呢?表达这样的情绪,你就可以用Why not...? 例如:If you don't want to go, why not just say so? (如果你不想走,干嘛不直接说呢?)
3. You might want to…
Might的语气尤为委婉,听起来特别有礼貌。例如:You might try calling the help desk.(或许你可以给咨询台打电话问问。)
4. Perhaps/Maybe you should/could…
Perhaps/Maybe用在这里显得礼貌,与could相比,should更像提建议,could则有一种“某种做法是可能的”意味。例句:Perhaps you should talk to your teacher.(或许你该和老师谈谈。)
5. If I were you, I would…
觉得上面的句子都太简单,逼格不够高?好吧,来个难度大点儿的。这个句型运用了虚拟语气,表示换位思考后,我认为该怎样做。例句:If I were you, I would apologize to him. (如果我是你,我会跟他道歉的。)
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