根據(jù)談話對(duì)象和發(fā)生地點(diǎn)的不同，我們使用的語(yǔ)言也明顯不同。 如果使用您自己的語(yǔ)言，那很簡(jiǎn)單，但如果使用英語(yǔ)呢？ 哪些短語(yǔ)更適合于私人、非正式場(chǎng)合，哪些適合于更正式的商業(yè)場(chǎng)合？
請(qǐng)見下面的示例。 在每種情形下，第一個(gè)短語(yǔ)為非正式，而第二個(gè)短語(yǔ)更正式和禮貌。
不同意
“我根本就不贊成！(I don’t agree with you at all!)”
“我有一點(diǎn)不同意見。(I see that a little differently, I’m afraid.)”
“這完全就是垃圾！發(fā)布會(huì)晚了兩天。(That’s complete rubbish! The presentation was two days late.)”
“對(duì)不起，我有不同意見：發(fā)布會(huì)晚了兩天。(I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with you there: The presentation was two days late.)”
“您肯定在開玩笑！(You must be joking!)”
“是這樣，但我們有一點(diǎn)不同看法。(That’s true, but we take a slightly different view.)”
“我覺得我們永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)同意的！(Well, I can see we’re never going to agree about that!)”
“恐怕我們無(wú)法同意。(I am afraid we are going to have to agree to differ.)”
同意
“我非常贊同！(I couldn’t agree more!)”
“我覺得我們現(xiàn)在就可在該方面達(dá)成一致。(I think we can agree on this point now.)”
“正和我想的一樣！(My thoughts exactly!)”
“是的，我也是這樣的觀點(diǎn)。(Yes, that is my opinion, too.)”
“嘿，這確實(shí)是個(gè)很好的主意！(Hey, that’s a really fantastic idea!)”
“那將是個(gè)非常滿意的解決方法。(That would be a very satisfactory solution.)”
“是的，我完全同意。(Right, I totally agree with you.)”
“我也恰好感覺如此。（Those are my feelings exactly.）”
道歉
“對(duì)不起，我來(lái)晚了！(Sorry I’m late!)”
“實(shí)在抱歉我來(lái)晚了，希望你們沒有等很久。(I am really sorry to be late - I do hope you haven’t been waiting long.)”
“哦，天哪，對(duì)不起，我忘了我們說好哪天見面了！(Oh dear, sorry - I've forgotten what day we said we would meet!)”
“非常抱歉，我記性真差。您可以提醒我安排了哪天見面嗎？(I’m so sorry, I have a terrible memory! Could you please remind me which day we arranged to meet?)”
“對(duì)不起，我還沒有時(shí)間來(lái)完成報(bào)告。我今天早上做可以嗎？(Sorry, I haven’t had time to finish the report yet. Is it OK if I do it this morning?)”
“我實(shí)在抱歉，還沒有完成報(bào)告。希望今天早上完成對(duì)您沒有影響。(I do apologise, but I haven’t been able to finish the report yet. I hope it will be all right if I finish it this morning.)”
“對(duì)不起，我不是說...(Sorry, we didn’t mean to ...)”
“我對(duì)所發(fā)生的事情深感抱歉。我們實(shí)在沒有料到...(I very much regret what happened. It was in no way our intention to ...)”
請(qǐng)求
“嘿，您有時(shí)間嗎？(Hey, have you got a minute?)”
“對(duì)不起，我可以打擾您幾分鐘嗎？(Excuse me, could I disturb you for a few minutes?)”
“可以幫我一下忙嗎？(Could you give me hand with this, please?)”
“您可以幫我一下忙嗎？(Could you possibly help me with this, please?)”
“我非?？?，能給我點(diǎn)水喝嗎？(I’m terribly thirsty - could you get me some water?)”
“對(duì)不起，我想知道是否能給我一杯水喝。(I’m sorry, but I wonder if I could possibly have a glass of water.)”
“明天開個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短會(huì)議如何？?jī)牲c(diǎn)半可以嗎？(How about a quick meeting tomorrow? Would two-thirty (half past two) be OK?)”
“我想知道您明天是否能夠有時(shí)間開一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短會(huì)議。兩點(diǎn)半您方便嗎？(I was wondering whether you could possibly find time for a brief meeting tomorrow. Would two-thirty (half past two) suit you/be convenient?)”
拒絕
“我不可能馬上去做！(There is no way I’m going to do that now!)”
“恐怕現(xiàn)在不可能。(I am afraid that is not going to be possible at the moment.)”
“忘記它！沒有機(jī)會(huì)！(Forget it! No chance!)”
“不，對(duì)不起，我不得不拒絕您的請(qǐng)求。(No, I’m sorry, but we’re going to have to say no to your request.)”
“對(duì)不起，我不能在周五一起吃午飯了，下周一如何？(Sorry, I can’t make lunch on Friday - how about next Monday?)”
“恐怕我不能周五共進(jìn)午餐了，不過下周一您可以嗎？(I’m afraid that lunch on Friday will not be possible, but would next Monday be possible for you?)”
“不行，我做不了。您可以找別人嗎？(No, I don’t think I can do it. Can you ask someone else?)”
“很抱歉，我無(wú)法幫助您。您可以找別人嗎？(I’m very sorry but I won’t be able to help you with that. Could you please ask someone else?)”
