五条妙招让你的雅思口语变得彬彬有礼
<p> 中国人的英语以<span word="Chinglish">Chinglish</span>或<span word="Chenglish">Chenglish</span>闻名于世;中国人最大的英语发音问题就是没有连读,但这都不是最主要的语言问题。老外们时常议论,很多中国人在说英语时,听起来没有礼貌;并不是这些中国人本身没礼貌,而是他们还没有习惯英语的礼貌表达方式。</p><p> 比如,中国人在餐厅或咖啡厅,会说:我想要一个汉堡包或者我想要一杯咖啡。但是,如果直接把这些话翻译成英语<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hamburger">hamburger</span>。或<span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>。老外们会觉得这样说话很没有礼貌,当然他们也不会直接告诉你。而在西方国家,老外们一般会说:<span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hamburger">hamburger</span>, <span word="please">please</span>?或<span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>, <span word="please">please</span>?</p><p> 再比如,中国人在拒绝别人邀请的午宴或晚宴时,会说:抱歉,我不能去,我还有别的安排。翻译成英文就是<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span>。如果这样说,那别人第二次也许不会再邀请你了。老外们一般会这样说:<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>! <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="today">today</span>。</p><p> 我们可以从中总结一些有礼貌的技巧:</p><p> 1、西方人在与他人交流时,比较多地使用情态动词:<span word="can">can</span>、<span word="could">could</span>、<span word="may">may</span>、<span word="might">might</span>、<span word="would">would</span>等等;情态动词又称为情态助动词,表示说话人的语气,可表达建议、要求、可能和意愿等,使得说话的语气比较有礼貌;</p>
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