英语讲义【168】委婉的话语
<p> 英语中有许多客气或委婉的说法。学英语时要特别小心，多多体会，才不会冒失，给人不好的印象。</p><p> 下面（1）<span word="a">a</span>-（5）<span word="a">a</span>是不客气的话语；（1）<span word="b">b</span>-（5）<span word="b">b</span>则变为委婉：</p><p> （1） 你要什么？</p><p> <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span>?</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span>? / <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>?/ <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>?</p><p> （2） 我想问你一个问题。</p><p> <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ques">ques</span>-<span word="tion">tion</span>./ <span word="May">May</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>?</p><p> （3） 你遇见我的朋友吗？<span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>?</p><p> <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="havent">havent</span>.</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span>./ <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p><p> （4） 你想出去吗？<span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span>?</p><p> <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span>.</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span>./ <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p> （5） 你现在有空吗？<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="now">now</span>?</p><p> <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appoint">appoint</span>-<span word="ment">ment</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p> 除了上述这些较固定的委婉口语之外，还有其他表示委婉的方法，如（6）<span word="b">b</span>到（13）<span word="b">b</span>：</p><p> （一）多用疑问句，如：</p><p> （6） <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="Shut">Shut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="please">please</span>.</p><p> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>?</p>
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