2、It seems to me that...*可以用作表达意见,或者summarize或者confirm对方说的话。
3、I would arguethat...*这里面用would来弱化语气。
4、Just to go along with whatyou said...*感谢读者下方留言提醒我这句话,真的很好用,承上启下。这句话还好在,它使你现在插话看上去legitimate,因为你是为了和前面的那个人goalong啊。不赶紧接话,不就along不上了嘛。
5、Going back to what xxxsaid... * 同上。不过一般是你已经说了几句,此事,想要relate to someting别人刚刚提到过或者蜻蜓点水说道的东西。这句话的好处就是,一能bring others on board说看我的说法和你是有一致之处的,二能表现他刚才说的东西你还有印象。
同意或者反对:
1、I agree with you.*最简单的
2、Building on what XX hasjust said, ....
3、I am with you..., but [mainpoint]. * 这里I am withyou不一定表示同意也不一定表示反对,它主要的意思是说“你说的我听懂了/我跟上你说的了。”
4、I follow your logic, buthave you thought about/considered this... [main point]...?*和上面一句话的逻辑是一样的:“你说的我明白了,但是...”
5、I see what you are saying,but I’m not sure I would argue that...*和上面两句话的逻辑一样。
6、With all due respect, Ithink...
谦虚的反对:
1、Correct me if I’m wrong,but isn’t [a different topic]...?
2、I’m not an expert on..., itseems to me that...
3、I might be wrong, but...
4、I suspect that I lack some[background] information about this aspect, but here is my twocents.
5、I am not sure aboutthis..., you might want to check with Professor X... Would you mindletting me know what he/she says?
6、[别人说了一堆之后] This is one wayto look at it. Another way to look at it mightbe....
疑惑追问:
1、Just toclarify,...
2、May I ask a follow-upquestion?
3、Could you say more (aboutit)? *不确定自己是不是听懂了,请别人多解释一些。
4、Could you elaborate onthis?
会议报告、演讲之后提问:
1、That’s an amazingmodel/useful concept, but it occurred to me that [this/something]might also play a role....Have you considered...?
2、Thanks for your talk. Icompletely agree with your conclusion, but as I’m sure you’reaware, Dr. XX explains this in a different way, and I was wonderingif you could address her theory. * “but as I’m sure you’reaware”完全是给对方一个台阶下,可能那个理论他根本没有考虑过。但是如果对方是很senior的,我们也需要客套一下。
需求帮助:
1、I was wondering if I couldtalk to you about... *一般都是用过去时,在email里面也是如此。而且,虽然waswondering/hoping这种进行时看起来很怪,但是用法就是这样子的。
2、I was hoping that if Icould talk to you about...
3、I was wondering if it’d bepossible that you...*
4、Sorry to bother you,Professor X....
5、I realize this is anunusual request...
6、I realize that you are verybusy...
7、Thanks for yourtime.
8、Thanks in advance for yourhelp.
9、It would be great if youcould...*这个是最常用的,尤其是email里面。