怎样像外国人一样有礼貌地say No?

2016-02-29 | 来源: 中国日报 | 转到微信 | 有0人参与评论 | 字体: 放大缩小 | 收藏 | 打印

　　2如何打断唠叨

　　如果对方喋喋不休，自说自话，而你又有别的想法，不如这样打断对方：

　　I understand what you're getting at, but (I'm just not interested/I just can't /it just won't be possible) at the moment.

　　我了解你所说的事情，只是我现在（不感兴趣/无法去/不可能去）。

　　▌或者直呼其名来强调语气

　　Look, Michael, I'm sorry, but it's just not going to be possible at the moment.

　　Michael，实在抱歉，但是现在确实不可能。

　　3如何拒绝请求

　　如果有人求你帮忙，但你实在无法帮ta，那么试试这么说：

　　I'd like to help you but I can't take on any new commitments at the moment, I'm afraid.

　　我很想帮助你，但现在恐怕无法再增加任何新任务了。

　　▌给予Ta信心，鼓励Ta独立完成

　　Actually, I think this is something you could do really well yourself!

　　事实上，我觉得您完全可以自己做好！

　　Why not have a go yourself, and give me a shout if you need help?

　　要不您先自己做着，在需要帮助时喊我？

　　▌打时间牌

　　I need to think it over. Can I get back to you later?

　　我得好好考虑一下。我稍后告诉你好吗？

　　I'll think about it and let you know, OK?

　　让我考虑一下，然后再告诉你，可以吗？

　　▌“嫁祸”他人

　　I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that, but have you asked (X)?

　　我对这个事情不是很熟诶，你问过某某了吗？

　　Sorry, but that's not really something I can do. Maybe (X) can help you.

　　抱歉，我实在做不来这事。也许某某可帮你。

　　Oh dear, I'm terrible at that sort of thing! What about getting (X) to have a look at it?

　　哦，亲爱的，我最不擅长做这种事情了！让某某来看一下怎么样？

　　