1. If I understand right, …
2. I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean (that)…?
3. Sorry I don't quite catch you. When you say …, do you mean …?
4. I'm not exactly sure how to answer that question, but (perhaps)…
5. That's a rather difficult question, but (maybe)…
6. Could you please rephrase that question / topic?
回答問題時可以幫你爭取一些時間的開頭句:
1. That's an interesting question.
2. Well, it's really hard to say.
3. Acturally, I don't quite remember.
4.Um, if I have to take a pick, I'd go to the former/latter one.
如果你在表達完觀點后發(fā)覺說的并不完善,需要用更多的語言去解釋,那么換種方式重述觀點的開頭可以是:
1. In other words, I am …
2. And that means …
3. Let me put it another way, …
4. What I'm suggesting is …
5. All I'm trying to say is …
6. What I'm getting at is …
7. If I can rephrase that, …
8. Perhaps I should make that clearer by saying …
9. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say …
一時回答不上問題時可以用這些自然地化解卡殼危機:
1. Well, …
2. Actually, …
3. In fact, …
4. You see, …
5. How shall I put it, …
6. Let me think for a second, ...
7. Give me a few seconds, …
想不出單詞/句子/結(jié)尾時的救場句:
1. …you know, and stuff like that./and something like that.
2. …or someone/somewhere like that.
還有一些常用表達在關(guān)鍵時候也能救場,比如表達意見觀點的句子:
1. As far as I’m concerned, …
2. It seems to me that...
3. From where I stand, it is …
4. What I reckon is …
5. I’d like to point out that…
6. If I may say so, this is…
7. I’m convinced that…
8. Personally, I consider….
9. I think...
表達喜歡某人或某事可以用這些表達:
1. I have a fancy for…
2. I’m very keen on…
3. I’ve always liked…
4. I’m crazy about…
5. … is one of my favorite pastimes.
6. I can’t find words to express how much I like it.
7. I have a particular fondness for …
8. I am addicted into …