爲什麼你跟老外討論時，英文表達總是顯得很不禮貌？

You can further explore useful phrases and proper language usage by looking at a meeting dialogue. During a meeting you might want to have a phrase reference sheet nearby to help conduct the meeting.

你可以通過看會議對話，進一步探索有用的短語和恰當的語言用法。在會議期間，你可能希望有一個短語參考表來幫你組織語言和主持會議。

Interrupting

打擾

Use the following phrases to interrupt or join in the conversation:

使用下列短語來打斷或加入對話：

May I have a word?

我可以說句話嗎？

If I may, I think...

如果我可以，我想…

Excuse me for interrupting.

對不起，打斷一下。

Giving Opinions

給意見

These phrases will give your opinion during a meeting:

這些短語會幫你在會議期間表達出你的意見：

I (really) feel that...

我（真的）覺得…

In my opinion...

依我看來...

The way I see things...

我看待事物的方式...

Asking for Opinions

詢問意見

These questions will help you ask for feedback and opinions during a conversation:

這些問題將有助於你在對話中尋求反饋和意見：

Do you (really) think that...

(name of participant) can we get your input?

（參加者姓名）我們能期待您的加入嗎？

How do you feel about...?

Commenting on Opinions

評論意見

Use these phrases to show that you are carefully listening:

這些短語可用來表明你在認真傾聽：

I've never thought about it that way before.

我以前從來沒有這樣想過。

Good point!

說得好！

I get your point.

我明白你的意思。

I see what you mean.

我懂你的意思。

Agreeing With Other Opinions

同意其他意見

If you agree with what has been said, use these phrases to add your voice in agreement:

如果你同意別人所說的話，用這些短語來表達你的同意支持：

Exactly!

完全正確！

That's (exactly) the way I feel.

這正是我的感受。

I have to agree with (name of participant).

我必須同意（參加者姓名）。

Disagreeing With Other Opinions

不同意別人的意見

Sometimes we have to disagree with others. These phrases are used to be polite, but firm when disagreeing:

有時我們不得不和別人意見不一致。這些短語是禮貌的，但在不同意時是堅定的：

Up to a point I agree with you, but...

在一定程度上，我同意你的觀點，但是……

(I'm afraid) I can't agree.

（恐怕）我不能同意。

Advising and Suggesting

勸告與建議

These phrases can be used to advise or make a suggestion during a meeting:

這些短語可以用來在會議期間提出意見或建議：

We should...

我們應該...

Why don't you....

你爲什麼不…

How/What about...？

...如何？

I suggest/recommend that...

我建議/推薦…

Clarifying

澄清，解釋

Sometimes it's important to clarify what you've said. That might mean that you need to rephrase your point in other words. Use these phrases to help clarify:

有時候，解釋清楚你所說的話很重要。這可能意味着你需要用另一種說法重新表達你的觀點。使用這些短語幫助你解釋說明：

(Statement) Have I made that clear?

（聲明）我說清楚了嗎？

(Statement) Do you see what I'm getting at?

（聲明）你明白我的意思了嗎？

Let me put this another way (statement).

讓我用另一種方式（陳述）。

I'd just like to repeat that (statement).

我想重複一遍（聲明）。

Asking for Repetition

請求對方重複

If you don't understand what's been said, use one of these phrases:

如果你不理解別人所說的話，請用下列短語之一：

I didn't catch that. Could you repeat that, please?

我沒聽明白。請你再說一遍好嗎？

I missed that. Could you say it again, please?

我錯過了。請你再說一遍好嗎？

Could you run that by me one more time?

你能再跟我說一遍嗎？

Asking for Clarification

要求解釋闡明

If you'd like to check on some of the details, use these phrases to ask for more details and get clarification:

如果你想覈對一些細節，請使用這些短語來尋求更多細節並闡明：

I'm afraid I don't understand what your are getting at.

恐怕我不明白你指的是什麼。

Could you explain to me how that is going to work?

你能給我解釋一下那個是怎麼運行的嗎？

I don't see what you mean. Could we have some more details, please?

我不明白你的意思。請再給我們一些細節好嗎？

Asking for Contributions for Other Participants

向其他參與者請求幫助

You can ask for more feedback by directly asking whether others have something else to contribute with these phrases:

你可以通過直接詢問別人是否有其他意見，用這種方式，來尋求更多的反饋：

What do you think about this proposal?

你覺得這個建議怎麼樣？

Would you like to add anything, (name of participant)?

您有什麼要補充的嗎？

Has anyone else got anything to contribute?

還有其他人有什麼想說的嗎？

Are there any more comments?

還有什麼意見嗎？

Correcting Information

更正信息

At times, it's necessary to correct what someone else has said if it's vital to the conversation. Use these phrases to correct information:

有時，如果這對談話至關重要，有必要糾正別人說的話。使用這些短語來糾正信息：

Sorry, that's not quite right.

對不起，這不太對。

I'm afraid you don't understand what I'm saying.

恐怕你聽不懂我在說什麼。

That's not quite what I had in mind.

這不是我想的那樣。

That's not what I meant.

那不是我的意思。

Keeping the Meeting on Time

保證開會時間

FInally, it's common to go too long. These phrases can help keep the meeting on time:

最後，時間太長是很常見的。這些短語有助於準時開會。

Please be brief.

請長話短說。

I'm afraid that's outside the scope of this meeting.

恐怕這不在本次會議的範圍之內。

Let's get back on track, why don't we?

讓我們回到正軌，爲什麼不呢？

Why don't we return to the main focus of today's meeting.

我們爲什麼不回到今天會議的主要焦點呢？

Keep to the point, please.

請緊扣主題。