2015年05月29日 英国留学
英国人很有礼貌,礼貌到了经常不会直率地表达自己的真实看法。比如,一个英国人对你说“Very interesting.”别以为他说的真的就是“挺有趣的”,其实他的意思是“呵呵,你瞎掰呢吧!”类似的情况还有很多,快来看看吧~
What The British Say 英国人这么说
I hear what you say.
我听到你说的啦
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What The British Mean 其实他的意思是
I disagree and do not want to discuss it further.
我不同意,而且我也不想再和你磨磨唧唧地讨论啦。
What Foreigners Understand 但是你以为
He accepts my point of view.
欧耶,他同意我的观点!
Very interesting.
挺有趣的
That is clearly nonsense.
这明显就是瞎扯
They are impressed.
他们印象深刻喔,嘻嘻
That's not bad.
不错
That's good.
很好
That's poor.
不好
Oh, incidentally/ by the way.
奥,顺便说下
The primary purpose of our discussion is.
我们讨论的主要目的就是......
That is not very important
他说的这点不重要
What The British Say英国人这么说
With the greatest respect
恕我直言
You are an idiot
你这个白痴
He is listening to me
他在听我说呢
That is a very brave proposal
这是个大胆的提议
You are insane
你疯啦!
He thinks I have courage
他觉得我很有勇气
I would suggest
我会建议
Do it or be prepared to justify yourself
快去照做,要不就说说你的理由
Think about the idea, but do what you like
考虑下这个主意,不过还是做你自己想做的
I was a bit disappointed that
我有点失望
I am annoyed that
我非常生气
It doesn't really matter
其实没关系的
You must come for dinner
你一定要来做客喔
It's not an invitation, I'm just being polite
我可没邀请你,只是礼貌下
I will get an invitation soon
很快我就要去做客了
Could we consider some other options
我们可以考虑下其他的选择吗?
I don't like your idea
我不喜欢你的主意
They have not yet decided
他们还没决定呢
I almost agree
我差不多同意
I don't agree at all
我一点都不同意
He's not far from agreement
他快要同意啦
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