第一篇：美聯英語：外國人去衛生間的4個委婉表達

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直接說“我要上廁所”似乎也沒什么，但總讓人覺得有點不夠雅觀，尤其是對女生來說。

在中文里，我們有不少這方面的委婉說法，比如“出恭”，“方便”，“去洗手間”等等，同樣在美語中也有很多表達這一意思的委婉說法。如果不知道的話，很容易在交際過程中鬧出笑話。

1.I need to go somewhere.聽到這句話可千萬別回答成：You can go anywhere you like.那可是要鬧大笑話了。I need to go somewhere.的意思就是“我要上廁所”。當有老外這么說的時候，指示給他衛生間在哪里就行了。

2.I want to wash my hands.你在同女生吃飯的時候有沒有注意過她們說“我去洗下手”?這句話隱含的意思也是“我要上廁所”。在英語中這句話就是“I want to wash my hands.”女生說得更客氣的一句話是“I need to powder my nose.”，是很含蓄的說法。而“I want/need to go to the bathroom/restroom.”則是比較普通的委婉了，程度沒有上面兩個高。

3.I need to answer the call of nature.一種更為文雅的說法稱內急為“the call of nature”，那么上廁所就成了“to answer the call of nature.”。有時個別年紀大的女士在這種情況下還會說“I need to make a pit stop.”其實“pit stop”是指在賽車過程中，賽車在途中緊急停留加油、維修的地方。看來，她們肯定將解決問題看作是一種“緊急維修”了。

4.I need to go pee.說過了委婉的說法，一些俚語和口語中很直接的說法我們也要了解一下，這些說法經常出現在一些電視劇和電影中，比如“I need to go pee.”或“I need to take a leak.”或“I need to take a dump/shit.”但這些講法是非常粗魯的，通常在小孩子或者受教育程度不高的人中間使用比較普遍。

說到這兒，有人也許要問，那么上課，開會，聽報告或者赴宴會時要上廁所，應該如何說呢?其實在任何場合中，你需要使用衛生間，去就是了，不用跟任何人打招呼。正如美國人所說的那樣“If you gotta go, you gotta go.” 美聯英語：www.tmdps.cn

第二篇：英語中關于死亡的委婉表達

英語中關于“死亡”的委婉表達

我們中國人通常都很忌諱說“死”這個字，都會根據一個人的身份以及和自己的關系采用不同的說法。我們的古代會按照等級的劃分有“天子死曰崩，諸侯死曰薨，大夫死曰卒，士曰不祿，庶人曰死”的說法，我們現在會說一個人“離開了我們”，“去世了”、“不在我們身邊了”。同樣西方雖然有很直接的die這個詞，但也有很多比較委婉的說法。

1.pass away

Sadly, Georgia“s uncle passed away yesterday after a short illness.真傷心，喬治亞的叔叔昨天得了一場急病去世了。

2.pass on

I”m sorry to learn that your dear mother has just passed on.很遺憾聽到你媽媽剛剛去世的消息。

pass away 和 pass on 都是暗指過世。

3.lose one"s life

一般指由于意外事故、戰爭等不可抗力而造成的死亡，為意外死亡。

How did he lose his life?

他是怎么死的？

4.depart

depart 也是死亡的委婉說法，意思是靈魂離開了肉體的存在去往另一個世界了。

Comrade Zhou Enlai finally departed from us.周恩來同志和我們永別了。

5.expire

expire的意思是呼氣，這里引申為呼出最后一口氣，暗指死亡。

The patient expired early this morning.這位病人今天早晨去世了。

6.perish

perish 指的是非自然死亡。

Many soldiers perish in battle.很多士兵在戰斗中死去了。

7.go to meet one’s Maker

注意這個Maker要大寫，有造物主的意思，所以去見造物主了就是靈魂回歸了，也就是死亡的委婉說法，就像我們也會說某人“去見馬克思了”。

He knew that he came into the world with nothing and that he would go to meet his Maker with empty hands.他知道他是一無所有的來到世上，也將會兩手空空的離開人間。

第三篇：美聯英語：父親節與母親節口語表達

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父愛與父親節

Brian: Hi Dario.Long time no see.Dario: I know.I have been leaving you alone so that you could spend more time with your girlfriend.Brian: Well actually, we have broken up.Dario: I am very sorry to hear that, Brian.Brian: Yeah, I was really sad for a few days after she told me that I was dumped.Dario: Why did she decide to leave you?

Brian: She said that my English was just not good enough for her.Dario: How can she say that!I have taught you everything I know.Brian: We obviously need to do even more study together then.Dario: Do you still have her phone number?

Brian: She's too good for you!

布萊恩：嗨，達里奧。好久不見了。

達里奧：我知道。我一直沒有打擾你好讓你可以和你的女朋友多在一起。

布萊恩：唔，實際上我們已經分手了。

達里奧：聽到這我感到很遺憾，布萊恩。

布萊恩：沒錯，當她告訴我我被甩了以后我真的傷心了幾天。

達里奧：為什么她決定離開你?

布萊恩：她說對她來說我的英語就是不夠好。

達里奧：她怎么會這么說!我已經教了你我知道的所有東西。

布萊恩：很顯然我們還需要在一起更努力學習。

達里奧：你還有她的電話號碼嗎?

布萊恩：她太好了，不適合你 Father's Day: a day for everyone to stop and remember how much you love and respect your father

父親節：每個人都停下來，記住你是多么愛你的父親，多么尊敬他的日子

My dad and I are really close, so everyday feels like Father's Day for us.我老爸和我很親密，因此對我們來說每一天都像是父親節。

2)Faith: believing and trusting in a person

信任，信仰，信念：相信、信賴一個人

Have you any faith in what he says?

你相信他的話嗎?

3)Proud: a feeling of being very pleased

自豪的，得意的，感到驕傲的：感到很高興

I know that I make my dad proud of me sometimes, but other times I disappoint him.我知道我有時候讓我老爸為我感到自豪，不過其它的時候我令他失望。

Dialogue-對話

Jessie: Do you think it's harder to be a mom or dad?

Tina: I have never really thought about that question.Jessie: I think moms work harder, but being a dad would be stressful.Tina: Did you cause your dad a lot of stress when you were growing up?

Jessie: I think so.He was always worrying about my grades and my boyfriends.Tina: Did he like any of your boyfriends?

Jessie: He liked the ones that I didn't like!

Tina: He was just trying to look after you because he wanted the best for his little girl.Jessie: And I love and respect him for that!

杰西：你覺得做媽媽更難，還是做爸爸更難?

蒂娜：我還真從沒想過這個問題。

杰西：我覺得媽媽更辛苦，不過做爸爸壓力很大。

蒂娜：你成長的時候給你爸爸增加了很多壓力嗎?

杰西：我想是吧。他老是擔心我的成績和我的男朋友。

蒂娜：他喜歡你的那些男朋友嗎?

杰西：他喜歡那些我不喜歡的。

蒂娜：他只是想照顧你，因為他希望他的小女孩得到最好的東西。

杰西：而我因此愛他，尊敬他!

New Words 生詞

1)Slap: to hit someone with an open hand

拍，掌擊，拍擊：張開手打某人

My girlfriend slapped me because I accidentally called her the name of my previous girlfriend.我的女朋友拍打我，因為我無意中叫她我前任女朋友的名字。

2)Punch: to hit someone with a closed hand

擊拳，猛擊：用拳頭打某人

You should never punch someone unless it is in self-defense.除非是正當防衛，否則你永遠都不要揮拳打人。

3)Father's Day: a special day to stop and remember how much you love and respect your father

父親節：停下來，記住你是多么愛你的父親，多么尊敬他的特別的日子

I always buy my Dad a small gift on Father's Day to show him that I really appreciate what he has done for me.父親節我總是給我的老爸買小禮物，告訴他我真的感激他為我所做的事情。

Lesson: 課文

Father's Day 父親節

Father's Day falls on the third Sunday in June.The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington.A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.六月的第三個星期日是父親節。設立一天讓孩子們表達對父親的尊敬的想法起源于在華盛頓州的斯普肯鎮。1909年，一位名叫索娜拉·史瑪特·杜德的女士在聽母親節的布道時想到也應該有一個父親節。

Having been raised by her father, Henry Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her.It was her father who made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man.Sonora's father was born in June, so she chose to hold the

first Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June,1910.索娜拉的母親過世后，父親亨利·杰克遜·史瑪特把她撫養成人，她想讓父親知道他對她來說有多么重要。父親為了她既當爹又當媽，而且在女兒的眼中，父親是個勇敢、無私、慈愛的好父親。索娜拉父親的生日是在六月，所以她就選擇1910年6月19日在華盛頓的斯普肯鎮舉行了第一次父親節慶祝活動。

In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.Roses are the Father's Day flowers: red to be worn for a living father and white if the father has died.1924年，美國總統加爾文·庫利奇宣布每年6月的第三個星期天為父親節。玫瑰是父親節的吉祥花：紅玫瑰獻給健在的父親，而白玫瑰則送給已過世的父親。

Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards.In fact, when a “father's day” was first proposed, there were no Father's Day cards!

與人們普遍的誤解相反，父親節不是為了幫助問候卡生產商銷售出更多卡片而設立的節日。實際上，當“父親節”首次得到提議時，并沒有父親節卡片。

Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure.Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all to be honored on Father's Day.父親節已經變成了一個不僅尊敬你的父親，而且尊敬所有擔任父親角色的男人的節日。繼父、叔叔、舅舅、爺爺、外公以及成年男性朋友都是父親節尊敬的對象。

Look your father in the eye, shake his hand and tell him that you love him.That's the best present you can give him.注視著父親的眼睛，握住他的手，然后告訴他你愛他。這是你所能予他的最好禮物。

Dialogue

Jeff: What did you do yesterday, Joan?

Joan: I took my Dad to a really fancy restaurant for lunch.Jeff: I bet he liked that Joan.You are very thoughtful.Joan: Well, he is my Dad after all.He really helped me when I was growing up.Jeff: I took my father out to play golf.Joan: That sounds nice.Did you let him win?

Jeff: Of course!It was Father's Day!

杰夫：你昨天做了什么，瓊?

瓊：我帶我爸爸去一家很豪華的餐館吃午飯。

杰夫：我打賭他喜歡那樣，瓊。你很周到。

瓊：唔，他畢竟是我的父親。我成長的時候他真的幫了我很多。

杰夫：我帶我爸爸出去打高爾夫球。

瓊：那聽起來很好。你讓你贏了嗎?

杰夫：當然了!那是父親節!母愛與母親節

Dario: How is your new girlfriend, Brian?

Brian: She is really well,thanks.But how did you know that I had a new girlfriend?

Dario: Because I haven't seen or heard from you for weeks.Brian: Maybe I was studying?

Dario: If you were studying, you would have called me to be your study buddy.Brian: Maybe I was too sick to leave the house.Dario: No way.Your mom would have called to tell me that.Brian: Well, your logic is too good for me, Dario.Dario: Can I meet her someday?

Brian: No way!She might fall in love with you and leave me.戴瑞奧：你的新女朋友好嗎布萊恩?

布萊恩：她很好，謝謝。你怎么知道我有新女朋友的?

戴瑞奧：因為我有好幾周沒看到你也沒聽到你的消息了。

布萊恩：也許我在學習呢?

戴瑞奧：如果你在學習，你會給我打電話讓我跟你一起學。

布萊恩：也許是我病得太重了不能出門呢。

戴瑞奧：不可能，你媽媽會打電話告訴我的。

布萊恩：好吧，你太了解我了戴瑞奧。

戴瑞奧：哪天我能見見她嗎?

布萊恩：不可能!她可能會棄我而去愛上你的。

NEW WORDS 新單詞

1)Mother's Day: a special day to stop and remember how much you love, cherish and respect your Mom

母親節：一個特殊的日子，讓你停下來想一想你有多愛你的媽媽、多么珍惜她和尊敬她。

It's hard to show your mom just how much you love her in only one day, but you should try to make Mother's Day really special for her.僅僅在一天里向你媽媽表達你有多愛她不是件容易的事，可你應該盡量讓母親節這一天對她來說很特別。

2)Cherish: to feel or show affection for someone

珍愛：向某人表示愛

My mother, my girlfriend and my sister are the only three women I truly cherish.我媽媽、我女朋友和我妹妹是我真正唯一喜歡的三個女人。

3)Pamper: to treat with care and attention

嬌縱、呵護

I love going to the beauty salon because they really pamper me.我喜歡去美容院，因為他們實在是對我很好。

Dialogue-對話

Jessie: Tina, I really need your help.Tina: You are my best friend Jessie.Just ask me and I will help you.Jessie: I want to write a nice poem on this card for my mother, but I can't think of what to say.Tina: Just tell her how much you love her and list all the reasons why.Jessie: But I love her for so many reasons.Help me to decide where to start.Tina: How about you begin with the letter 'M' and then think of something that starts with that letter to describe her.Jessie: And then move to the letter 'O'?

Tina: Right!You really are smart, Jessie.Jessie: I owe it all to my mother!

杰茜：蒂娜我真的需要你的幫助。

蒂娜：你是我最好的朋友杰茜，跟我說我會幫你。

杰茜：我想在這張卡片上給我媽媽寫一首很美的詩，可我想不出來寫什么。

蒂娜：就告訴她你是多么愛她，再列出所有你愛她的原因。

杰茜：可是我愛她的原因太多了。幫我想一下從哪開始。

蒂那：從字母“M”開始，然后再以這個字母為首寫點兒什么來形容她怎么樣?

杰茜：接下來再用字母“O”?

蒂娜：沒錯!你真的很聰明，杰茜。

杰茜：這都歸功于我媽媽!

New Words 生詞

1)Cover for me: to tell a small white lie to explain why someone is missing from work or class

撒一個善意的謊言來解釋為什么某人沒來上班或上課。

My friend said that he would cover for me,but the boss didn't believe him when he said that I was seeing a client.我朋友說他替我撒謊了，可是他說我在見客戶時老板不相信他的話。

2)Mate: a good friend

好朋友

Friends and mates are among the most important people in the world-after your Mom and Dad of course.朋友和哥們兒是世界上最重要的人，當然除了你父母以外。

3)Mother's Day: a special day to stop and remember how much you love，cherish and respect your Mom

母親節:一個特殊的日子，讓你停下來想想你是多么愛你的媽媽，多么珍惜她和尊敬她。

My Mom says that everyday should be Mother's Day so she can eat chocolate all the time.我媽媽說每天都應該是母親節這樣她時刻都可以吃到巧克力了。

Lesson: 課文

Mother's Day 母親節

The first celebrations in honor of mothers were held in spring in ancient Greece.They paid tribute to Rhea, the Mother of the Gods.During the 17th century, England honored mothers on “Mothering Sunday,” celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent.In the United States, Julia Ward Howe suggested the idea of Mother's Day in 1872.Howe saw Mother's Day as being dedicated to peace.最早為母親們慶祝節日是在古希臘的時候。慶祝活動在春天舉行，人們向眾神之母莉婭獻祭。十七世紀時英國人用“拜望雙親日”來表示對母親們的尊敬，定于四旬齋的第四個星期日慶祝。在美國朱莉婭·沃德·荷于1872年提出了“母親節”的建議。荷把“母親節”當作是對和平的貢獻。

Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia is credited with bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day in the USA.Her campaign to establish such a holiday began as a remembrance of her mother who died in 1905 and who had, in the late 19th century, tried to establish “Mother's Friendship Days” as a way to heal the scars of the Civil War.費城的安娜·查維絲為母親節成為美國官方節日做出了努力。她發起成立母親節的運動

是從紀念她的母親開始的。安娜的母親去世于1905年，曾在十九世紀末期提倡過建立“母親友好日”以撫慰內戰帶來的創傷。

In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother's Day.A year later, nearly every state officially marked the day.In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed Mother's Day as a national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May.1910年西弗吉尼亞成為第一個認可母親節的洲。一年后幾乎每個洲都將這一天定為官方節日。1914年美國總統胡佛·威爾森公開宣布將母親節定為國家節日，定于五月的第二個星期天。

Today many celebrations of Mother's Days are held throughout the world.Although they do not all fall at the same time, such countries as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the same day as the United States.現在全世界有很多地方慶祝母親節，雖然這些慶祝活動并不是在同一天舉行。丹麥、芬蘭、意大利、土爾其、澳大利亞和比利時等國家和美國在同一天慶祝母親節。

Don't forget Mother's Day.Make your Mom breakfast in bed, buy her a bunch of flowers and some chocolates and, most importantly, tell her how much you love and respect her.不要忘記母親節。把早餐端到你媽媽床前，給她買一大束花和一些巧克力，最重要的是，告訴她你是多么愛她和尊敬她。

Dialogue

Jeff: You look a little tired this morning, Joan.Joan: I know.I got up at 4AM to make breakfast for my mother.Jeff: You really are a great daughter, Joan.Joan: Not really.It is my mother who is wonderful.She gave me life and brought me up very well.Jeff: So you try to re-pay her on Mother's Day?

Joan: Right.But she has given me so much that it would take hundreds of years to re-pay her.Jeff: Maybe we should have Mother's Day everyday instead of just once a year?

Joan: It's a good idea Jeff, but I can't get up so early to make breakfast for her everyday.Jeff: But we should tell our Mom's how much we love them more often.Joan: I agree!I will tell my children your great idea!

杰夫：瓊，你今天早晨看起來有點累。

瓊：我知道。我四點就起床給我媽媽做早餐了。

杰夫：你真是個好女兒瓊。

瓊：不是的。是我媽媽偉大，她給了生命又悉心把我撫養成人。

杰夫：所以你想在母親節報答她?

瓊：沒錯。可是她給予我的太多了，要花幾百年才能報答她。

杰夫：也許我們應該每天都過母親節,而不是一年一次?

瓊：這是個好主意杰夫，可我不能每天早晨起來那么早給她做早餐。

杰夫：但我們應該更經常地告訴我們的媽媽我們多么愛她們。

瓊：我同意!我會把你的好主意告訴我的孩子們!

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第四篇：英語中委婉語氣的表達法

英語中委婉語氣的表達法

在每一個民族的語言里，或多或少有些關于更禮貌更客氣的表達方法，也就是委婉語氣表達（overtone of politeness）。西方人的委婉更是出了名的，英語學習者經過長期的英語學習和研究不難發現英語中有許多婉轉口氣的表達法，它使聽話者覺得說話者更有涵養或更容易接受其內容，也使自己顯得更有教養。那么如何講有禮貌的英語呢？下面就用一些例子對此做一些闡述。有關請求和命令的婉轉說法

這一類言語行為在不同程度上具有冒犯性，因此需要用禮貌的話把它淡化和緩解。試比較：

● Pass the water.(不禮貌)● Pass the water, please.（使對方容易接受。）

● Would you pass the water?（試探受話人是否樂意）

● Could your possibly pass the water?（詢問受話人是否有做某事的可能性，很客氣）

● I would be extremely grateful if your would pass the water.（假設語氣陳述句，很有禮貌）● I wonder if you would be good enough to pass the water.（假設語氣，很委婉）

受話人如何給對方答復，現分肯定回答和否定回答來研究。肯定回答：按禮貌程度由低到高排列。

● O.K.●(Yes,)certainly.● Yes, by all means.● Of course.I'll be only too pleased to.否定回答：當你被別人邀請參加聚會或其他等等活動而你因有事不能參加；或者人家有事相求你又確實幫不了，請求得不到滿足，回答使發話人不悅，這時你不妨試試下面這些軟否定： No, I'm afraid I can't;Well, I'd love to, but actually, I'm afraid I can't at present because...;I wish I could, but...;I'd love to, but...;I'd be glad to, but...;I'm afraid not,...;It's very kind of you to say, but...;I'd like to..., but...，etc.讓我們用一些對話做為例子 :

● A: We plan to go to the beach after class, want to come?

B: I'd love to, but Pro.Jones wants to speak with me.● A: It never fails, It's raining hard outside and I'm stuck without an umbrella.B: I'd like to let you have mine, but I have to go out soon.● A: Will you go to the movies with me tonight? B: I'd love to, but I've caught a cold.● A: Could you possibly do me a favor?

B: Sure, What is it?

A: I've got a problem.I have to fix my table and I don't have a hammer.Could I possibly borrow yours?

B: I'm sorry.I'm afraid I don't have one.A: Oh.Do you know anybody who does?

B: Yes.You should call Charlie.I'm sure he'll be happy to lend you his.A: Thank you.I'll call him right away.● A: It's such a fine day, shall we go to the park for a walk?

B: I'd like to join you, but I find it chilly to walk outside in spite of the sun.勸告的婉轉法

試比較下面句子（按從直截了當到較有禮貌的含蓄的勸告表達法排列）

● You ought to type this paper.(有強加于人的意向)

● You really should slow down at your office.● You'd better tell him the truth.● I'd advise you to take a vacation.● You should take your parents' advice, they know what's best for you.● If I were you , I'd buy another car without hesitation.（含蓄地達到勸告目的）

建議的表達法

試比較：

● I suggest you go for some advice.(不夠禮貌，用于熟悉的人)

● I would suggest starting the work at once.（較委婉）

● You can read the novel now if you like.（給人選擇余地，較客氣）

● You could/might have a look at the novel.（客氣）

● Why not call me next weekend?（有禮貌的建議）

● Why don't you find a decent job?（同 5））

● Can /may/Could/might I suggest that...?（使受話人容易接受）

● It would be better if you copy that again.（假設條件句，容易使人接受）

● I wonder if I might make the suggestion that...（用在正式場合，比如外交家的審慎的辭令風格）如何利用某些時態婉轉地表達自己種種想法

從上面所舉例子，我們不難發現英語中有些時態其實并不表示真正的時態，而是與英語中的委婉語氣密不可分的，例如：

4.1 某些實意動詞（want, wonder, think, hope等）的過去時、現在進行時、過去進行時表現在時比直接用現在時態更婉轉，如：

● A: Did you want me?

B: Yes, I wondered if you could give me some help.● It's time you had a holiday.● I wish you lived closer to us.● If only you lent your book to me.● I'm hoping you'll give us some advice.● I'm wondering if I may have a word with you.● I was wondering /wondered if you'd like to come out with me one evening.● I was hoping / hoped you could send me some books.上面所舉例子實際上都可以用一般現在時來代替，但是就不如用一般過去時；現在進行時或過去進行時委婉。如：

I was wondering whether you could help me do something on our wedding.這是一句非常禮貌的話，比“ Could you help me do something on our wedding?"要客氣得多。它用的是過去進行時，表達的意思卻是現在。這句話可以翻譯成：“不知能否勞駕您在我們婚禮上幫我做點事情？”

如果我們沿用傳統的時態概念，把這句話改成后者，那么，整句話的語氣大變，顯得生硬。更遭的是，句子產生了兩種負面意義：我不知道你幫不幫我做這件事；對你否幫我做這事，我持懷疑態度。而用過去進行時，則不會產生以上錯誤理解。

4.2 一些情態動詞或其他動詞的過去時也用來表示委婉語氣，實際上是虛擬語氣，表假設、愿望、建議、猜測、懷疑而已。而沒有時間上的差別，如：

● She might have missed the train.（既是虛擬語氣，也表委婉）。

● We might all have been indulging in an illusion.● It might be an idea to try this one again.● I would suggest you copied this out again.● Sally couldn't love him.● It would be better if you wrote in ink..● You'd(You had)better be careful next time.● I'd rather you finished this off before Friday.● I'd rather you didn't look at the answer or ask others for help.● This handbag could be Mary's.● A: Could/might I smoke here?

B: Yes, of course you can./No, I'm afraid not.● Should I turn off the light?

● What should we do next?

● I should say he is just the right man for this job.● I should think your approach is correct.● I don't think he would be so absent－ minded.● It would be a pity to stop our work half－ way.● Would you like to stay here for the night?

● What would you advise me to do?

● If I had a chance, I'd major in economics.● It's a pity if they should be so obstinate

● I wouldn't go there unless they should force me to go.● We would reduce our price rather than lose the business.假如上面例子的時態變成現在時的話，意思雖然沒變，但語氣就不如用用過去式婉轉。這就需要多模仿例句，而不必過多地考慮語法。例如：

● Can you tell me how to get to the library?

Could you tell me how to get to the library?(更委婉)

● Will you please come and help me make up the missing class?

Would you please come and help me make up the missing class?(更委婉)

當然這些詞的過去式在一定的上下文當中還是有時間差別的，這里就不多舉例了。

英語的婉轉語氣表達還可借用其他許多方式，還讓我們在學習中多多體會和積累。最后以一段關于一郵遞員將一份有關兒子陣亡的電報送與一位母親的委婉勸慰來減少它對這位母親的打擊的幾句話結束此文。

“ Your son is dead.Maybe it’s a mistake.Everybody makes a mistake, Mrs.Sandoval.Maybe it wasn’ t your son.Maybe it was somebody else.The telegram says it was Juan Domingo.But maybe the telegram is wrong.”這兒你感覺到 maybe一詞在語氣上的婉轉了嗎？

參考書目：《綜合英語二》；

《新編英語語法教程》； 《朗文英英字典》； 《薄冰英語語法指南》； 《中學英語教材》

第五篇：美聯英語：周年紀念日相關英語對話

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Dario: Don't open that umbrella inside, Brian!

Brian: Why not? It's wet and needs to dry out.Dario: You will have seven years' bad luck if you open an umbrella inside.Brian: No wayit has nothing to do with the umbrella.Dario: I am just very superstitious, that's all.Brian: You are a modern guy, not some old fashioned fossil!

Dario: I just don't want any more bad luck in my life.Brian: OK, I won't open the umbrella if you promise to stop believing in all this superstition stuff.Dario: I will when my luck changes and I win the lottery!

Brian: I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.戴瑞奧：別在屋里打開傘布萊恩!

布萊恩：為什么不行?傘是濕的，需要晾干。

戴瑞奧：在屋里打傘會給你帶來七年的背運。

布萊恩：不可能，打破鏡子才會帶來七年背運。

戴瑞奧：相信我，朋友。我在屋里打開過一次傘，從那以后一直打光棍兒。

布萊恩：那是因為你對你的女朋友不好，跟傘一點兒關系都沒有。

戴瑞奧：我就是很迷信。

布萊恩：你生活在現代，不是一個守舊的老古板。

戴瑞奧：我只是不想再碰上壞運氣了。

布萊恩：好吧，如果你不再相信這些迷信的玩意兒我就不打開傘。

戴瑞奧：除非我的運氣轉變，中上彩票。

布萊恩：如果我是你，就不白費工夫。

1)Wild: fun and exciting

有趣而刺激

The rides at the amusement park are always wild and make my stomach flip.在游樂園里坐車永遠是那么刺激，我的胃都要翻倒了。

2)Action packed: very busy, lots of things to do

很忙，有很多是要做

I love visiting big cities because they are always action packed!

我喜歡到大城市觀光因為總是有很多事要做。

3)Dullsville: very boring, nothing to do

無聊、無事可做

I grew up in a small town with no cinema and no bowlingthat the singer just wants to make money.Jessie: I agree with that.Music has lost its honesty.Tina: Let's see if we can remember a wild 1970s song about feeling the wind in your hair?

Jessie: Oh, I know a great song just like that by Steppenwolf.Tina: Sing it out loud!

杰西：音樂永遠在變，你不這樣認為嗎?

蒂娜：沒錯。九十年代的音樂和八十年代的音樂相比有很大的不同。

杰西：我真的很喜歡一些七十年代的音樂。那時的音樂很刺激。

蒂娜：有些人說現在的音樂太商業化了，歌手們只想賺錢。

杰西：我同意。音樂已經失去了它的風格。

蒂娜：看看我們能不能想起來一首七十年代的勁歌。

杰西：噢，我知道史蒂夫沃爾夫有一首很棒的歌。

蒂娜：那么大聲唱出來吧!

New Words

1)Flat-out: very busy

很忙

I prefer to be flat-out at work because I get bored when it's quiet.我喜歡工作時忙一點兒，因為太安靜了我會覺得很無聊。

2)Mall: large building with many small shops

購物中心，有許多小商店的大型建筑物

Whenever I go to the mall, I always spend too much money.我每次去購物中心都會花很多錢。

3)Second home: a place that you spend a lot of time

花很多時間光顧的地方

The coffee shop close to my house is my second home!

我經常光顧家附近的咖啡店。

4)Gift: present

禮物

Gifts are a nice way of showing how much you like or appreciate someone.送禮物是向別人表示好感和感謝的好方式。

5)Jive: empty talk

空話

Brian is some full of jive talk, but he never takes any action.布萊恩是個光說不做的人。

Lesson:課文

Anniversaries are the celebration of an important event, such as your first date, first kiss or wedding.If you were married on June 1, every year after that, your wedding anniversary is June 1.周年紀念是指慶祝某個重要事件，比如你的第一次約會，初吻或婚禮。如果你的結婚日期是六月一日，以后每年你的結婚周年紀念就是六月一日。

Birthdays are the anniversary of your birth, but most people just call them birthdays instead of anniversaries.生日是你出生日的周年紀念，可大多數人都稱它為生日而不是周年紀念。

When you are married, it is very important to remember the important anniversaries.If you forget your wedding anniversary, your husband or wife could get very upset and not talk to you for weeks!

結婚后記住周年紀念日是很重要的。如果你忘了結婚紀念日，你的丈夫或妻子可能會很不開心，幾個星期都不跟你說話。

Anniversaries are usually celebrated with a romantic dinner and gifts such as flowers, chocolates and jewellery.Some people think that the more expensive the gift, the more you love the person while others say that it is the thought that counts.周年紀念的時候通常都以浪漫晚餐的形式來慶祝，并送一些諸如鮮花、巧克力和珠寶之類的禮物。有人說禮物越貴就表示你愛對方越深，但有的人認為心意最重要。

There are some many types of anniversaries including personal and national.Get a diary and out all of the important anniversaries in it so that you will never

forget!

包括個人和國家在內有很多種不同的周年紀念日。找一個日記本把所有重要的紀念日記在上面你就不會忘了!

Past Tense Dialogue：過去時對話

Jeff: Did your husband like the tie that you gave him for your wedding anniversary?

Joan: He loved the tie but we are not married yet.Jeff: So what was the anniversary for?

Joan: It was the anniversary of our first ever date.Jeff: You must be a very romantic person to remember your first date.Joan: I think that my boyfriend would be upset if I forgot.Jeff: I can never remember the important anniversaries-I even forgot my girlfriend's birthday!

Joan: Was she upset or angry?

Jeff: Both!She made me buy her gifts and flowers for two weeks after I forgot.Joan: It's easier to remember in the first place Jeff.Jeff: I'll be sure never to forget again.杰夫：你丈夫喜歡你結婚紀念日送他的領帶嗎?

瓊：他很喜歡這條領帶，可我們還沒結婚。

杰夫：那這是什么紀念日呀?

瓊：是我們初次約會的紀念。

杰夫：你一定很浪漫，連初次約會的日子都記著。

瓊：我想如果我忘了我的男朋友會不高興的。

杰夫：我永遠記不住這些重要的紀念日，我甚至連我女朋友的生日都忘了。

瓊：她傷心嗎?還是生氣了?

杰夫：又傷心又生氣。我忘了她的生日以后整兩個星期她都讓我給她買禮物和花。

瓊：事先把它記住就簡單多了，杰夫。

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