英语演讲教程Asking and Answering QuestionsWord格式.docx

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　　AquestionforMr.Liu.

　　Onequestion,Dr.Wei.

　　CouldIaskyouaquestion,Prof.Li?

　　MayIventuretoaskProf.Zhangaquestion?

　　ExpressingYourAttitude

　　Beforeaskingyourquestion,youcanexpressyourpositiveattitudeormakeacommentonthespeaker'

spresentation.Forexample,

　　Dr.Johnson,Iwasfascinatedbyyourdescriptionofyourstudy,butwhatwillhappenif...

　　Mr.Li,youdidsplendidwork!

Justonequestion.

　　AskingtheSpecificQuestion

　　Youmentionedverybrieflythatyouusedtwoexperimentsthatwerethesame.

　　Wouldyoupleaseelaborateonthatpoint?

　　Wouldyoubesokindastogivememoreinformationaboutthemethodofyourexperiment?

　　Wouldyoutellmethereasonwhyyousetsuchahightemperature?

　　ComprehensiveSamples

　　Dr.Wang,I'

dliketoraiseonequestion.First,mayIsayhowmuchIenjoyedtalk.But,mayIask,doyouhaveexperiencewiththenewmethod?

　　Congratulations,Dr.Li.Ican'

thelpbutadmireyourachievement.ButIwanttoknowwhat'

syourattitudetowardabuseofantibiotics?

dliketocongratulateMr.Liuonaveryinterestingpresentation.

　　MayIaskyouaquestion?

Howdoessubjectiveevaluationdifferfromobjectiveevaluation?

　　First,I'

dliketosayyourresearchisveryinteresting.MayIasktwoquestions?

Doyouseeanyrelationbetweencigarettesmokingandpepticulcers?

Andwhatadvantagedoyouexpectbyusingthisapproach?

　　III.ResponsetoQuestionsAskingforRepetition

　　Pardon,Icouldn'

thearwhatyousaid.

　　Ibegyourpardon,Ididn'

tcatchwhatyousaid.

msorryIforgotyourfirstquestion.Wouldyoubesokindastosayitagain?

mnotquitesurgewhatyourquestionis.

　　Ididn'

tquitegetthelastpointofyourquestion.

　　Youmean,theremaybesomemistakeinthecalculation?

　　Areyoureferringtothesignificanceofthedifference?

　　Areyousuggestingthatthetemperaturemighthaveaffectedtheresults?

　　IfIunderstandyoucorrectly,youaresaying/asking...

tquitecatchthat.

　　Couldyougooverthatagain?

mnotsurewhatyou'

regettingat.

　　WelcomingtheQuestion

　　Welcomethequestionbysaying"

thankyou"

orcommentingonitsaying"

That’sagoodquestion"

or"

That'

sachallengingquestion."

　　Thisisaverygoodquestion.

　　Thankyouforthatquestion.

mgladthisquestionhasbeenbroughtup-

　　Iappreciatethatquestion.

　　Thisisahardquestion.

　　Thisisaninterestingquestion.

　　Thisisabigquestion.

dbedelightedtoansweryourquestion.

lltrytoanswerthisquestionverybriefly.

　　Inanswertoyourquestion,Iwouldsaythat...

　　Icanonlyprovideapartialanswertothatquestion.

　　Letmetrytoansweryourquestionsonebyone.

　　Myanswertoyourfirstquestionis...

　　MayIansweryoursecondcjuestionfirst?

　　Ihaveonlyapartialanswertoyourquestion.

　　Thankyouforthatquestion.ThisisachallengingquestionandI'

mafraidIcanonlyprovideapartialanswertoit.Anyway,I'

lltrymybesttoanswerit.

　　RepeatingorParaphrasingtheQuestion

　　Questioner:

Haveyoutrieditonhumanbodies?

　　Presenter:

Thisgentlemanwouldliketoknowwhetherwehavetriedthisonhumanbodies.

　　RespondingtoDifficultorChallengingQuestion

　　Question:

Sowhathappensifthenewbudgetisn'

tapproved?

　　Answer

（1）:

We'

vespenttwomonthspreparingthenewbudget.It'

sagoodbudgetandwe'

reconfidentwe'

llgetapprovaltoputitintopractice.

　　Answer

（2）:

Thereistoomuchsuppositioninthequestionformetogiveasoundanswer.

　　Thefollowingaresomeotherexamplesofanswerstochallengingquestions:

　　Perhapsinanotheryearorsowecananswerthatquestion,becausethesestudiesarenowinprogress.

　　Wearenowworkingonthisproblemand,ifyouagree,I'

llansweryourquestioninafewweeks.

　　TheonlyanswerIcangiveatpresentistowaitafewmoreyears,atwhichtimesomethingbettermightultimatelycomeoutofallourefforts.

　　Ithinkitwillbepossibletoanswerthisquestionwhenmoreexperimentsarecompleted.

　　Theanswertothisquestionneedsfurtherstudy.

　　IhopeIwillbeabletoansweryourquestionlater.

　　RespondingtoImproperQuestion

　　Iappreciateyourinterestinmyresearch,butIjustdon'

twanttotalkaboutitnow.Let'

stalkaboutsomethingelse.

drathernotsay.

　　Whydoyouwanttoknow?

　　Sometimesyoucanrelaythequestionbacktothequestioner.Forexample,

　　BeforeIansweryouthatquestion,letmeaskyou:

wheredoyouthinkweshouldhavetheproject?

　　Inthisway,sometimesyouencouragethequestionertoanswerhisorherownquestion,e.g."

Whatdoyouthink?

Arepeoplepreparedtopayanextra$2forfasterservice?

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　　RespondingtotheQuestionsYouDoNotKnow

　　Ifyoudon'

tknowtheanswertoaparticularquestion,simplyadmitthatyoudon'

tknow.Saysomethinglikethis:

　　"

I'

msorry.Idon'

thappentoknowtheanswertothatquestion,butI'

llbehappytocheckintoitforyou."

　　Herearesomefurtherexamples:

　　Idon'

tthinkIcanansweryourquestion.

　　IwishIcouldansweryourquestion,butunfortunatelyIhavenogoodanswer.

mnotsurethatIcanansweryourquestion.WhatI'

mgoingtosayisnotquiteananswertoyourquestion.

　　Anothertechniquetocopewiththesituationistodirecttheattentiontoanotherexpertwhomayknowitoryoucanusetheaudience.Askifanyonecouldhelpthequestionerandhenceitwon'

tbenecessaryforyoutoadmitthatyoudonotknowtheanswer.Seeexamplesbelow.

　　IthinkthatquestioncouldbebetteransweredbyDr.Liuthanbyme.

　　IthinkperhapsDr.Chenwouldbebetterabletoanswerthisquestion.

　　Prof.Liwouldbeabetterpersontoansweryourquestionsincehehasdonealotofworkinthisfield.

　　Fortunately,Prof.'

Ma,whoisanauthorityinthisarea,is'

here.Ithinknooneismoresuitablethanhimtoansweryourquestion.

　　Dr.Sawyerisperhapsinabetterpositiontotellussomethingaboutit.

　　PerhapsmycolleagueDr.Emeryherehassomebetterideas.

　　IthinkitwouldbebetterifProf.Wuweretomakesomecommentsonthismatter.

　　Avoidusingthefollowingexpressionstoembarrassthequestioner:

　　"

vealreadyansweredthatbutyouobviouslyweren'

tlistening."

Insteadsaysomethinglike"

msorryIdidn'

texplainthatclearly."

　　Avoidtalkingtoonequestioner.Looktowardstheother,sideoftheconferencehallorroomandindicatethatthereisanotherquestion.Suggestthatasthereareseveralmorequestioners,'

yoncoulddiscusshisorherquestioninmoredetailafteryourtalk.

　　ReferringBacktotheQuestioner

　　Havingfinishedansweringquestions,youshouldcheckthatthequestionerissatisfiedorfurtherelaborationorexplanationiscalledfor.Thefollowingexpressionsmightbehelpful.

　　DidIansweryourquestion?

　　DidIansweryousatisfactorily?

　　Didyourquestiongetanswered?

tknowwhetherthisansweredyourquestion.

tknowifthisisasatisfactoryanswer.

　　IhopethismayserveasananswertoDr.Li.

　　Ihopethisanswers~0urquestion.:

　　Sometimeswhenquestionlimeisoverandfftimepermits,youcanrestate,yourmainproposition,includinganygoodcommentsfromtheaudienceandignoringadversequestionsorremarks.Thus,youdemonstratethatyouareconfidentmidcancopecalmlywithcontroversy.

　　Rememberthatyourlastwordstotheaudiencewillberetainedlongestandyouareexpectedtobehaveinaprofessionalmanner.