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英语演讲教程AskingandAnsweringQuestions

英语演讲教程AskingandAnsweringQuestions

　　ChapterIVAskingandAnsweringQuestionsI.InvitingQuestions

　　So,let'sthrowitopentoquestions.

　　NowI'dliketoansweranyquestions,ifyouhaveany.

　　NowIamreadytoansweryourquestions,ifany.

　　I'dbegladtotryandansweranyquestions.

　　Arethereanyquestions?

　　Anyquestions?

　　II.RaisingQuestionsSignalingYourIntentiontoAskaQuestion

　　IwanttoaskDr.biaquestion.

　　IhaveaguestionforDr.Anderson.

　　Mr.Smith,Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.

　　ThereisaquestionI'dliketoaskProf.Li.

　　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?

　　I'dliketocongratulateMr.Liuonaveryinterestingpresentation.

　　MayIaskyouaquestion?

Howdoessubjectiveevaluationdifferfromobjectiveevaluation?

　　First,I'dliketosayyourresearchisveryinteresting.MayIasktwoquestions?

Doyouseeanyrelationbetweencigarettesmokingandpepticulcers?

Andwhatadvantagedoyouexpectbyusingthisapproach?

　　III.ResponsetoQuestionsAskingforRepetition

　　Pardon,Icouldn'thearwhatyousaid.

　　Ibegyourpardon,Ididn'tcatchwhatyousaid.

　　I'msorryIforgotyourfirstquestion.Wouldyoubesokindastosayitagain?

　　I'mnotquitesurgewhatyourquestionis.

　　Ididn'tquitegetthelastpointofyourquestion.

　　Youmean,theremaybesomemistakeinthecalculation?

　　Areyoureferringtothesignificanceofthedifference?

　　Areyousuggestingthatthetemperaturemighthaveaffectedtheresults?

　　IfIunderstandyoucorrectly,youaresaying/asking...

　　Ididn'tquitecatchthat.

　　Couldyougooverthatagain?

　　I'mnotsurewhatyou'regettingat.

　　WelcomingtheQuestion

　　Welcomethequestionbysaying"thankyou"orcommentingonitsaying"That’sagoodquestion"or"That'sachallengingquestion."

　　Thisisaverygoodquestion.

　　Thankyouforthatquestion.

　　I'mgladthisquestionhasbeenbroughtup-

　　Iappreciatethatquestion.

　　Thisisahardquestion.

　　Thisisaninterestingquestion.

　　Thisisabigquestion.

　　I'dbedelightedtoansweryourquestion.

　　I'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.

　　I'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.

　　I'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:

　　"I'vealreadyansweredthatbutyouobviouslyweren'tlistening."Insteadsaysomethinglike"I'msorryIdidn'texplainthatclearly."

　　Avoidtalkingtoonequestioner.Looktowardstheother,sideoftheconferencehallorroomandindicatethatthereisanotherquestion.Suggestthatasthereareseveralmorequestioners,'yoncoulddiscusshisorherquestioninmoredetailafteryourtalk.

　　ReferringBacktotheQuestioner

　　Havingfinishedansweringquestions,youshouldcheckthatthequestionerissatisfiedorfurtherelaborationorexplanationiscalledfor.Thefollowingexpressionsmightbehelpful.

　　DidIansweryourquestion?

　　DidIansweryousatisfactorily?

　　Didyourquestiongetanswered?

　　Idon'tknowwhetherthisansweredyourquestion.

　　Idon'tknowifthisisasatisfactoryanswer.

　　IhopethismayserveasananswertoDr.Li.

　　Ihopethisanswers~0urquestion.:

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

　　Rememberthatyourlastwordstotheaudiencewillberetainedlongestandyouareexpectedtobehaveinaprofessionalmanner.