英语委婉语气表达法.docx

1、英语委婉语气表达法英语交际中，为了使对方能愉快地接受自己的请求、建议、命令、警告等，往往要用委婉语气,尤其在口语中。现将常见的表达方法荟萃如下：?一、用“Will?you.?”提出请求等?(1)?Will?you?(please)?lend?me?some?writing?paper?请借给我一些信纸好吗？?(2)?Wont?you?sit?down?and?have?some?whisky?要不要坐下来喝点儿威士忌?二、用would开头的句式提出请求?1.?Would?you?(please/kindly).?(1)?I?didnt?quite?catch?your?name.?Would?

2、you?spell?it,?please?我没听清你的名字，请拼一下好吗？?(2)?Would?you?kindly?drive?me?home?你能不能开车送我回家？?2.?Would?it?be?possible?/too?much?(for?me)to.?(1)?Would?it?be?possible?for?me?to?take?three?days?off?next?month?我可不可以在下个月请三天假？?(2)?Would?it?be?too?much?to?ask?you?to?look?after?my?baby?for?a?moment?你可以帮我看一会儿孩子吗？?3.?

3、Would?you?be?kind/good?enough?to?/so?kind?as?to.?(1)?Would?you?be?kind/good?enough?to?meet?us?at?the?port?麻烦你到机场接我们好吗？?(2)?Would?you?be?so?kind?as?to?keep?me?informed?请随时告诉我一些情况好吗？?4.?Would?you?mind?(my)?doing.?Would?you?mind?my?turning?down?the?volume?of?the?television?你不介意我把电视声音关小点儿吧?5.?Would?you?

4、mind?if?I?.?Would?you?mind?if?I?asked?you?a?question?我可以问你一个问题吗？?三、shall用于第一人称和第三人称，构成疑问句，提出建议或征求对方意见?(1)?Shall?we?go?to?the?concert?tonight?我?们今晚去听音乐会好吗？?(2)?Shall?she?come?at?once?要她马上来吗？?四、用would,?should,?could,?might表示看法、提出建议或忠告等?(1)?It?would?seem?that?something?is?wrong?with?the?truck.?看来这部卡车出毛

5、病了。?(2)?There?might/could?have?been?an?accident?in?the?street.街上可能出事故了。?(3)?I?should?/wouldhave?thought?she?isnt?so?careless.?我本以为她不至于那么粗心。?(4)?We?should?start?out?earlier?tomorrow.?明天我们得早点出发。?(5)?You?have?a?slight?fever.?I?could?go?out?to?buy?you?some?medicine.?你有点儿发烧，我可以帮你买些药。?(6)?You?might?invite

6、?him?to?attend?your?wedding.?你不妨请他参加你们的婚礼。?(7)?Wouldnt?it?be?a?good?idea?to?cut?down?your?drinking?你少喝点儿酒不是个好办法吗?五、用“Lets.,OK/shall/shant?we?”提出建议?(1)?Lets?discuss?this?problem?at?next?meeting,?OK/?shall?we?我们下次会议再讨论这一问题好吗？?(2)?Lets?go?upstairs?to?the?Ladies?Wear?Department,?shall/shant?we?咱们到楼上女子服装

7、部去好吗？?六、用带just/kindly/please的祈使句或“祈使句+will?you/wont?you/can?you/?could?you?”?命令或请求?(1)?Just?drop?me?off?at?the?airport.?Its?not?necessary?to?see?me?off.?到机场让我下车就行,不必送我起飞了。?(2)?Get?some?chalk?quickly,?will?you?快拿点粉笔来好吗？?(3)?Please?give?my?love?to?your?parents?and?Kate,?wont?you?请代我向你父母和凯特问好好吗？?七、用“Ha

8、ve?you?thought?of/?considered?doing.?”提出建议?(1)?Have?you?thought?of/?considered?buying?a?new?house?你考虑过买套新房子吗？?(2)?I?hope?you?dont?mind?me?saying?this,?but?have?you?thought?of?/considered?giving?up?drinking?我希望你不介意我这样说，但你考虑过戒酒吗？?八、用“I?wonder?/Im?wondering/I?was?wondering?if/whether?.”提出请求?(1)?I?wonde

9、r?if?I?could?have?a?word?with?you?right?now.?不知道我可不可以现在和你说几句话。?(2)?Im?wondering?if?youd?guide?me?in?my?studies.?不知您可否愿意指导我做研究。?(3)?I?was?wondering?whether?youwould?care?to?spend?the?weekend?with?us.?不知你是否愿意和我们一起度周末。?九、用“Im?not?sure./I?doubt.”或“Im?afraid./Im?sorrry./If?you?dont?mind.”等表示怀疑或反对?(1)?Dav

10、id?is?an?efficient?man.?戴维是个能干的人。?Im?not?sure?he?has?the?ability?to?do?the?work?well.?我没把握他有能力处理此事。?(2)?I?doubt?if?he?will?keep?his?words.?我怀疑?他会不会信守诺言。?(3)?If?you?dont?mind?me/my?saying,?there?are?certain?factors?you?havent?taken?into?account.?如果你不介意的话，我得说，有些因素你没考虑进去。?(4)?Im?sorry?I?think?youre?mis

11、taken?there.?对不起，我认为你弄错了。?(5)?Im?afraid?you?have?misrepresented?the?facts.?恐怕你没说真话。?十、用if/unless引导的条件句提出警告?(1)?If?you?give?up?the?chance?to?further?your?studies?abroad,?you?will?regret?it.?如果你放弃这次出国进修的机会，你会后悔的。?(2)?If?you?dont?make?notes?in?class,?you?wont?pass?the?examination.?如果你们上课不做笔记,考试就不会及格。?(

12、3)?Youll?be?late?for?the?meeting?unless?you?hurry.?你要是不快点儿，就不能按时参加会议了。?十一、用“If?you?will?do.”从句（will表示意愿）提出请求?(1)?If?youll?just?sign?here,?Ill?cash?you?the?check.?请在这里签个字，我给你对现金。?(2)?If?you?will?excuse?me?for?a?few?minutes,?Ill?go?and?tell?the?manager?that?you?are?here.请允许我离开一下，我去告诉经理你来了。?十二、用“Hadnt?

13、you?better.?”表示劝告?Hadnt?you?better?stop?smoking?here?你是不是最好别在这里抽烟？?十三、用“祈使句+or/or?else/otherwise引导的分句”提出警告?(1)?Redouble?your?efforts?or?(else)?you?wont?succeed.?加倍努力，不然你是不会成功的。?(2)?Dont?let?the?wires?touch.?Otherwise?youll?kill?yourself.?别让电线挨着，否则你就没命了。?十四、用肯定句代替否定句表示看法、责难或忠告等?(1)?All?music?is?alike

14、?to?John.?约翰毫无音乐鉴赏能力。?(2)?When?I?want?your?opinion,?Ill?ask?for?you.?需要征求你的意见时，我会问你的。(请勿插嘴。)?(3)?There?are?pickpockets?on?the?bus.?车?上有扒手。?十五、用否定之否定表达看法等?(1)?It?is?not?unfair?to?treat?him?so.?这样对他不失公平。?(2)?He?is?a?person?of?no?little?importance.?此人的作用不可小视。?十六、用wish/hope提出请求、建议等?(1)?I?wish?you?dont?m

15、ake?so?much?noise?here.?希望你们别在这儿吵闹。?(2)?I?hope?you?dont?mind?my?asking,?but?I?wonder?if?you?could?account?this?plan?希望您别介意，不知道您能否就这个计划作一完整说明。?(3)?Were?hoping?your?son?will?get?married?earlier.?我们希望你儿子早日完婚。?十七、用more,?better,?less等比较级表示看法、拒绝等?(1)?It?is?no?less?than?robbery?to?ask?for?so?much.?要求那么多，跟抢

16、劫有什么两样。?(2)?You?ought?to?know?better?than?to?do?such?things.?你不该做这种事。?(3)?This?is?more?than?I?am?able?to?cope?with.?这个我做不来。?十八、用maybe/perhaps提出建议、请求或表示反驳、反对等?(1)?Maybe?we?should?buy?some?more?cheese.?也许我们该多买些奶酪。?(2)?Maybe?you?could?phone?me?tonight.?或许?你可在晚上给我打电话。?(3)?“What?a?long?film!”“Well,?maybe

17、,?but?I?found?it?interesting.”“这部电影好长啊!”“也许是吧，但我觉得很有趣。”?(4)?Perhaps?theres?another?side?of?the?question.?也许这个问题还有另一方面的情况吧！?十九、用插入语或附加问句表示看法等?(1)?Thats?not?quite?right,?I?think.我想，那样不大对头吧！?(2)?In?my?opinion,?I?dont?think?the?dishes?here?are?very?delicious.?在我看来，这儿的菜不是非常好吃。?(3)?Cold?weather,?isnt?it?天

18、冷，是吧？?二十、用成语、典故或谚语陈述事实、提出劝告等?(1)?Mr?Smith?is?head?and?ears?in?debt.?史密?斯先生背了一身债。?(2)?Jane?took?French?leave?the?day?before?yesterday.?简前天不辞而别。?(3)?After?seven?straight?victories?the?team?met?its?Waterloo.?这只球队连胜七场后残败。?(4)?Opportunity?seldom?knocks?twice.?机不可?失，时不再来。?二十一、用一般过去时代替一般现在时、过去进行时代替现在进行时、进行

19、时代替一般时提出请求或询问看法等?(1)?Im?sorry?to?trouble?you.?Could?you?check?these?figures?for?me?对不起要麻烦你一下，给我核对一下这些数字行吗？?(2)?How?did?you?like?the?TV?series?你觉得这部电视连续剧怎么样？?(3)?I?was?calling?about?the?open?ceremony?tomorrow,?Mr?Hill.?希尔先生，我打电话给您想问一下明天开业典礼的事。?(4)?Well?be?expecting?you?for?our?concert,?Professor?Brow

20、n.?布朗教授，我们等您来参加我们的音乐会。?二十二、用虚拟语气提出请求或建议?(1)?It?would?be?best?if?you?could?have?translated?this?article?today.?如果你能今天将这篇文章译完,那就太好了。?(2)?What?preposition?would?you?advise?me?to?use?你看我用哪个介词好？?(3)?If?I?were?you?/in?your?position,?I?would?say?good-bye?to?her.?如果我是你，我就和她分手了。?(4)?Since?it?has?cleared?up,?we?might?as?well?walk.?天已放晴，我们步行去吧。?二十三、用形象、幽默陈述事实等?(1)?She?covers?her?family.?她是单身。?(2)?This?incident?closed?the?door?upon?his?promotion.?这次事件断送了他升迁的机会。?(3)?Mr?Li?does?not?shine?in?conversation.?李先生不善辞令。?二十四、在提出命令的祈使句中用降升调或升调?(1)?Comedownstairs.?到楼下来吧！?(2)?Tell?us?the?truth.?说实话吧！?