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1、英语中委婉语气的表达法在每-一个1壬族[釣i吾言.里,或多或少有些关于更礼貌更客气的表达方法9也就是委婉语气表达(overtoneofpoliteness)O西方人的委婉更是出了名的,英语学习者经过长期的英语学习和研究不难发现英语中有许多婉转口气的表达法,它使听话者觉得说话者更有涵养或更容易接受其内容,也使自己显得更1有*教【养0那么如何讲有礼貌的英语呢?下面就用一些例子对此做—些阐述。1有关请求和命令的婉转说法这一类言语行为在不同程度上具有冒犯性,因此需要用礼貌的话把它淡化和缓解。试比较:•Passthewater.(不礼貌)•Passthewater
2、,please.(使对方容易接受。)•Wouldyoupassthewater?(试探受话人是否乐意)•Couldyourpossiblypassthewater?(询问受话人是否有做某事的XI能性,很客气)•Iwouldbeextremelygratefulifyourwouldpassthewater.(假设语气陈述句,很有礼貌)•Iwonderifyouwouldbegoodenoughtopassthewater.(假设语气,很委婉)受话人如何给对方答复,现分肯定回答和否定回答来研究。肯定回答:按礼貌程度由低到高排列。•O.K.•(Yes,)ce
3、rtainly.•Yes,byallmeans.•Ofcourse.I'llbeonlytoopleasedto.否定回答:当你被别人邀请参加聚会或其他等等活动而你因有事不能参加;或者人家有事相求你又确实帮不了,请求得不到满足,回答使发话人不悦,这时你不妨试试下面这些软否定:No,afraidIcan't;Well,I'dloveto,butactually,I'mafraidIcan'tatpresentbecause...;IwishIcould,but...;rdloveto,but...;I'dbegladto,but...;I'mafraidn
4、ot,It'sverykindofyoutosay,butI*dliketo...zbut...»etc.让我们用一些对话做为例子:•A:Weplantogotothebeachafterclass,wanttocome?B:I'dloveto,butPro.Joneswantstospeakwithme.•A:Itneverfails,It'sraininghardoutsideandI'mstuckwithoutanumbrella.B:rdliketoletyouhavemine,butIhavetogooutsoon.•A:Willyougoto
5、themovieswithmetonight?B:rdloveto,but「vecaughtacold.•A:Couldyoupossiblydomeafavor?B:Sure,Whatisit?A:「vegotaproblem.IhavetofixmytableandIdon'thaveahammer.CouldIpossiblyborrowyours?B:sorry.afraidIdon'thaveone.A:Oh.Doyouknowanybodywhodoes?B:Yes・YoushouldcallCharlie・I'msurehellbehapp
6、ytolendyouhis.A:Thankyou.I'llcallhimrightaway・•A:It'ssuchafineday,shallwegototheparkforawalk?B:rdliketojoinyou,butIfinditchillytowalkoutsideinspiteofthesun.2劝告的婉转法试比较下面句子(按从直截了当到较有礼貌的含蓄的劝告表达法排列)•Yououghttotypethispaper.(有强加于人的意向)•Youreallyshouldslowdownatyouroffice.•You^bettertel
7、lhimthetruth.•I'dadviseyoutotakeavacation.•Youshouldtakeyourparents'advice,theyknowwhafsbestforyou.•IfIwereyou,I'dbuyanothercarwithouthesitation.(含蓄地达到劝告目的)3建议的表达法试比较:•Isuggestyougoforsomeadvice.(不够礼貌,用于熟悉的人)•Iwouldsuggeststartingtheworkatonce.(较委婉)•Youcanreadthenovelnowifyoulike
8、.(给人选择余地,较客气)•Youcould/mighthavealookatt