Odie的英语课 409 英语“柔顺剂” 9

408 复习（1）Q：Could I take this chair, please?         A：...（2）Q：Could I just take these books, please?          A：...（1）A：I'm sorry, we're using that chair.（2）A：I'm afraid we need those books.除了I'm sorry...和I'm afraid...，在拒绝对方时另外两个常用的表达是：Actually... 和 If you don't mind...这两个也是没有什么具体的意思，就是软化拒绝的语气，比较温和礼貌拒绝他人的提议。actually其实，说实话，实际上举个例子，比如我有事情想问同事Sandra桑德拉，问她有没有空：Have you got a moment, Sandra？你有时间吗，桑德拉？Have you got a moment? 你有空吗？= Are you busy?= Do you have time to speak to me?可以接着说找对方的原因：I need to ask you about something.我需要问你件事情。I need to...我需要（做）……ask you 问你about 关于两句连在一起 —>Have you got a moment, Sandra – I need to ask you about something.你有时间吗，桑德拉？我需要问你件事情。请大家跟我读Have you got a moment, Sandra？I need to ask you about something.Have you got a moment, Sandra – I need to ask you about something.可是 Sandra 现在没有空，她说：Actually, I'm a bit busy at the moment.我现在有点忙。actually 起到缓冲语气的作用，让对方知道后面是拒绝的话。a bit 有点a bit busy 有点忙at the moment 现在，此刻，目前拒绝对方的提议之后，可以再提出另一个（自己）有空的时间，比如今天下午 this afternoon：Could we speak this afternoon?我们今天下午谈可以吗？两句连在一起 —>Actually, I'm a bit busy at the moment. Could we speak this afternoon?我现在有点忙，今天下午谈可以吗？请大家跟我读Actually, I'm a bit busy at the moment.Could we speak this afternoon?Actually, I'm a bit busy at the moment. Could we speak this afternoon?