Let's just say that... 我們姑且說(shuō)......
當(dāng)你說(shuō)話想要含蓄一點(diǎn)的時(shí)候,你就可以用“我們姑且說(shuō)…..”Let's just say that…來(lái)開頭,用比較委婉的方式表達(dá)自己的意思.
A:Did Terry get fired because he was a bad worker?
泰瑞被辭退,是因?yàn)樗莻€(gè)壞員工嗎?
B:Let's just say that he wasn't the best employee in the company.
我們姑且說(shuō)他不是公司里秀的員工吧。
A:How was your blind date? Was she pretty? 你相親的結(jié)果如何。她漂亮嗎?
B:Well, let's just say that she's not Vindy Vrawford.
呃,我們姑且說(shuō)她不是辛迪克勞馥吧。
A:John seems kind of dumb, don't you think? 約翰看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)笨,你不覺(jué)得嗎?
B:Well, let's just say he's no Albert Einstein. 呃,我們姑且說(shuō)他不是愛因斯坦吧。
Sleep on it 考慮過(guò)后再做決定
Sleep on it 在字面上的意思是“趁睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候想一想”,也就是指“先不用作決定,等考慮過(guò)后在說(shuō)”,通常當(dāng)他人問(wèn)了你一個(gè)問(wèn)題,而又不逼你馬上作決定的時(shí)候,對(duì)方就會(huì)跟你說(shuō)這一句話:
A:I just don't know whether I need such an expensive car.
我不確定是否需要一部這么貴的車子。
B:That's ok. Sleep on it and give me a call tomorrow.
沒(méi)關(guān)系。你回去考慮一下,明天再打電話給我。
Sleep on it 另一種使用時(shí)機(jī)是,當(dāng)別人問(wèn)你的意見看法,而你一時(shí)無(wú)法回答,你就可以說(shuō)I need to sleep on it. “我得再想一想?!?BR> A:Do you think we should accept Dave's marketing proposal?
你覺(jué)得我們應(yīng)該接受戴夫提的行銷計(jì)劃嗎?
B:I don't know. I need to sleep on it. 我不知道。我得回去想一想。
當(dāng)你說(shuō)話想要含蓄一點(diǎn)的時(shí)候,你就可以用“我們姑且說(shuō)…..”Let's just say that…來(lái)開頭,用比較委婉的方式表達(dá)自己的意思.
A:Did Terry get fired because he was a bad worker?
泰瑞被辭退,是因?yàn)樗莻€(gè)壞員工嗎?
B:Let's just say that he wasn't the best employee in the company.
我們姑且說(shuō)他不是公司里秀的員工吧。
A:How was your blind date? Was she pretty? 你相親的結(jié)果如何。她漂亮嗎?
B:Well, let's just say that she's not Vindy Vrawford.
呃,我們姑且說(shuō)她不是辛迪克勞馥吧。
A:John seems kind of dumb, don't you think? 約翰看起來(lái)有點(diǎn)笨,你不覺(jué)得嗎?
B:Well, let's just say he's no Albert Einstein. 呃,我們姑且說(shuō)他不是愛因斯坦吧。
Sleep on it 考慮過(guò)后再做決定
Sleep on it 在字面上的意思是“趁睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候想一想”,也就是指“先不用作決定,等考慮過(guò)后在說(shuō)”,通常當(dāng)他人問(wèn)了你一個(gè)問(wèn)題,而又不逼你馬上作決定的時(shí)候,對(duì)方就會(huì)跟你說(shuō)這一句話:
A:I just don't know whether I need such an expensive car.
我不確定是否需要一部這么貴的車子。
B:That's ok. Sleep on it and give me a call tomorrow.
沒(méi)關(guān)系。你回去考慮一下,明天再打電話給我。
Sleep on it 另一種使用時(shí)機(jī)是,當(dāng)別人問(wèn)你的意見看法,而你一時(shí)無(wú)法回答,你就可以說(shuō)I need to sleep on it. “我得再想一想?!?BR> A:Do you think we should accept Dave's marketing proposal?
你覺(jué)得我們應(yīng)該接受戴夫提的行銷計(jì)劃嗎?
B:I don't know. I need to sleep on it. 我不知道。我得回去想一想。