Youropinion:Ourperformancewaspoor.Yousay:Wouldyouagreethatonthewhole,ourperformancewasntverygood?Youhaveusedthestrategies_____tobemorepolite.
No.1Avoidnegativeadjectivesbyusinganegativeverbwithapositiveadjective.;No.3Turnastatementintoaquestion.;No.4Usegeneralandcautiouslanguage,e.g.onthewhole,ingeneral,tendto,might,etc.
举一反三
- Ifyouwanttogivemoredetailstosomethingthathasbeensaid,yousay:“I’dliketo__________onthebackgroundinformationofthisproject.”
- ______yousay,itisimpolitetouseherteacupwithoutaskingforpermission. A: Whichever B: Whatever C: Whenever D: However
- WhatisexactlyalieIsitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrueOrisitsomethingmorethanthatForexample,supposeafriendwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou,yousay,"IwishtohelpyoubutI‘mshortofmoneymyself."Infact,youarenotshortofmoneybutyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtsandyoudon"twanttohurthisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthisreallyalie A: aliethatiscompletelyunbelievable B: aliethatistoldwithagoodwill C: aliethatisalwaysbelievable D: aliethatoftenhasanevilpurpose
- Youareonthebeachandyouwanttoknowthetime.Youspeaktoastranger,andaftersaying“Excuseme,”yousay:“______” A: what’sthetime? B: mayyoutellmethetime,please? C: I’dliketoknowthetime,thankyou. D: couldtellmethetime,please?
- If you don’t have a name card when your business partner asks for it, what can yousay? A: Sorry, I’ve just used up my name card. B: As I am only a small potato in our company, I haven’t got any card of my own. C: Sorry, I don’t have any cards.