礼貌用语
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01
如何礼貌地用英语表达“你错了”？
You're wrong 这个说法语气有点居高临下。Wrong在表示错误时，强调一点都不对，语气有点强硬。其实英语中有很多更委婉地表达对方错了的说法，可以参考以下几个原则。
一些可以替换掉wrong的正面的词：
• oversight n. 疏忽, 失察
• slip up v. 疏忽，出差错
• hiccup n. 暂时的小问题
• confusion n. 困惑, 糊涂
• bump n. 碰到困难或障碍
• hurdle n. 障碍
• challenge n. 挑战，质疑
要多使用一些程度较轻微的词汇：
• slight adj. 轻微的，少量的
• little
• a bit of
• minor adj. 较小的, 较少的, 低级的, 次要的
• a few
例：
• This may create a slight hurdle for us
这可能会给我们制造一个小小的障碍
• There's been a little confusion about ...
关于……有一点困惑
• It seems there was a bit of an oversight regarding ...
关于...似乎有一点疏忽
• It looks like we may have hit a bump with ...
看起来我们可能遇到了...的障碍
• There are a few sections of the report that need to be changed
报告中有几个部分需要修改
• A minor slip up has surfaced
一个小错误浮出水面
• There have been a few hiccups along the way
在这一过程中也出现了一些小问题
避免对犯错的人直接说“你...(怎么样)”
• There's been an oversight
有些小的疏忽
• There may have been some confusion
这里可能有些混乱
• It seems like we've hit a bump
我们似乎遇到了困难
提出积极的建议，而不是直接指出错误
• Let's recheck the statement together
我们一起重新核对一下报表
• Let's look at it again later as it needs a little revision
我们稍后再看它，因为它需要一点修改
• We'll need to make a few minor adjustments/ amendments
我们需要做一些微调
02
“口误”可不是mouth wrong!
口误的正确表达方式：a slip of the tongue
例：
I called her new boyfriend by her previous boyfriend's name - it was just a slip of the tongue.
我叫她的新男友时喊成了她前任男友的名字——那只是一个口误。
03
关心别人，不要问What's wrong with you?
以前，老师都教我们：What's wrong with you? 的意思是：“你怎么了？”，字面是没错可真正的意思差的远了去了！在国外人们说这句话就相当于在问：你有病吗？
正确关心人的方法：
What's wrong?
What's going on?
What's up?
What's the matter?
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