課堂討論時(shí)，公司開會(huì)brainstorming時(shí)，同學(xué)聚會(huì)爭論某個(gè)問題時(shí)，都需要我們適時(shí)表達(dá)自己的意見。怎么樣表達(dá)才能讓別人聽到并注意到呢？昨天，我們說了表達(dá)自己意見的不同方式。今天，我們來說說討論時(shí)如何提出疑問。

4. 疑惑追問

Just to clarify,... 我想確認(rèn)一下...

May I ask a follow-up question? 我能就你說的問個(gè)問題嗎？

Could you say more (about it)? 你能多解釋一下嗎？

Could you elaborate on this? 你能詳細(xì)解釋一下嗎？

上述的句子都是在聽了別人的看法之后，不確定自己是否理解正確，所以追問，讓別人詳細(xì)解釋一下。

5. 會(huì)議報(bào)告、演講之后提問

That's an amazing model/useful concept, but it occurred to me that [this/something] might also play a role....Have you considered ...?

Thanks for your talk. I completely agree with your conclusion, but as I'm sure you're aware, Dr. XX explains this in a different way, and I was wondering if you could address her theory.

這種提問的開場白多是肯定之前報(bào)告和演講的意義，然后再提出自己的問題。

?"but as I'm sure you're aware"完全是給對(duì)方一個(gè)臺(tái)階下，可能那個(gè)理論他根本沒有考慮過。但是如果對(duì)方是比較資深的，我們也需要客套一下。

6. 尋求幫助

I was wondering if I could talk to you about...

I was hoping that if I could talk to you about...

I was wondering if it'd be possible that you...

上述句子均表示：不知我是否可用跟您請(qǐng)教.../您可否...

這種句式一般都是用過去時(shí)，在email里面也是如此。而且，雖然was wondering/hoping這種進(jìn)行時(shí)看起來很怪，但是用法就是這樣子的

Sorry to bother you, Professor X.... XX教授，抱歉打擾您。

I realize this is an unusual request... 我知道這樣的要求有些不合常理。

I realize that you are very busy... 我知道您很忙。

Thanks for your time.謝謝您抽出寶貴時(shí)間。

Thanks in advance for your help.先謝謝您的幫助

It would be great if you could... 如果您能夠...那就太好了。（這個(gè)是最常用的，尤其是email里面）

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