假如现在要打电话订披萨,发现对方那边音量太小、说话太快,听不懂他在说什么,要如何表达,才能让对方理解你的意思呢?
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1、音量篇(volume)
当你发现对方说话太小声了,你可以说:
1)Could you speak a little louder, please? 你可以说大声一点吗?
could表示礼貌(a polite way of speaking),是一种客气的说法;louder是副词loud的比较级,表示更大声。
当然,你也可以说:
2)Sorry, what did you say? 对不起,你刚刚说什么?
did是do的过去式,表示刚刚。因为是要求对方重复说过的话,所以要用过去时态。
或是:
3)Please speak up. I can’t hear you very well. 请说大声一点,我听不清楚。
speak up表示音量加大
2、速度篇(speed)
当你发现对方说话速度太快(speak too fast)时,你可以说:
1)I’m struggling/fighting to understand. Please could you speak slower?我听不太懂,你能再说慢一点吗?
struggle,动词(v.),表示挣扎。 struggle to do sth. 挣扎着做某事,意思就是很费劲啦。
slower是副词slow的比较级,表示更慢。
3、还是听不懂怎么办?要求对方重复一遍(repeat)
1)Sorry, would you mind repeating that, please?
would you mind 是另一种委婉用法,也是表达客气、礼貌的意思,你介意……吗?
需要注意的是,mind后面接V-ing,即mind doing sth. 介意做某事
4、或者你可以直接和对方说,你听不懂
1)I’m sorry. I didn’t quite catch that. 不好意思,我不是很明白
not quite表示没有很
catch的原意是抓,比如棒球里面的捕手叫catcher,接到球了叫catch a ball。这里的 “catch”表示知道,明白,就是understand的意思。
5、最后你发现他们只卖素的……
1)Did you say that you only do vegetarian pizzas? 你说你只做素披萨吗?
vegetarian表示素食者(n.)、素食的(adj.),是由蔬菜vegetable变来的。
或
2)You said that you only do vegetarian pizzas. Is that right?
Did you say (that)…? 和You said… Is that right? 这两种句型表达的都是一个意思,是用于确认对方所说过的话。
Could you speak a little louder, please?
Sorry, what did you say?
Please speak up. I can’t hear you very well.
I’m struggling/fighting to understand. Please could you speak slower?
Sorry, would you mind repeating that, please?
I’m sorry. I didn’t quite catch that.
Did you say that you only do vegetarian pizzas?
You said that you only do vegetarian pizzas. Is that right?
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