很多人英语听起来不礼貌，因为没有注意到cultural nuances/ˈnjuːɑːnsis/ 文化上的细微差别。

方法一： 加上please

I want more cakes.  （×）

More cakes, please!  （ ✓）

-----Do you need a bag?

-----Yes!  （×）

-----Do you need a bag?

------Yes, please!（ ✓）

方法二：加上thank you

----Would you like some more cakes?

----No   （×）

----Would you like some more cakes?

-----No thank you.  （ ✓）

方法三：加上excuse me

Is this your seat? （×）

Excuse me, is this your seat?  （ ✓）

Can you let me through? （×）

Excuse me, could you let me through? 对不起，能让我过去吗？（ ✓）

I don't think that's true.  （×）

Excuse me, but I don't think that's true. 很抱歉，我认为这不是真的。 （ ✓）

方法四：不聊taboo禁忌话题（很私人的话题,比如涉及到个人形象）

This dress makes you look fat.  这衣服你穿着显胖。（×）

How old are you?  （×）

Are you married yet? （×）

What's your salary? （×）

人们喜欢聊religion and politics 宗教和政治

方法五：多使用情态动词modal verbs

不要用command命令的语气，要suggest，这能缓和说话者的语气soften the speaker's tone， 听起来温和礼貌mild and polite

比如：I want 改成I would like

I would like a strawberry milkshake. 我想要一杯草莓奶昔。

We will 改成We could ,因为will有命令的含义

We could meet for a drink after work.我们可以在下班后见面喝一杯。

Tell me something about your hobby. （×）

I would like to know something about your hobby, please. （ ✓）

方法六：多用疑问句，而不是陈述句

Tell me something about your hobby.（×）

Could you tell me something about your hobby? （ ✓）

Will you tell me something about your hobby? （ ✓）

Do you mind tell me something about your hobby? （ ✓）

Would you mind tell me something about your hobby? （ ✓）

Tell me something about the job position.（×）

Do you know something about the job position? （ ✓）

Do you have any idea of the job position? （ ✓）

Would it be possible to tell me something about the job position? （ ✓）

Is there any chance to tell me something about the job position? （ ✓）

方法七:委婉一些be indirect

Go away! 走开! （×）

Could you give me a minute alone, please? （ ✓）

Can we talk a little later? （ ✓）

That's a bad idea. （×）

I have a few concerns about that.（ ✓）

I'm not sure that's a good idea.（ ✓）

You're wrong. （×）

I think you might be mistaken.（ ✓）

I'm not sure about that.（ ✓）

This food is terrible.  （×）

This isn't my favourite dish.（ ✓）

I wouldn't order this dish again.（ ✓）

You didn't explain the lesson very well. （×）

I didn't understand the lesson very well.（ ✓）

This work is all wrong. （×）

This work could use some improvement.（ ✓）

方法八：拒绝要礼貌，不能直接说no

比如：Could you help me to do it?

No.

I'm afraid I can't.

Sorry, I'm busy.

Sorry, I have a doctor's appointment then.

Maybe some other time?

I wish I could but I have a doctor's appointment then.

I would love to but I have other plans.

Unfortunately, I can't.

I'm sorry to say I'm not free then.

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