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2020年05月號 乐活职人

实用职场英文:Likes, Dislikes, and Preferences

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  不论在职场或是社交场合,我们都希望自己能流畅的表达己见。本期英文小教室将为您示范,如何适当又准确的表达自己的喜好。


一、透过差异性表达喜好
  在日常对话中,适当的「表达喜好」,能帮助对话顺利进行,因此常用likes来表达「特别」的偏好,强调个别的差异性,激荡出更多的话题,不过,若是喜好的事物不够特别,不足以看出差异性,反而会影响谈话的效果喔!

*差异较低的例子
I like delicious food.(我喜欢吃美味的食物。)
I like to laugh.(我喜欢笑。)
I like to sleep.(我喜欢睡觉。)
  上述例子中,美味的食物、爱笑、睡觉休息等,是大部分人都喜欢或需要的,过於广泛,也不够具体,无法产生个别差异性,容易在社交中变成「句点王」。

*差异性较高的例子
I like to dance.(我喜欢跳舞。)
I like going to the beach.(我喜欢去海边。)
I like Italian food.(我喜欢义大利餐。)
  上述例子能具体表达出自身的喜好,在社交中展现自己的特点,也可顺利让话题延伸。

温馨小提醒:避免台式英文
「我很喜欢巧克力」该怎麽说?
1. (   X  ) I very like chocolates.
2. (   V  ) I love chocolates.
3. (   V  ) I like chocolates very much.
4. (   V  ) I very much like chocolates.(较英式的用法)
  英文不会以very like来表示非常喜欢,可以用简单的love或very much来陈述。

二、表达偏好
  在商务社交或首次见面的场合中,不适合使用过於极端的字眼来表达喜好,较常使用prefer或rather来代替dislike,说明自己对某些事物不甚喜好。

*错误的说法
I don’t like coffee.(我不喜欢喝咖啡。)
I dislike coffee.(我讨厌咖啡。)

*正确的说法
I prefer water/tea/orange juice.(我比较喜欢水/茶/柳橙汁。)
I would rather to have a meeting today, if that is ok.(如果可以,我宁可今天进行会议。)


Scenario 1:After a business seminar(情境一:商务研讨会之後)
Mark:How do you like the seminar?(你觉得这次的研讨会如何?)
Sabrina:It’s very useful and informative. I quite like it.(资讯丰富且实用,我十分喜欢。)(quite= very,非常)
Mark:I feel the same way. By the way, I’d like to grab a quick bite before heading back to the office.  Would you like to come? (我也觉得。喔,对了,我想先吃一点东西再回公司,要一起来吗?)
Sabrina:Sounds like a plan. What’s in your mind?(听起来不错,你想吃甚麽?)
Mark:I’m thinking Thai food, what do you think?(泰国菜如何?)
Sabrina:Actually, I’m not a big fan of Thai food. It’s a little too spicy for me. I prefer Italian food to Thai food.(其实,我不太热衷於吃泰国菜,它对我来说有一点太辣了。我喜欢义大利菜多过於泰国菜。)(not a big fan= not interested,很有风度的表达婉拒)
Mark:Brilliant. I know a great Italian bistro around the area. Let’s go.(好极了,我知道附近有一间很棒的义大利餐酒馆,我们走吧!)

Scenario 2:Ready to Order(情境二:准备点餐)
Sabrina:Wow! What a great Italian bistro. Good choice Mark.(哇!Mark,你真会选,这真是一间很棒的义大利餐酒馆。)
Mark:You should try their Caesar salad to start with. (你应该先试试他们的凯萨沙拉。)(to start with= first,一开始)
Sabrina:They all look good to me.  I’ll go with Caesar salad for now.(它们的菜看起来都好好吃,我想先来一份凯萨沙拉。)
Mark:Their iced dripped coffee is recommended. (他们的冰滴咖啡也很推荐喔!)
Sabrina:I’ve already had two cups of coffee at the seminar this morning. I’d rather to have fresh juice than another cup. (在研讨会上我已经喝了二杯咖啡,我比较想喝新鲜的果汁。)
Mark:Then you should try their passion fruit smoothie.(那你应该要试试他们的热带水果奶昔冰沙。)
Sabrina:That’s it Mark. Let’s take the order.(就是它了,我们来点餐吧!)

Grammar Tips(文法补给站)

*prefer的用法
1. 表达比较喜欢某件事物=prefer+名词/不定词或动名词
Example:
In the afternoon, I prefer tea.(下午时段我比较喜欢喝茶。)
Actually, I prefer having Americano in the morning.(事实上,早上我比较喜欢喝美式咖啡。)
He prefers to work in a team.(他比较喜欢在团队里工作。)
I prefer taking/to take a job with flexible working hours.(我比较喜欢具有弹性工时的工作。)

2.做两个事物的比较=prefer A to/over B(A和B都为动名词或名词)
Example:
He prefers tea to coffee.(他喜欢茶胜过咖啡)
I prefer Chinese food to Italian food.(我喜欢中国菜胜过义大利。)
As for leisure activities, Johnson prefers playing guitar over playing basketball.(提到休闲活动,Johnson喜欢弹吉他胜过打蓝球。)

*rather的用法
1.比较A&B的优劣顺序=A Rather than B(放在前面的项目是较偏好的)
Example:In my opinion, it’s easier to hold a teleconference today rather than to meet in person next week.(我的建议是,今天召开视讯会议比安排下周再面对面会议更容易。)

2.做两个事物的比较=rather A than B
Example:He’d rather go to bed than watch the basketball game.(他宁可睡觉胜过看篮球赛。)

3. 宁可做某事=would rather+原型动词
Example:I would rather stay home on a rainy day.(下雨天我宁可待在家里。)

*prefer+ rather的用法
表达喜欢A胜过B=prefer to A rather than B=would rather A than B(A和B都为原型动词,不过would rather A than B的口气更接近「宁愿做某事也不要做另一件」)
Example:
Douglas prefers to go hiking rather than play video games.(Douglas 喜欢去爬山健行胜过玩电玩。)
Douglas would rather go hiking than play video games.(Douglas 宁可去爬山健行也不要玩电玩。)

  以上英文教学由EIE美语提供,英文课程谘询请洽:EIE Institute Belle Yin(Tel: (02) 8773-6828 Ext. 368;Email: belle@eie.com.tw

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