2020年06月號 樂活職人
實用職場英文:如何專業的表達「同意」
提供 / EIE美語
身為上班族,在辦公室、社交場合或商務會議中,常需要表達意見。本期英文小教室帶您一起來認識「同意」的專業表達方式。除了yes 以外,還可以透過不同強度的語言來表述喔!
表示同意,看似容易,其實不然。在商務英語中,習慣用特定的說法來表示不同程度的贊同,懂得適時的運用,會讓你的口語表達更顯專業。
一、Strong Agreement 強烈表達同意
I completely/totally/strongly agree.(我相當同意。)
I agree entirely.(我完全同意。)
I’m in total agreement.(我持完全贊同意見。)
二、Neutral Agreement 較中立口吻
I agree.(我同意。)
I think you’re right.(我覺得你是對的。)
三、Partial Agreement 部份贊同
若僅同意其中一部份,並非全然贊成,你可以說——
*I agree up to a point, but...(我同意你的觀點,但…)
Example:
This is a good idea. I agree with you up to a point, but I still have some concerns regarding this matter.(這是個好點子,我同意你的觀點,但我還是有些顧慮。)
*I agree in principle, but…(原則上我同意,但…)
Example:
I agree in principle, but we cannot travel because of COVID-19.(原則上我同意,但因新冠病毒疫情,我們無法成行。)
Scenario:Mark is coming into the office(情境:Mark走進辦公室)
Alan:Hi Mark! How have you been?(嗨,Mark!最近好嗎?)
Sabrina:Wow! Good to see you, Mark.(哇!很開心見到你,Mark)
Mark:Hi guys! It’s good to see you, too. I just got off a meeting. We were planning to hold the company retreat in forest parks this year in July.(嗨!很開心見到你們。我才剛結束一個會議,會中討論今年七月公司的教育訓練預計在森林公園舉辦。)
Sabrina:What a great idea! I agree entirely. We can all engage in social distancing easily if we are all in a forest park.(好主意!我完全同意。若是在森林公園,大家就能輕易的保持社交距離。)
Alan:I like the ‘forest park’ idea. I agree in principle, but I’m not so sure about the month of July. We have an important press conference for a new product launch in July.(我很喜歡「森林公園」這個點子。原則上我贊成,但我不確定七月是不是個好時間點。我們有個重要的新產品上市記者會要在七月舉辦。)
Sabrina:I think you’re right. What about September? September has good weather that isn’t too hot or too cold. Hope COVID-19 is just like seasonal flu and will subside by then.(我想你是對的。那九月如何?九月剛好不冷也不熱。希望新冠病毒像季節性流感一樣,到時候疫情可以趨緩。)(by then = 到時候,到那時以前/到那時為止)
Mark:Totally! I strongly agree. Let me propose this idea to my department head later. Thanks guys.(沒錯!我相當贊同。我等會兒回去向部門主管報告這個想法,謝謝你們。)
Alan:The company retreat this year sounds fun. I’m excited about it.(今年的教育訓練感覺很好玩,我很期待。)
Sabrina:I agree. We’ve never held one in a forest park before......oh no! I’m late for a meeting. I’ve got to go now. Catch you guys up later.(我同意,我們從未在森林公園舉辦過……啊!我有個會議要遲到了,待會再聊。)
Alan:Have a good one.(開會順利。)
Mark:Later!(下回見!)
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