學會說話藝術　為您贏得好人緣

　　「說話」是一門藝術，溫和委婉的溝通方式，能搭起友誼的橋樑、維繫良好的互動；相反的，太過尖銳的言詞，不但傷害人際關係，也會帶來負面影響。本期「英文小教室」要告訴您，如何運用優雅的詞彙，讓聊天不再卡卡！

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　　在職場上，面對比較不如人意的狀況時，應避免使用未經修飾、刺耳或粗魯的語句，尤其要給予他人建議或批評時，若能透過正面積極的詞彙，再搭配一個否定的修飾語，即可優化表達方式，讓對方更願意傾聽。

Vocabulary （詞彙）

（x）ugly- unpleasant or repulsive in appearance（醜陋的、令人厭惡）

（✓）not very attractive（較不吸引人）

 

（x）boring- tedious, dull, monotonous（無趣、乏味、單調的）

（✓）not particularly interesting（較不具吸引力的）

 

（x）confusing- difficult to understand, perplexing（艱澀難懂的）

（✓）not very clear（不夠明確、不夠清晰）

 

（x）a waste of time- useless or profitless activity（浪費時間）

（✓）not a good use of time（未能妥善利用時間）

 

句型：am/is/are/was/were + not + very +（positive adjective）

Examples（例句）

（x）This is a bad idea.

（✓）This is not a very good idea.

 

（x）The product is expensive.

（✓）The product is not very affordable.

 

（x）The facilities were dirty.

（✓）The facilities were not very clean.

 

Conversation（情境對話）

Steven：I'm disappointed in the location of our hotel. This is a really ugly part of Manila.（這間飯店的視野不好，放眼望去馬尼拉的醜陋顯露無遺。）

Hillary：I have to agree with you. This section of the city is not very attractive.（我也這麼認為，這景色的確不夠吸睛。）

Steven：I really liked the first speaker today, but that second presenter was boring. I couldn't understand his presentation; it was totally confusing.（我好喜歡今天的第一位演講者，但第二位就枯燥無味極了，我完全聽不懂。）

Hillary：You're right. His presentation was not particularly interesting, and it was also not very clear.（對，他的簡報較不具吸引力，論述也沒有很清晰。）

Steven：I really hope this conference doesn't turn out to be a waste of time.（我真不希望這次的商務會議變成在浪費時間。）

Hillary: We're missing three full days of work, so it would be a shame if this isn't a good use of our time.（我們整整耗費了三個工作天，如果未能妥善利用就太可惜了。）

 

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