填充語與轉折
填充語(Fillers)是說話時用來爭取思考時間的詞,例如 well、let me see;轉折語(Discourse Markers)是用來連接想法、改變話題或強調重點的詞,例如 actually、by the way、anyway。母語人士說話時大量使用這些詞,學會之後,你的英語會聽起來更自然、更流暢,也不必害怕一時想不出下一句。
爭取思考時間
與其沉默或一直說「嗯……」,不如用下面的說法讓對方知道你在思考:
| 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|
| Well... | 嗯…… |
| Let me see... | 我想想…… |
| Let me think about that for a second. | 讓我想一下。 |
| That's a good question. | 這是個好問題。 |
| How can I put this? | 該怎麼說呢? |
| What's the word? | 那個字怎麼說來著? |
補充、修正與強調
| 英文 | 用法 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| Actually | 修正或說出意外的事 | Actually, I've never been there. |
| I mean | 補充說明自己剛說的話 | It was good. I mean, not amazing, but good. |
| You know | 拉近距離、確認對方理解 | It's that new café, you know, the one near the station. |
| Basically | 簡化說明 | Basically, we need to start over. |
| To be honest | 說出真心話 | To be honest, I didn't like the ending. |
| Kind of / Sort of | 讓語氣不那麼絕對 | I'm kind of tired today. |
轉換或回到話題
| 英文 | 中文 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| By the way | 順帶一提 | By the way, did you get my message? |
| Speaking of... | 說到…… | Speaking of food, have you had lunch yet? |
| Anyway | 總之、話說回來 | Anyway, where was I? |
| So | 開啟新話題或做結論 | So, what are your plans for the weekend? |
表示有在聽
聽別人說話時,適時加上簡短的回應,對方會覺得你有在認真聽:
- Uh-huh.(嗯嗯。)
- I see.(我懂了。)
- Right.(對。)
- Oh, really?(喔,真的嗎?)
- No way!(不會吧!)
- That's interesting.(真有趣。)
不要過度使用
填充語能讓英語更自然,但每句都加 like、you know 或 actually,反而會讓人覺得囉嗦或不確定。正式報告與面試時,用 Let me think... 這類完整的說法比 um、like 更好。
對話範例:聊最近看的影集
| 角色 | 英文 | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| A | So, have you watched anything good lately? | 那,你最近有看什麼好看的嗎? |
| B | Let me see... Oh, I just finished that new detective series. | 我想想……喔,我剛看完那部新的偵探影集。 |
| A | Really? How was it? | 真的嗎?好看嗎? |
| B | It was good. I mean, the ending was kind of weird, but I enjoyed it. | 不錯。我是說,結局有點怪,但我看得很開心。 |
| A | Speaking of detective shows, have you seen the one set in London? | 說到偵探劇,你看過背景在倫敦的那部嗎? |
| B | Actually, I haven't. Is it worth watching? | 其實還沒,值得看嗎? |
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