虽然我们不提倡rote learning,但我们希望你能像native speaker一样表达自如,所以,下面这些口语考试套话请选择性地牢记,他们会让你变成native sperker。
1. 与考官见面用语
不要沉默,不要傻笑,不要hello或hi,破冰很重要,见到考官,请自信地微笑,然后说:
How are you?
Glad to meet you here.
How nice to see you.
Fancy seeing you.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
I’m glad to have had the opportunity to meet you here.
2. 请考官重复问题
听不懂不要紧,总会有补救的办法,就怕你不懂装懂,答非所问:
Sorry, I beg your pardon.
Sorry, would you repeat that please?
Sorry, I didn’t follow what you said. Could you say it again please?
Sorry, I’m not exactly sure what you mean. Could you please rephrase that question / topic?
3.向考官核对问题
如果听完问题似懂非懂,那请多问一句:
Do you mean (that)…?
So what you mean is…, right?
Sorry I don’t quite catch you. You mean…?
If I understand right,….
So am I right in saying…?
Would I be correct in supposing…?
If I’ve got the picture, then…
4.评价考官所提问题
这样既肯定了考官问题的专业性,又给自己留有余地,何乐而不为?
That’s difficult to answer, but (maybe)…
Well, that’s a big issue, but…
I’m sorry, I don’t know much about…but perhaps…
That’s an interesting question…let me see. ll, I suppose that…
Maybe I can answer your question by telling you about a personal experience I had.
5. 回答考官问题
磕巴了,请不要eh, er, e,不是每个考官都知道中国有首诗叫《咏鹅》,请用下面这些填充词来掩盖你的窘迫与局促:
Well,…
You know/see, …
Actually/ In fact/ To be honest, …
How shall I put it, …
Let me think for a second, …
Please give me a few seconds, …
6.重述回答
如果时间还不够,请换个表达再说一遍,但前提是真的有话说:
And that means…
In other words, I am saying that…
Let me put it another way, …
What I’m suggesting/getting at/ trying to say is that…
The point I’m making is that…
Perhaps I should make that clearer by saying…
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say…
7.回答完毕
无话可说时,你可以把问题抛给考官:
Have I given you enough information?
Would you like me to tell you more about…?
Is that all you’d like to know?
Is there anything else you wish to know?
或者直接结束对话:
I’m afraid that’s about as much as I know. I think that’s all.
I can’t think of anything else right now…
8. 最后结束语
作为一个礼仪志邦,基本的礼貌还是要懂的:
Nice talking to you.
That’s very kind of you. Thank you.
Thank you very much for giving me information.
Goodbye. I enjoyed talking to you.
It has been very helpful talking to you. Hope to see you again.
Well, thanks for talking to me and I wish you all the best in your future. Thank you, sir.
以上就是整个口试过程会用到的常用表达,希望众烤鸭跟它们都能混个脸熟。考试加油!!!