Accepting advice接受建议:
Boss: Tom, you're 30 minutes late. This is the third time this week. You've simply got to get here on time. We depend on you to open this office at 9:00.
老板:汤姆,你迟到30分钟,这是这星期的第三次了。你实在应该准时到这儿。我们靠你在9:00开门。
Tom: I'm sorry, but the bus was late.
汤姆:对不起,是公共汽车晚点了。
Boss: In your case the bus is late every day. You absolutely must be here before 9:00. If you can't do that, we'll have to find somebody else who can.
老板:照你来说公共汽车每天都晚点。你必须九点以前到这里。如果你作不到,我们就不得不另找别人来干了。
Tom: OK, I'll try to get here on time.
汤姆:好,我努力准时到这儿。
Accepting and rejecting advice:
People don't always accept advice. However, drect negative responses such as "You are not right" or "I'll not do it" are considered very rude. Try to use forms like "No, I couldn't do that because..." or "That's sounds very good, but...," to show your doubts and objections.
人们经常不接受别人的建议,但是直接拒绝的说“你是不对的”或者“我才不会那么做”是很粗鲁无礼的。可以用“不,我不能那样做,因为...." 或者 “听起来不错,但是....”来表示你的疑怀疑和反对。
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