你可能要问,为什么说话时要含糊其词?我们学英语不是要准确表达出自己的想法吗?
其实,模糊语是英语口语中的重要组成部分。你有没有遇到过这种情况:想不起事情发生的具体的时间,某人说过什么话或者这个人长什么样?
这些情况下,模糊语就起重要作用了,甚至可以“挽救”你!你要让别人听起来你知道你谈论的事情,而当有人寻求建议时,你也可以不用伤害他们的情感。
kind of or sort of:
Your accent sounds kind of British.
你的口音有些像英国人。
I’m sort of unemployed right now.
我现在失业了。
That guy was kind of rude.
那个家伙有些粗鲁。
如果有人问你,Hey , do you like Funk music?
你可以回答: kind of.
ish结尾的词
描述人们的特征,颜色和时间时,使用ish后缀
如果我想描述一个红头发的朋友,但不完全是红色的,我可以说 He has reddish hair.
同理,高矮或者肥胖可以用tallish或者fattish。
如果你想描述一个你记不起具体样子的人,可以说
yeah, I remember that guy, he’s kind of shortish/tallish and has lightish/darkish hair.
看到了吧,这种描述可以指任何一个人。
About / Or So
描述数字和时间用about,估计和大约用or so.
比如: I will get there at about 2.30.
大约2点半到。
There will be about 100 people at the next happy hour.
到时候可能会有100人左右。
I have about 20 cousins.
我有20来个表兄弟。
He’s about 2 metres tall.
他能有2米高。
I’m going to Australia for 3 weeks or so.
我这次会去澳大利亚3个星期左右。
I’ve been in line for 2 hours or so.
我排队排了2个小时左右。
Blah Blah Blah
我们说blah blah blah,是避免去说无聊的故事内容或模仿你觉得烦人的人。
其他的表达
It’s difficult to say, but I think I’ll get there at around 10 p.m.
很难讲,但是我觉得应该会在晚上10点左右到达吧。
I’m not too sure, but I guess he’s British by his accent.
我不确定,但是通过口音我猜他是英国人。
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