原来掌握这一点能大大提高口语!
大家平时以为口语好就是流利,词汇好,语法不犯错之类的,其实你就算一点都不停顿,还是会被认为不流利的,因为不自然。就算是你词汇很好,常常说英语中的成语还是会被认为讲得很假,不自然。就算语法一点错误都不犯,没有这一点还是觉得不自然(小声说:而且我觉得你也很难办到一点语法错误不犯。)咳咳,好了,那到底是什么呢?那就是英语中的模糊语啦~~~它们可以让你略掉不必要的细节,让你不用费力去想每个单词,同时让听者更自在。
比如:
--What did you do yesterday?
--Just some stuff at home.
而不是I cleaned my home. I did my assignment. I watched TV.
1 thing, stuff (注意stuff不可数哈)
I'm going into the city centre to buy some stuff.
Give me that thing to clean the window.
Don't forget to take your things with you.
We're only going for two days, so we don't need much stuff.
Every time I move apartments, I throw loads of stuff away.
2 用lots of, loads of , a few, a couple等替代具体数字,一般来说都不会说出那个具体数字的,除非这个数字非常重要。
They sent me 34 emails yesterday.
换成They sent me loads of emails yesterday.
I saw six of my old school friends last night.
换成I saw a few of my old school friends last night.
I have to finish three more things, and then we can go.
换成I have to finish a couple more things, and then we can go.
3 列举完一两个点之后就说and stuff like that, ans something like that, and stuff,而不是把所有的点,比如七八个点全说出来,这样特别像机器人,也不礼貌,因为人家不愿意听你的每一个细节。
比如 We went to the beach, did some sightseeing and things like that.
4 用一些indirect language,毕竟direct language听起来不礼貌,好像在批评别人
I'm not interested in it.
换成That's not really my thing.
I choose to watch something else.
换成 I’d kind of prefer to watch something else.
Come to my place at four o'clock.
换成You could come to my place around four o'clock.
It's cold in here.
换成 It's kind of cold in here.
Can I have some milk? The food is spicy.
换成Can I have some milk? The food is kind of spicy.
I just want to stay in tonight.
换成 I kind of just want to stay in tonight.
5 忘掉了一些东西的时候
What does this thingy do?
You can use this little whatsit to take the back off your phone.
I found a little metal thingamajig /'θɪŋəmɪdʒɪɡ/in my desk drawer. No idea where it came from.
6 忘了词或者人名的时候(但通常指忘了另外第三个人的名字,不要当着对方说哈)
I've got a meeting with whatsisface from the ad company tomorrow.
whatsisface=what is his face
(这个来源已经追溯不清了,表示男的某某,换成女生可以说whatserface)
He's moving in with whatsername---that girl he met at his friend's wedding.
whatsername=what's her name
whatsisname=what's his name
友情提醒:以上模糊语是不能用在写作中的哦!