和外国人说英语紧张突然卡壳？这几个金句教你沉着应对！

很多时候，我们与人交流的时候，话到嘴边，却突然卡住；别沮丧，即便是native speaker都会出现这种情况。

比如Facebook的泄密门，扎克伯格面对55位议员5小时的轮番轰炸，也有抵挡不住的时候，但他们通常会机智救场，利用一些金句给自己争取宝贵的思考时间。

今天就和大家分享一组美国人都爱用的“卡壳”金句，一定要记好了，说不定某个时候，就可以让你避免忘词的尴尬。

1、What's the word I'm looking for?

What's the word I'm looking for？Don't remind me！

在很多正式的演讲中，都会听到这句话。

一般而言，说这句话的时候不是真的在提问，而是在给自己时间过渡。这句话幽默诙谐，不失为演讲、正式交流时危机救场的一个金句，同时还可以证明你正在努力的思考。

2、How should I put it?

How should I put it? 用哪些华丽的词汇才能表达我的想法呢？

奥巴马在某次演讲中卡壳了，就说过这句话，这句话给人的感觉是你正在寻找最恰当的表达方式，同时也提醒对方，你接下来要讲的内容是比较复杂的，所以需要一段时间去思考如何描述。

3、It's on the tip of my tongue.

Tip of my tongue，意思为“舌头边”。

我想说的就在嘴边，但就是想不起来了，我也很无奈啊~

4、I just had it.

如果前一秒还记得，但突然忘了要说的，可以说：I just had it，我刚才还记得的。

有同学就问了，可以用“I forgot”吗？

在正式场合，尽量不要用诸如“I forgot”以及“What am I trying to say?”之类的表达，他们都不是最佳的填充对话空白的方式，因为这个说法让你显得心不在焉，给人你不是很想聊天的感觉。

当然，如果你真的不想与对方聊天，那么不管怎么说都是可以的。

5、It's just not coming to me.

如果你想了半天，还是想不起来要说的，可以说：

It's just not coming to me，算了，怎么都想不起来啊，然后把话题转移到其他的方面去就可以了。

也可以说It slipped my mind:我疏忽了。

6、I'm having a senior moment.

中国人喜欢自嘲以避免将要来临的尴尬，这种方法在欧美也是屡试不爽。比如你实在想不到你要说啥，就可以说 ：

I'm having a senior moment，哎呀，年纪大了，记性不好，忘词了~

年轻人忘词的时候，也可以开玩笑这么说哦~

这些“解卡”的表达不要重复的用同一个，可以想象一下，如果一个外国人一下子卡词了，然后一直不停地说“那个”“这个”，是什么感觉？

4000 Essential English Words 1

Unit 19 Shipwrecked

Paul Nation

Unit 21 Word List

appear /ə'pɪə/ 出现，露面

base /beɪs/ 以…作根据，基于

brain /breɪn/ 脑（子）

career[kəˈrɪəz]n.生涯;职业;经历;事业v.(尤指失控地)猛冲，疾驰，飞奔career的第三人称单数和复数

clerk /klɑːk/ 书记员；办事员；职员

effort /ˈefət/ 努力，艰难的尝试

enter /'entə/ 进入

excellent /'eksələnt/ 极好的，优秀的

hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/ 英雄，勇士，男主角

hurry /'hʌri/ 赶快，慌忙

inform /ɪnˈfɔːm/ 告诉；通知

later /'leɪtə/ 以后，后来

leave /liːv/ 离去，出发

locate[ləʊˈkeɪtɪd]adj.位于;坐落在v.找出…的准确位置;确定…的准确地点;把…安置在(或建造于);创办于(某地)locate的过去分词和过去式

nurse /nɜːs/ 护士

operation /ɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ 手术，操作

pain /peɪn/ 疼痛，疼

refuse /rɪ'fjuːz/ 拒绝

though /ðəʊ/ 虽然…，尽管…

various /ˈveərɪəs/ 各种各样的，不同的

短文阅读

Kate

I first met 8-year-old Katy on a rainy afternoon. I was a nurse at a hospital. The clerk at the desk told me about Katy. She was there because she felt a lot of pain. The doctors located a problem at the base of her brain. I knew she was special, even before she got better. I’ll always remember Katy as a hero.

When I entered Katy’s room, she was not in her bed. She was in a chair next to Tommy, a little boy. Though Katy did not feel well, she was playing with Tommy and his toys. It took a lot of effort for her just to sit in the chair. But she played with Tommy because it made him happy.

Katy was always smiling and never appeared to be in pain. She refused to just lie in bed. One day I found her painting a picture. Later, she gave it to one of the older patients. Another day she went outside to get flowers for another sick little girl. Katy made everyone smile.

The doctors hurried to fix the problem in Katy’s brain. The operation was successful! The doctors informed the hospital staff of the good news. Katy was fine. She soon felt excellent. She got better and was able to leave the hospital a month later.

I have had a long career as a nurse. I have met many patients. However, I have never met another girl like Katy. Even after she got well, she still came to the hospital. She played various games with the young patients. She read many books to the older patients. Katy’s kind heart helped her get better so quickly. She is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital.

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