向某人提出建議有點兒像提出忠告。但要記住,你提出的只是一個建議,而不是命令。
Making a suggestion提建議
Direct直接的
1.What about……?……怎么樣/如何?
2.Shall we……?……好嗎?
3.Why don't you……?你何不……?
Indirect(polite/diplomatic)間接的(禮貌的/外交辭令的)1.Why don't we……?我們何不……?
2.Perhaps we should……我們也許應該……
3.Perhaps we could……我們也許可以……
4.Couldn't we……?我們不能……嗎?
5.I think we should……我想我們可以……
6.I suggest that we……我建議……
7.Let's go to……讓我們去……吧。
8.What about……?……怎么樣/如何?
9.How about……?……怎么樣/如何?
10.How about going to……?去……怎么樣/如何?
11.Let's……讓我們……吧。
Asking for a suggestion尋求建議
1.How do you think we should deal with this?你認為我們應該如何處理此事?
2.What do you think is the best way forward?你認為什么是最好的出路?
3.I'm not sure how to resolve this.What do you think/suggest?我確定不了如何處理此事。你有什么想法/建議?
4.What do you suggest I do?你認為我該怎么做?
5.What would you suggest?你有什么建議嗎?
6.What should I do?我應該怎么辦?
7.What would you do if you were me?如果你是我,你會怎么做?
Subject:Just a suggestion
Dear Tom,
You did a great job with your presentation yesterday. Your visuals were especially effective;however, I would like to make one suggestion.A few of your jokes were inappropriate to your audience.Though seemingly funny, off-color humor can quickly alienate people.I would eliminate that kind of humor when addressing a business gathering.There are enough“clean”jokes left to spice up a presentation that do not risk offending your audience.
Hope you don't mind some friendly advice.
Yours,
Richard Wu
親愛的湯姆:
你昨天的演示報告做得很好。你的視像資料非常有效果,但是,我想提一點兒建議,你有幾處笑料做得不太適合聽眾。雖然聽起來很好笑,但是庸俗的玩笑很快就會使人反感。當我在商務聚會的場合講話時,我是不會采用這種幽默方式的。除去這幾處,你報告中其余的那些“凈口”笑料也足夠給演示報告增添趣味,而且不會冒得罪聽眾的風險。
希望你不介意這些善意的忠告。
理查德·吳謹上