1:轉(zhuǎn)折用though替換but
在句子里要用到but 的時(shí)候,我們可以用though來(lái)替換,瞬間檔次就會(huì)提高了,比如說(shuō):
His life is not happy. He is rich, though.
We went there. It was raining, though.
2:多用副詞
例如exactly, basically, necessarily這些副詞可以加強(qiáng)或者緩和語(yǔ)氣,同時(shí)也可以給我們一個(gè)緩沖和思考的時(shí)間里,更準(zhǔn)確的表達(dá)我們的真實(shí)想法。例如:
That is exactly what I want to talk about today
Tell me exactly where he is.
Basically speaking, I think the advertisements are beneficial to people’s life.
I do not think it is necessarily the case.
3:使用從句
使用從句使得自己的口語(yǔ)表達(dá)更加高大上,當(dāng)我們對(duì)使用的從句把握不大的時(shí)候,不妨試試不是特別容易出錯(cuò)的同位語(yǔ)從句,比如說(shuō):
We heard the news that the Chinese team won the Olympic champion.
The fact that the money has gone does not mean it was stolen.
4:強(qiáng)調(diào)句式
強(qiáng)調(diào)句式用起來(lái),增加語(yǔ)法的廣度
例如一個(gè)經(jīng)常用到的句式:
It is widely acknowledged that we are living in a competitive and fast-pacing society.
5:用tend to替換most of
當(dāng)你想說(shuō)most of… 的時(shí)候,不妨改口成tend to,瞬間就會(huì)讓你的口語(yǔ)出彩。例如:
With the development of the technology, people tend to shop online.
6:避免過(guò)多使用very
在口語(yǔ)中,very這個(gè)詞已經(jīng)很多人在用,為了避免隨大流,我們可以用pretty來(lái)代替。例如:
I am pretty sure about the news that an accident happened near our school yesterday.
I think it is pretty strange.
還有instead of saying “very angry”,you can use the word “furious”。
那同理,如果我們想表達(dá)a little + adj.,也可以找到相應(yīng)的更傳神的形容詞,例如:tipsy = a little drunk
7:形容詞前加副詞
如果實(shí)在想不到高大上的形容詞了,就用一個(gè)副詞來(lái)加強(qiáng)一下情感,例如:
It is extremely difficult for me to finish this task.
He is intellectually strong but physically weak.
8:避免生硬地說(shuō)NO
同學(xué)們?cè)诨卮鹂脊賳?wèn)題的時(shí)候可能會(huì)覺(jué)得直接地說(shuō)出一個(gè)否定的答案會(huì)使得自己的答案過(guò)于絕對(duì),因此可以采取一些比較委婉的說(shuō)法,比如說(shuō):
-Are there any foreign students in tour class?
-Not that I'm aware of, no.
(至少)我不知道。(潛臺(tái)詞:可能有,不過(guò)我不知道。)
-Have you ever stayed up all night playing with your friends?
-Not that I can think of, no.
我想不到。(潛臺(tái)詞:可能有,不過(guò)我暫時(shí)想不到,暫時(shí)記不起來(lái)。)
-Do you like hanging out with your friends?
-Well, not really. I'm more of an quiet person。
(注意,在回答yes 或者no 的問(wèn)題時(shí),不應(yīng)該只說(shuō)一個(gè)yes 或者no,應(yīng)該用一兩句話(huà)解釋一下原因。)
9:考場(chǎng)上要學(xué)會(huì)用“mean”
“I mean”可以用來(lái)解釋剛剛自己發(fā)表的觀點(diǎn)的原因,比如,這個(gè)也可以有很靈活的變體:and by… I mean…,比如:
I do not like colorful clothes, I mean, those clothes make me look childish.
He has a gorgeous wife, and by wife I mean mistress. (此例子完全為了解釋用法…)
“You mean+個(gè)人對(duì)問(wèn)題的理解…?”該句式可以在考官向你提問(wèn)后,你為了向他確定自己對(duì)問(wèn)題的理解是否正確的時(shí)候用。這樣的話(huà),我們就可以避免使用pardon, I’m sorry等讓考官覺(jué)得你是沒(méi)有聽(tīng)懂提問(wèn)的詞語(yǔ)。
注意:一般這樣問(wèn),是已經(jīng)理解了八九不離十,如果真的完全沒(méi)聽(tīng)懂問(wèn)題,請(qǐng)用以下句式:
Sorry, I didn't really get your point. 不好意思我沒(méi)有太懂你的意思,能在重復(fù)一下子不?
Sorry, could you slow down, please? 不好意思您能把語(yǔ)速放慢點(diǎn)兒不?
Sorry, can you rephrase the question, please? 不好意思您能解釋一下剛才的問(wèn)題不?(就是問(wèn)題里面有生詞,此時(shí)無(wú)論考官repeat幾遍問(wèn)題,你也不可能懂,所以需要麻煩他rephrase改述一下問(wèn)題)