语言没有优劣之分,但是说的话却分好坏。无论是老外还是哪里来的地球人,只要是好话,大家都喜欢听。所以,要场上春风得意,除了要学会国际通行的英语之外,还要学会说国际通行的“美言”。
或许你会觉得华生这么说是教你拍马屁。请别误会,这不是鼓励你去无缘无故地刻意奉承别人。俗话说,“无事献殷勤,非奸即盗”。如果一直给别人拍马屁,反而会给别人留下坏印象。不过,这也不是说你就不用在办公室里夸奖别人了——如果你成天板着个脸,尽说别人不太听的,这不也是逼着别人讨厌你吗?
所以,我们要做的是在恰当的场合用恰当的话语来赞美别人,但像“Great”、“Excellent”、“Good job”之类的都太普通了,今天小沃特意为你找来了12句英语句子,有些还是老外专用的俚语俗话,你学了之后就不会在想说好话的时候词穷了。
说好话不一定要在事情出结果之后,学会如何鼓励别人很重要。所以,我们先来学4句鼓励的话:
1. Way to go!
对,就这么做!
(that's the) way to go:a phrase encouraging someone to continue the good work.
2. You’re on target!
加油,你就要做到了!
on target:likely to achieve a target
3. Keep up the good work!
干得好,保持下去!
keep up:to maintain in good condition
4. Nothing can stop you now!
根本停不下来(没人能阻止你了)!
鼓励过后,随着工作的推进,往往会遇到一些困难险阻。这时,如果你的同事需要更多自信,你就可以试着这么赞扬他们:
5. You're a real trooper!
真的勇士,敢于直面人生的困难(你是一个相当坚韧的人)!
(a) real trooper:a person who is willing to participate in difficult situations
6. You're a good sport!
你真是个品格、勇敢大度的人!
(a) good sport:someone who can accept a loss in a competition or can accept being the butt of a joke
7. You're very talented!
你真是太有才了!
8. How thoughtful of you!
你真是太有想法了!
如果你能帮助别人成功那就再好不过了。不过这还没完,适当给别人用好话庆贺一下,同事之间的关系自然更加融洽,工作也更愉快了:
9. You've got what it takes!
你真有一手!
have what it takes / have got what it takes:to have the skills, power, intelligence, etc., to do something
10. I knew you had it in you!
我就知道你有这个本事!
have it in you:to have a particular quality or ability
11. You've outdone yourself!
简直超神了(超越自我了)!
outdone:to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
12. Give yourself a pat on the back!
干得漂亮,值得庆贺(为你自己庆祝一下)!
pat on the back:to congratulate. if you give someone a pat on the back, you praise them for something good that they have done
怎么样,学了上面这12句话以后,是不是觉得自己的嘴巴更“甜”了,同事们也更喜欢你了?不过拍马屁要适度,过度的话就变成阿谀奉承了。在办公室培养融洽、和谐、愉快的工作气氛,无论对你还是对同事来说都是好事。希望今天华生的这些内容能帮助你场上更加如沐春风,如鱼得水。
如果你觉得这些话比较实用的话,也请记得给朋友们学学。