一、 如何提出问题 1. I was wondering if you could help me. I d like to know… 2. I wonder if you could tell me… 3. This may sound like a dumb question, but I d like to know… 4. Excuse me, do you know… 5. I hope you don t mind my asking, but I d like to know… 6. Would you mind (very much) telling me… 7. Excuse me, but could I ask you a quick question? 8. Do you happen to know … (你是否碰巧知道…)
二、 回答技巧：如何拖延 1. Well, let me see… 2. Oh, let me think for a minute… 3. I m not sure. I ll have to check… 4. That s a very interesting question.
三、 回答技巧：如何拒绝 1. I m not really sure. 2. I can t answer that one. 3. I m sorry, I really don t know. 4. I ve got no idea. 5. I d like to help you, but… 6. That s something I d rather not talk about just now. 7. Ask me another question. (别问我这个。)
四、 如何获得更多的信息 1. Could you tell me some more about … 2. Would you mind telling me more about … 3. I d like to know more about… 4. Something else I was wondering about was … 5. Something else I d like to know is … 6. Sorry, that s not really what I mean, What I d like to know is… 7. Sorry to keep after you, but could you tell me… 8. Sorry, I don t quite understand why…