表扬别人时用词恰当,既能起到激励的效果,又不会让对方产生骄傲情绪;批评别人时则要视对方的性格和犯错的严重程度而定,有时点到为止,有时也可以言辞激烈些。
Dialogue 1
A: Jim, your idea really helped us a lot!/吉姆,你的点子真是帮了我们大忙了。
B: Thank you. This program is working really well./谢谢。这个程序进行很顺利。
A: Yes. You are a great programmer./是啊。你是个很好的程序员。
Dialogue 2
A: Did you read the business letter I wrote, Lisa?/我写的那封商业信你看这吗,莉莎?
B: Yes, I did./是的,我看过了。
A: Then what do you think about it? Are there any mistakes?/那么你觉得怎么样?有什么错误吗?
B: No mistakes at all, Linda. You have done it excellently./什么错误也没有,琳达,你写得非常好。
A: Really? Thank you!/真的吗?谢谢!