在上次的开言英语会议中,有一位同事是这样发言的:
OpenLanguage is a great product. It has video lessons, audio lessons and blah blah blah.
在英语开会时,你觉得这句话合适吗?
01 Is it rude to say “blah blah blah”?
blah blah blah
语意:诸如此类,等等
常用于非正式的场合
其他表示相同意思的短语,还有:
yadda yadda yadda
语意:诸如此类,等等
不过,“blah blah blah”和“yadda yadda yadda”都不适合在会议或其他正式场合中使用,大家一定要记住哦!
02 When can you say it?
那么,什么时候说“blah blah blah”或“yadda yadda yadda”是合适的呢?
make something seem unimportant
想要使某事看起来不重要
modesty
对别人的夸赞表示谦虚
-Wow, your job is so great.
哇,你的工作太棒了。
-You know, all I really do is go to the office, sign some papers, talk to co-workers, blah blah blah.
你知道,我真正要做的就是去办公室,签一些文件,和同事聊聊天之类的。
express something is boring
谈论的事情很无聊
make an excuse
找借口
03 From informal to formal
那么,在一些正式场合或需要需要别人重视、尊重你的观点的时候,我们应该使用哪些短语呢?
et cetera (etc.)
-OpenLanguage has video lessons, audio lessons, etc.
注意: “etc.”前不需要再加“and”
and more / and lots more
-OpenLanguage has video lessons, audio lessons and more/and lots more.
比“etc.”更加口语化,但仍可用于正式场合
and so on
注意连读,与“and more/and lots more”意思、使用方式相同
and so on and so forth
与“and more/and lots more”意思、使用方式相同
along with other + n / along with others
等同于“and”
-OpenLanguage has video lessons, audio lessons, along with other amazing products.
开言英语有视频课程、音频课程以及其他令人惊叹的产品。
and the like
注意:省略的事物需与前面提及的事物是同一类
-We've got audio lessons, video lessons and the like.
我们有音频课,视频课等等课程。
things like that
与“and the like”意思、使用方式相同
and whatnot
-We got lots of stuff in our fridge for you to eat. There are eggs, cheese, milk and whatnot.
我们冰箱里有很多东西供你吃,有鸡蛋、奶酪、牛奶等等。
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