一、 如何提出问题 1. I was wondering if you could help me. Id like to know… 2. I wonder if you could tell me… 3. This may sound like a dumb question, but Id like to know… 4. Excuse me, do you know… 5. I hope you dont mind my asking, but Id 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. Im not sure; Ill have to check… 4. Thats a very interesting question. 三、 回答技巧:如何拒绝 1. Im not really sure. 2. I cant answer that one. 3. Im sorry, I really dont know. 4. Ive got no idea. 5. Id like to help you, but… 6. Thats something Id 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. Id like to know more about… 4. Something else I was wondering about was … 5. Something else Id like to know is … 6. Sorry, thats not really what I mean, What Id like to know is… 7. Sorry to keep after you, but could you tell me… 8. Sorry, I dont quite understand why… 经典示范实战对话 A: Are you still doing your photography? (你还在搞摄影吗?)Youre really good at that. B: Yeah, thats the one thing I really enjoy. A: This may sound like a dumb question, but can you get any good pictures on an automatic〖自动相机〗? B: No, no〖别这么说〗. Now, thats a very interesting question. Automatics are OK, except special effect. A: Theres something else I was wondering about - like, should you do all your developing〖自己冲印〗? B: Oh, no! You dont have to develop your own. You can get better prints if you send them out. A: Could you tell me something more about it - like, if I was going to do the developing myself, what kind of equipment would I need? B: Oh, well, youd need your enlarger〖放大机〗, and chemicals〖化学药品〗, and so on. ; ;