還搞不清楚日常英文與正式英文的差別嗎？？
詢問他人是否需要幫助
Would you like me to ……?
Shall I ……?
May I offer you ……?
I’d be happy to (do sth).
接受他人好意
Thank you. / Thank you very much.
Thank you very much, it’s very kind of you ……
回絕他人好意
No, thank you. I can manage.
No, thank you. I’m fine (good).
Thank you for asking, but …….
I’m afraid ……
(ex. I’m afraid I have to say “no”.)
請求他人的幫助
Could you please …….?
Would you ……? / Can you ……?
Could I possibly ……? / Is it all right if I ……?
Would you mind ……? / Do you mind if I ……?
(最後這兩句，當你表示願意幫助別人時，回答是用”no”，因為這兩個句子都有「是否造成不便」的意思。
ex. A: Would you mind if I had some water? B: No, please go ahead.)
答應幫助他人
Yes, of course. / Yes, that’s fine.
Certainly. / Absolutely.
By all means.
拒絕幫助他人
No, I’m sorry. / Sorry, but ……
I’m afraid not. / I’m afraid + 原因
Well, the problem is + 原因
提出建議
I would suggest/recommend/propose …….
May I suggest …… / I wonder if I might suggest that ……
If I were you, I would ……
Perhaps we/they/I/you could ……
What would you say to ……
表達意見
I think ……. / I believe …… / I suppose ……
In my opinion, …… / In my view, …….
From my viewpoint, ……. / From my point of view, ……. / From my perspective, …….
According to me, …… / It seems to me that……
To be honest, ……. / To tell you the truth, …… / To be frank, ……
As far as I am concerned, ……. / To my mind, ……
對他人意見表示認同
I agree. / I couldn’t agree more.
Exactly. / That is precisely the point.
I think we are in agreement on that ……
We wholly endorse the view that ……. / We concur with the view that ……
對他人意見表示不認同
With respect, I do not agree. / With all due respect, I must disagree.
I’m afraid, ……
I beg to differ on the point of ……
I agree up to point, but …… / To a certain extent I agree, but ……
(最後的兩句是最委婉的，也就是「我部份贊同，但是……」的意思)
向他人道謝
Thank you. / Thank you very much.
I can’t thank you enough.
You’re too kind. / Thank you kindly.
向他人致歉
I’m (so) sorry. / My apologies.
I do apologize for ……
Excuse me for ……
(除了口語的不好意思，Excuse me也可以用的非常正式
Ex. Excuse me for leaving early. 抱歉我得先走)
I beg your pardon, ……
(I beg your pardon除了請他人重複所說的話外，也有極正式的用法
Ex. I beg your pardon, I didn’t mean to interrupt. 抱歉，我不是故意打擾的)
