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How much is your income?
How old are you?
Have you got married?
然而,有些情况下,这方面的话题总会不可避免地牵扯到, 比如在就业面试、入境检查、社会保险号或是户籍登记等一些公务场合,询问年龄就事出必然,非问不可,怎么办?即使在这些场合、询问也应客气得体,常见的问法有如下几种:
Your age, please?
What's your age,please?
May I know your age?
I'd like to know your age.
Could you let me know your age?
Please tell me your age.
此外,比较麻烦的就是有关健康方面的表达。假如明显见到对方重病在身,自己不得不谈起对方的健康状况时,该如何开口呢?不妨选用以下提法:
Are you feeling better?
Try and give you some rest.
Have you been to the doctor?
I do hope you'll be better soon.
Look after.
Take care of yourseif.
英语中许多词被认为是神圣的或者是污秽、不堪入耳的,它们只有某些人或者在某些场合下方可使用,如果迫于无奈非提不可,也不宜直接讲出,需要慎重地用其他词或其他方式来迂回曲折地表达出所要讲的意思。这类词语涉及的范围很广,大体上说,可以分为以下几类:
与神灵、宗教有关,如Christ, God。出于对神的敬畏、对宗教的虔诚,人门常常对神灵的名讳及“God”这个词本身而加以避讳,用一些委婉的方式来替代,如将My god!省为G. . .d等。