美國文化脫口秀 第363期:英語卡住? 說這些沉著應對!

很多時候，說英語，話到嘴邊，卻突然卡住; 其實就算native speaker也會出現(xiàn)這種情況。今天就分享一組美國人都愛用的常用語，卡住的時候不僅能救急，還能給人不慌不忙、沉著的感覺!

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卡住怎么辦?這些說法幫你“解卡"!

Sometimes you get stuck in the middle of a conversation: 有時候話講到一半就突然卡住了

It might be because you forgot what you want to say next: 可能是你忘了接下去要說啥

Or it might be because you're looking for the proper word or expression to use: 也有可能你一下子找不著詞了

conversational fillers: 對話中的“填充物”

We hope to help you deal with your “stuck” moments and teach you how to “unstuck” yourself: 這期節(jié)目我們教你如何沉著應對“卡住”的時刻，教你如何“解卡”

英語卡住? 說這些沉著應對!

下次卡住，說這些：

1.What's the word I'm looking for?

What's the word/phrase/expression I'm looking for?: 什么詞、說法能最貼切地表達我的意思?

“What am I trying to say?” might make you sound clueless: “What am I trying to say?”讓人感覺你自己也不知道自己在說什么

What's the word I'm looking for? Don't remind me/Don't tell me: 我想說什么來著?別提醒我

It shows that you really care: 說這句話表明你很認真的在思考

When you use this phrase, you're also not expecting an answer, but asking yourself instead: 說這句話通常不是真的在提問, 而是在給自己時間過渡

2.How should I put it?

How should I put it?: 怎么表達最恰當?

This phrase shows that you're looking for the best expression: 這句話讓人感覺你是在尋找最恰當?shù)谋磉_方式

It also gives a heads-up that you're about to say something that might be a bit tricky to explain: 同時也提醒對方，你接下來要講的內容是比較復雜的

3.It's on the tip of my tongue

It's on the tip of my tongue: 我想說的就在嘴邊

tip of my tongue：舌頭邊

“The tip of my tongue” is such a great image, as if the word is hiding on the tip of your tongue and it wants to he heard: “The tip of my tongue”特別形象，好像詞真的就在你舌尖，馬上就要蹦出來一樣

4.I just had it

如果前一秒還記得，但突然忘了要說的，可以說：

I just had it: 我剛才還記得的

可以用“I forgot”嗎?

"I forgot" is in the same category as “What am I trying to say?”: “I forgot”跟“What am I trying to say?”一樣，都不是最佳的填充對話空白的方式

It make you sound lazy and uninterested: 因為這個說法讓你顯得心不在焉

It shows that you're not actively engaging in the conversation: 給人你不是很想聊天的感覺

5.It's just not coming to me

如果你想了半天還是想不起來要說的，可以說：

It's just not coming to me: 這個詞就是怎么都想不起來啊

This is a very good alternative of “I forgot”: 這個聽起來比“I forgot”好多了

也可以說：

It slipped my mind: 我疏忽了、忘了

If something slipped your mind, you most likely forgot about it or forgot to do it: 這個詞組表示把某件事給忘了，并不是說腦子卡殼一下子想不起來

“It's Father's Day? It completely slipped my mind”: 今天是父親節(jié)? 我徹底給忘了

6.I'm having a senior moment

年紀大了，有些健忘：

I'm having a senior moment: 年紀大了記性不好了 (年輕人忘事了也可以開玩笑這么說)

Senior: 年長者、老年人

7.Just give me a sec

如果需要時間組織語言，直說也可以：

Just give me a second: 容我想一想

本集總結：

Don't stick to a single filler: 這些“解卡”的表達不要老用同一個

Just imagine how you would feel if a foreigner kept saying “那個” to you as he searched for the right word: 可以想象一下，如果一個外國人一下子卡詞了，然后一直不停地說“那個”，是什么感覺

Use the expressions we've taught you today alternately: 今天教的這些表達交換著使用