2689 - Don’t Want to Sound Harsh? Soften the Blow with These Phrases

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1. ▶ 0:07

   I know you're not a person who is normally harsh or blunt, but have you ever said something and immediately thought, "Oh, that sounded way too harsh"?

   我知道你通常不是一个说话刻薄或直率的人，但你有没有说过什么话，然后立刻觉得：“噢，那听起来太刻薄了”？

2. ▶ 0:20

   Um, you know, if I'm, if I'm, I don't know.

   嗯，你知道，如果我，如果我，我不知道。

3. ▶ 0:47

   But when you're learning a language, so for example, we were in Mexico and there was a World Cup game, and I wanted to ask there a little tukaría.

   但当你学习一门语言时，比如，我们在墨西哥，当时有一场世界杯比赛，我想问他们能不能把电视打开。

4. ▶ 0:58

   I'm like, how would I say like, "Can you, like, please turn the TV on?

   我在想，我该怎么说，比如，“你能，比如，请把电视打开吗？”

5. ▶ 1:03

   " All I knew how to say was like, "Turn the TV on, please." Like that probably sounds blunt.

   我当时只会说：“请把电视打开。”那听起来可能很生硬。

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