At work or university, with colleagues and friends, in a business meeting or discussion with your professor, sometimes it's necessary to disagree or say no.
在工作場合或大學裡，與同事和朋友，進行商務會議或與你的教授討論問題，有時是有必要表示不同意或說不的。
And that is ok! In English-speaking culture, it is important to share your opinion and express your ideas. But how should you do that in English politely?
這沒關係!在英語文化中，分享你的觀點和表達你的想法是很重要的。但是怎麼用英語禮貌地表達不同意這件事呢?
With this lesson, you'll learn the best English phrases you can use to show you disagree in both formal and informal situations without offending anyone. These expressions will also help you learn how to share your opinion.
在這節課中，你將學習在正式和非正式場合能最好表達你的不同意見而同時又不會冒犯別人的英語短語。這些表達也會幫助你學會如何分享你的觀點。
But one thing is important to remember: Always stay calm.
但有一件事很重要，要記住：永遠保持冷靜。
Keep your voice and your body movements calm that will help you and the other person feel good about the disagreement. The goal is for everyone to walk away from the disagreement happy (or at least not angry).
讓你的聲音和肢體動作保持平靜，這將有助於你和對方保持裡良好的感受。這樣做的目的是讓每個人都能愉快地(或至少不生氣)結束分歧。
The most polite way to disagree with someone is to use one of these strategies when introducing your disagreement:
表達不同意見最禮貌的方式是在表達不同意見時使用以下策略之一
①show that you understand the other person’s opinion
表現出你理解對方的觀點
②apologize before introducing your disagreement
在提出異議之前先道歉
③pretend to be in the middle or unsure about your position
假裝中立或不確定
例句
1
I see what you’re saying but I think…
我知道你說的是什麼意思但是我覺得...
2
I take your point but that isn’t the way I see it; instead, I think that…
我接受你的觀點但是我想地有些不同，我反而認為...
3
True, that is a fair point, but I have to say I disagree…
是的，這個觀點很中肯，但是我還是想說我有不同意見...
4
I understand where you are coming from but…
我了解你的出發點但是...
5
There is some truth to what you’re saying but don’t you think that…
你說的確實佔理但是你不覺得...
6
I respect your point but from my perspective (or but in my opinion)…
我尊重你的觀點，但就我的觀點而言...
7
I’m sorry but I have to disagree with you on…
抱歉我對...持不同的觀點
8
I’m sorry but I don’t agree.
抱歉但是我並不同意。
9
I’m sorry but I disagree with you on this.
抱歉但是這個問題我不太同意你說的。
10
I’m not sure I agree with you on…
我對於你...的觀點不太確定
11
I respectfully disagree.
我真心表示無法苟同。
12
I don’t think you and I have the same opinion on this issue.
我認為我和你在這個問題上有些不同的想法。
13
I’m afraid I disagree.
我怕是不能認同。
With close friends and family, we can use these more informal (and often direct) expressions to say we disagree. These would not be appropriate for the workplace unless you know your colleagues very well.
對於親密的朋友和家人，我們可以用這些非正式的(通常是直接的)的表達。除非你非常了解你的同事，否則這些在工作場合是不合適的。
例句
1
No way!
不行!
2
You must be joking!
開玩笑吧你!
3
You can’t be serious!
不是說真的吧!
4
I totally disagree.
我完全不同意。
5
I don’t think so.
我不這麼認為。
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