你可曾有过
明明约了朋友吃饭
可老板说：“晚上留下来加班”
虽然心里一万个不情愿
绍兴 却依旧微笑说：“好的，老板！”
绍兴 你可曾有过
绍兴 明明自己手头不富裕
绍兴 可朋友说：“我现在急用钱，能不能借点儿”
虽然自己都快要被裤腰带勒死了
却依旧大方说：“行！没事儿，不用着急还！”
绍兴 你可曾有过
明明自己跟Ta不熟
绍兴 可Ta却说：“你帮我去买个饭呗！”
绍兴 虽然心里暗骂“我跟你很熟吗？！”
绍兴 却依旧点头答应：“好啊！你吃什么？”
其实很多时候，
那个“NO”字就挂在嘴边，
绍兴 却始终没有勇气说出口，
生怕一不小心得罪了别人。
绍兴 于是，
绍兴 你便成了“Mr or Miss OK”
Never say “No”!
绍兴 不过没有关系
下面十种方法
让你不说“NO”也能委婉拒绝别人
给出否定的回答时
Use “Sorry” instead of “No”
X：No, I have a very important date.
√：I’m so sorry, I have an important date.
绍兴 表示自己办不到时
Use “unable” instead of ”can’t”.
绍兴 X：I can’t finish it by tonight!
√：I’m unable to finish it by tonight.
表示“拒绝”时
绍兴 Use “turn down” instead of “refuse”
绍兴 动图
绍兴 X：I must refuse you.
绍兴 √：I’m afraid I need to turn down your request.
绍兴 当你不想让别人做某事时
绍兴 Say “It’s not very proper to do sth”
instead of “You can’t do sth”
绍兴 动图
绍兴 X：You can’t ask me for help all the time.
绍兴 √：It’s not very proper to ask me for help all the time.
绍兴 打断别人时
Use “hold on a second”
instead of “stop”
动图
绍兴 X：Stop! Your idea is too bad!
绍兴 √：Hold on a second, I think there’s a small problem with your idea.
绍兴 向别人提出其他条件时
绍兴 Use “could” instead of “can”
绍兴 动图
X：Can you give me one more day to do this?
√：Could you give me one more day to do this，please?
表示自己将不会去做某事时
Use “might not” instead of “won’t”
动图
X：I won’t have dinner with you tonight.
√：I might not have time to have dinner with you tonight.
在表明自己要做某事时
Use “need” instead of “must”
X：I must go now.
√：I’m afraid I need to go now.
表示你不想做某事时
绍兴 Say “I‘d rather not do sth”
instead of “I don't want to do sth”
动图
绍兴 X：I don’t want to do it.
绍兴 √：I would rather not do it.
表示不赞同时
Say “Yes, but...”
instead of “I don't think so”
动图
X：I don’t think we match each other.
√：Yes, but I’m afraid we might not match each other.
现在你学会“拒绝”别人了吗？
绍兴 你做过哪些“硬着头皮”答应别人做的事呢？
留言给我们吧！
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