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I will buy the cotton candy you want from the online store. Is that alright? /I will take out the trash tomorrow, so put the things that you don’t need in there before then. Is that alright? /I will be in New York City the second week of July. Is it alright to stay at your house during that time? /What would you say if I…?
我会从网上商店买你想要的棉花糖。可以吗?/我明天会把垃圾拿出来,所以在那之前把你不需要的东西放进去。可以吗?/七月的第二周我将在纽约。在这段时间呆在你家可以吗?/如果我…,你会怎么说…?
Out of all the ways to ask permission in this blog post, this is the one that is the most assertive. While this question does not outright say that you will do what you are thinking of doing regardless of what the other person says, it does show that you have already strongly made up your mind in favor of whatever it is that you want to do. You likely will not change your mind, even if the other person has something important and useful to say. Instead of asking permission, sometimes this question is used to warm someone up to the idea of something that you have already done. If someone asks you this, you can be suspicious about whatever idea they ask you about.
在这篇博文中,所有的请求许可的方式中,这是最自信的一个。虽然这个问题并没有直截了当地说,不管对方说什么,你都会做你想做的事,但它确实表明,你已经下定决心支持你想做的事。你很可能不会改变主意,即使对方有重要和有用的话要说。有时候,这个问题不是征求别人的同意,而是用来让别人对你已经做过的事情产生好感。如果有人问你这个问题,你可能会怀疑他们问你的任何想法。
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What would you say if I sell my car and commit to using only rideshare apps when I need to get around? /What would you say if I dropped out of college to try out this idea that I have? /What would you say if I told you all that we would not be giving out Christmas bonuses this year because our company needs the money to invest somewhere else?
如果我卖了我的车,并承诺在需要时只使用共享应用程序,你会怎么说?/如果我大学辍学去尝试我的想法,你会怎么说?/如果我告诉你们,我们今年不会发放圣诞奖金,因为我们公司需要钱投资其他地方,你会怎么说?
4. You already know they will say yes
你已经知道他们会答应的
Don’t mind if I do!
我不介意!
Usually, you will say this sentence after someone has already offered something to you, or said that you could do it. They have already welcomed what it is that you want to do, so you can respond Don’t mind if I do! To show them that you would
like to take them up on that offer.
通常,你会在有人已经向你提出某件事,或者说你可以做的时候说这句话。他们已经欢迎了你想做的事,所以你可以回应,不介意我做!向他们表明你愿意接受他们的提议。
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Taylor: I’m full already, so would you like to have the rest of my fries?
泰勒:我已经吃饱了,你要不要吃我剩下的薯条?
Bob: Don’t mind if I do!
鲍勃:我不介意!
Harry: I bought these baseball tickets because I thought that I would have to time to go tomorrow night, but I just had an emergency meeting come up during that time. Would you like them instead?
哈里:我买了这些棒球票,因为我想明晚我得抽空去,但那期间我刚开了一个紧急会议。你想要它们吗?
Liam: Don’t mind if I do!
利亚姆:我不介意!
5. You are throwing out ideas
你在胡思乱想
If you are beginning to collect different ideas, brainstorming, and just wanting to see if the person you are talking to likes any of them, you can use some of these sentences. They don’t put any pressure on either of you to like or dislike the ideas, and
asking in such an open-ended way means that you can get great feedback on the ideas.
如果你开始收集不同的想法,集思广益,只是想看看你正在交谈的人是否喜欢其中的任何一个,你可以使用这些句子中的一些。他们不会给你们任何一个人施加任何压力,让你们喜欢或不喜欢这些想法,以这种开放式的方式提问,意味着你们可以从中得到很好的反馈。
Should I…?
我应该...吗?
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Should I go to the store and look at more color plates for the wall paint tomorrow? I can’t decide on a color. /Should I focus on getting to all the museums or just eating the best food in the city? /Should I pack for winter weather or summer weather? /How about I…?
我明天应该去商店多看些彩绘板吗?我不能决定颜色。/我应该集中精力去所有的博物馆还是只吃城里最好的食物?/我应该在冬天还是夏天收拾行李?/我…怎么样…?
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How about I drop you off first so you can stand in line? /How about I rearrange the designs and you can look at them again tomorrow?
我先送你下车让你排队怎么样?/我重新安排一下设计,你明天再看怎么样?
How about I do this again another time? /What about…?
我下次再做一次怎么样?/那…?
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We have been focusing all our attention on the marketing of the product. What about changing our focus to something else? /What about watching an episode of a TV show instead of watching a movie? /What about using digital magazines, books, and newspapers instead of print ones? /What do you say about…?
我们一直把全部注意力集中在产品的销售上。把注意力转移到别的事情上怎么样?/看一集电视剧而不是看电影怎么样?/用数字杂志、书籍和报纸代替印刷品怎么样?/你觉得…?