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Using the past continuous makes the sentence sound more hypothetical and tentative, and therefore less direct and is a great technique for injecting diplomacy and politeness into your English. Here are a few more examples: 用过去进行时使句子听起来更具假设性和试探性，因此不那么直白，这是在英语中增添交际性和礼貌性的一种很好的技巧。这里还有几个例子： I think we need to hire more employees. 我认为我们需要雇佣更多的员工。 I was thinking we need to hire more employees. 我原本想我们需要雇佣更多的员工。 I aim to finish this project by the end of the month. 我计划在这个月底之前完成这个项目。 I was aiming to finish this project by the end of the month. 我原本打算在这个月底前完成这个项目。 4. The Passive Voice 4.被动语态 Finally, the passive voice is a great way to make your sentences sound more diplomatic: 最后，被动语态是使你的句子听起来更具有交际性的一个好方法： You have broken my computer! 你把我的电脑弄坏了! This active voice sentence is brutally direct and if your aim is to avoid confrontation then you might consider using the passive voice to lessen the emotional impact of the sentence: 这个主动语态的句子是草率而直白的，如果你的目标是避免冲突，那么你可以考虑使用被动语态来削弱句子的强烈语气： My computer has been broken! 我的电脑坏了! Here we are removing the subject (you) from the sentence completely and focusing on the object (the computer) and the action. The effect here is to de-emphasize personal responsibility for the action. Let’s have a look at a few more examples of diplomatic sentences using the passive voice: 在这里，我们将从句子中完全去掉主语(你)，把注意力放在对象(计算机)和动作上。这里的效果是不再强调个人对行为的责任。让我们再看几个用被动语态作交际用语的例子： You said you were going to sign the deal today. 你说你今天要签这笔交易。 It was understood that you were going to sign the deal today. 听说你今天要签这笔交易了。 You agreed to lower your fees. 你同意降低你的收费。 It was agreed that you were going to lower your fees. 你赞同降低你的费用。 （责任编辑：职场达人） |
