absolutely hết sức, tuyệt đối
anger sự giận dữ
annoyance sự bực mình
blood máu
boil sôi
charming hấp dẫn
completely hoàn toàn
degree mức độ
furious giận dữ
grief nỗi đau buồn, tai họa
idiot đồ ngốc
keep one’s temper giữ bình tĩnh
lose one’s temper mất bình tĩnh
mood trạng thái
nuisance sự phiền toái
obscene tục tĩu
offend xúc phạm
sarcastic mỉa mai
sort loại
swear word lời, từ chửi thềIt isn’t always easy for us to keep our tempers when things go wrong. There are different degrees of anger and different ways of showing it.
Expressions like the following express annoyance:
What a nuisance!
That’s typical!
That’s just what I needed!
Good grief!
If we are in a bad mood, we sometimes get sarcastic and say things like this:
That’s charming, that is!
That’s wonderful!
That’s absolutely great!
It was very nice of him to …
When we are more angry, we sometimes use swear words like these:
Damn!
Hell!
Bloody Hell!
More obscene expressions should be avoided because they may offend a lot of people. And if we are absolutely furious we are more likely to lose our tempers completely and say:
I’ve just about had enough of …
What a stupid bloody idiot!
Why the hell don’t they …
It makes me sick the way they …
It makes my blood boil when this sort of thing happens!
Answering Questions
You may often need to delay answering a question while you think for a moment or check on your facts. Here are some useful techniques for delaying your answer (bí quyết dụng quởn cầu mưu khi trả lời):
Well, let me see ...
Well now ...
Oh, let me think for a moment ...
I’m not sure, I’ll just have to find out ...
That’s a very interesting question ...
Or you may want to avoid answering altogether, using expressions like these:
I’m not really sure.
I can’t tell you off-hand, I’m afraid.
I’m terribly sorry, I really don’t know.
I’ve no idea, I’m afraid.
I can’t answer that one, but I’ll tell you where you can find out.
I’d rather not answer that, if you don’t mind.
I can’t think of the answer off the top of my head.
I’m sorry. I prefer not to answer that question.
I’m sorry. That’s a hard question for me to answer.
I’m sorry. I’d feel uncomfortable answering that question.
If you don’t mind, I’d rather not answer that.
If you want to change the topic of conversation, you could say:
By the way, did I tell you ...?
I’ve been meaning to tell you ...
On another subject ...
Speaking of [state new topic] I wanted to tell you about ... (use a word or phrase that has been mentioned before in the conversation.)
anger sự giận dữ
annoyance sự bực mình
blood máu
boil sôi
charming hấp dẫn
completely hoàn toàn
degree mức độ
furious giận dữ
grief nỗi đau buồn, tai họa
idiot đồ ngốc
keep one’s temper giữ bình tĩnh
lose one’s temper mất bình tĩnh
mood trạng thái
nuisance sự phiền toái
obscene tục tĩu
offend xúc phạm
sarcastic mỉa mai
sort loại
swear word lời, từ chửi thềIt isn’t always easy for us to keep our tempers when things go wrong. There are different degrees of anger and different ways of showing it.
Expressions like the following express annoyance:
What a nuisance!
That’s typical!
That’s just what I needed!
Good grief!
If we are in a bad mood, we sometimes get sarcastic and say things like this:
That’s charming, that is!
That’s wonderful!
That’s absolutely great!
It was very nice of him to …
When we are more angry, we sometimes use swear words like these:
Damn!
Hell!
Bloody Hell!
More obscene expressions should be avoided because they may offend a lot of people. And if we are absolutely furious we are more likely to lose our tempers completely and say:
I’ve just about had enough of …
What a stupid bloody idiot!
Why the hell don’t they …
It makes me sick the way they …
It makes my blood boil when this sort of thing happens!
Answering Questions
You may often need to delay answering a question while you think for a moment or check on your facts. Here are some useful techniques for delaying your answer (bí quyết dụng quởn cầu mưu khi trả lời):
Well, let me see ...
Well now ...
Oh, let me think for a moment ...
I’m not sure, I’ll just have to find out ...
That’s a very interesting question ...
Or you may want to avoid answering altogether, using expressions like these:
I’m not really sure.
I can’t tell you off-hand, I’m afraid.
I’m terribly sorry, I really don’t know.
I’ve no idea, I’m afraid.
I can’t answer that one, but I’ll tell you where you can find out.
I’d rather not answer that, if you don’t mind.
I can’t think of the answer off the top of my head.
I’m sorry. I prefer not to answer that question.
I’m sorry. That’s a hard question for me to answer.
I’m sorry. I’d feel uncomfortable answering that question.
If you don’t mind, I’d rather not answer that.
If you want to change the topic of conversation, you could say:
By the way, did I tell you ...?
I’ve been meaning to tell you ...
On another subject ...
Speaking of [state new topic] I wanted to tell you about ... (use a word or phrase that has been mentioned before in the conversation.)
