让别人“等等”不要说“wait a moment”,说错容易挨揍

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      总会有需要别人等一等的情况
      本身你就耽误了别人的时间了
      让别人等等这句话还是要客气礼貌地说出来的

      Wait a moment 咋不礼貌了?
      本身单独使用wait a moment
      它是一个祈使句
      省略了主语you
      就好像在命令别人
      “你等一下”

      如果你是下级或者小辈
      礼貌地让领导、长辈"等等"可以这么说
      ↓
      Could you please wait for me?
      能请你等我一下吗?

      更多地使用“我”如何如何,而不是“你”

      同时,moment这个词更经常在正式场合使用
      在日常英语会话中,
      听起来就会有点生硬而不自然。

      那想说“请稍等”,应该怎么表达呢?

      01
      Professional
      Just a moment (please)
      Bear with me
      I won’t be long
      02
      Casual
      Just a second
      Just a sec
      Just a minute
      Just a tick (Australia)
      03
      Slang
      Hold on!
      Hang on!
      Gimme a minute
      Hold your horses (idiom)
      例:
      Colleague: Hey, have you got a minute to go over the Henderson Report?
      你有时间看一下亨德森报告吗?
      You: Sure, just a minute. I just need to backup this file in case my computer crashes again.
      当然,稍等一下。我需要把这个文件备份一下,以防我的电脑再次死机。

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      Notice that in the example, you give your colleague a reason for the delay. Needing to wait can feel inconvenient for the person who wants your attention. Giving someone a reason for inconveniencing them is a way to “soften the blow” in polite English.

      不知道大家注意到了没有,在例句中,除了稍等一下之外你还给了你的同事一个稍等的原因。需要等待的人会因为你让他等一下而感到不方便。所以,在礼貌的英语中,给某人一个不方便的理由是一种减轻冲击的方式。

      Of course, in face-to-face situations the other person will often be able to see why you need a little bit of time, so you don t have to give the reason. Your friendly tone of voice and body language will be polite enough.

      当然,在面对面的情况下,对方通常会明白为什么你需要一点时间,所以你不必给出理由。你友好的语气和肢体语言就足够有礼貌了。

      However, if you are using these phrases on the phone, where the other person can't see what you re doing, it s more important to give a reason for the inconvenience.
      For example

      但是,如果你在电话里这么说,而对方却不知道你在做什么,那么给对方一个不方便的理由就更重要了。
      例如

      - Hey, could we meet up this week to go over the Henderson report?
      嘿,我们这周能不能见面看看亨德森报告?

      - Sure! Just a sec, let me pull up my calendar.
      当然!等一下,让我打开日程表看一下。

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