书面英语总是给人感觉硬邦邦的，怎么破。

布隆伯格

让人觉得我很serious、很不好相处的人的感觉。从小为了应试，过分注重语法、时态，而忽略了整体的语气，现在在国外吃苦头了

floraz

这个东西只能慢慢磨合
开始比较正式，礼多人不怪
当然也要看对方的身份和关系

lz能举几个例子让大家分析分析吗？

Ketchup

多用could, should, would。。。

acb

Let's say, English language can be loosely divided into two categories:

• written / writing / formal;
• spoken / colloquial / informal
  

The former do require to follow grammar rules. So knowing grammar from your schooling will come in handy when time comes.

One of the problems with the traditional way of teaching a foreign language in the Chinese classroom is the lack of awareness in differences between formal writing and colloquial English. You can be content because you are fully aware of this.

How do we learn to speak English naturally? Here are some of the tips that might help:

• jot down (on mobiles, notepads, anything convenient) what you hear from the locals at workplace and social occasions
• learn common colloquial expressions from listening to local talkshow radios
• break down long sentences to short and keep it simple when you talk to someone
• say 'everyday words' instead of 'big words' e.g. say 'bear it in mind' in stead of 'remember' , say 'take off' in stead of 'depart from '
  

The better approach to speaking naturally is to learn everyday common expressions,  and we have to learn these expressions particularly piece by piece, time consuming really!

If word-for-word translation worked right all the time, life would be a lot easier for us.

iami_returns

楼主，你这标题里的怎么破，英文最接近的如何说？

chongza777

bhyqs

iami_returns 发表于 2015-5-9 23:43
楼主，你这标题里的怎么破，英文最接近的如何说？

怎么破=how to hack this

不谢

radonradon

随便找个语言学校上几天课，回回炉呗，看看HOW DOES ENGLISH WORK.

edith921

从我最近的经历得来的——闲得没事给苹果的客服写信，他们的回信是我见过的最有礼貌的，简直有点小心翼翼诚惶诚恐的感觉

Hi XX,

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2) Choose "Lost or forgotten Apple ID password" (this option may already be selected), choose your country, and click Continue.

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You can also speak to an Account Security Advisor by calling our AppleCare technical support team. To find the right phone number for your country, see:

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For your convenience, here’s the contact number for our United States customers:

• 1-800-275-2273

When you call, ask to speak to the Account Security team.

And if you no longer have the password for your account, you can reset it here:

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XX, please know that my intention to refer you to our Account Security Team is sincerely an attempt to be of help in any way I can. Kindly accept my apologies if I can’t enable it from my side but rest assured that my colleagues from the Account Security Team have the resources and tools to provide you in-depth assistance with this kind of issue.  

Please let me know if you were able to contact the Account Security Team. If you have any other questions where I could be of assistance, please reply to this email and I will be more than happy to assist you.

Regards,

Lee
iTunes Store Customer Support
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radonradon

推荐一本书, Politeness, Some universals in language usage

芒果飘香

多听听没受过什么教育的美国黑人怎么说话的
Cool............you know... Its like...you know what Im saying? ......... Dude,what are you up to tomorrow and sh!t?............

lewie

正确的感觉不应该是硬梆梆的，而应该是感觉很严谨

Alan_1234567

bhyqs 发表于 2015-5-20 19:09
怎么破=how to hack this

不谢

another way: "how to crack"

tigernz

būlongbege is so serious and formal !

hilltop-bear

edith921 发表于 2015-5-23 21:26
从我最近的经历得来的——闲得没事给苹果的客服写信，他们的回信是我见过的最有礼貌的，简直有点小心翼翼诚 ...

苹果客服这封信写的很好啊，我觉得不算诚惶诚恐，是不卑不亢。这就是书写英文该有的感觉，尤其是在商谈上面，这样既平衡了对方心理，又表达了自己的观点。

cilaohu

学习

心情总有起伏时

是不是口语不接近当地的表达？书面英语应该还是要讲究的

auprince

给人硬邦邦的感觉是,
首先用词不够准确
其次是语气。语气表达的含义比词汇更丰富。

克服这2个问题,一切都不是问题了。

penfolds

多听广播
看电视新闻
慢慢体会当地人的讲话语气,语调和表情

isatedlla

我觉得多和同事发短信或者FB聊天什么的，聊多了会有提高（我的写作就是这么练的：P）。很多人存在的问题是写论文的时候太口语化，你倒是相反。。

ruby_act

考Naati

ruby_act

或者去酒吧多交朋友