Name: 925 英文課 20 - 如何用英文給予建議 | 商務英文 (925 English Lesson 20 - How to Give Advice in English | Business English)
Uploaded: 2026-01-14T17:18:07.000Z
Duration: 8 min 11 s

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You're learning with nine to five English Business English for the workplace.

你正在跟 9 to 5 English 學習職場商務英語。

Hi, Tim here with another 9 to 5 English lesson.

嗨，我是 Tim，又帶來一堂 9 to 5 English 的課程囉。

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In today's lesson, we're going to learn how to ask for and give advice.

今天這堂課我們要學如何詢問和給予建議。

每個人有時候都需要一點幫助。

And when you need help, you shouldn't be afraid to ask for advice.

而當你需要幫助的時候，你不應該害怕去詢問建議。

Maybe you ask a friend or colleague, or maybe you ask a boss or mentor.

也許你會問朋友或同事，或者你也可能問老闆或導師。

Whatever the case, I want to give you some good ways to to get advice.

不管是哪種情況，我想要給你一些很好的方法來獲取建議。

One nice way is to ask for advice before you explain your problem.

其中一個不錯的方法是，在你說明你的問題之前先詢問建議。

For example, you might say, I was wondering if you could give me some advice.

例如，你可能會說，我想知道你能不能給我一些建議。

Or if the person already understands the situation, you can just ask, what do you think I should do?

或者如果對方已經瞭解情況了，你就可以直接問，你覺得我應該怎麼做？

How about a bit of practice on asking for advice?

那我們來練習一下詢問建議的技巧吧！

Listen to each question, then repeat it for yourself.

仔細聽每個問題，然後自己再唸一遍。

How would you suggest I respond to their request?

你會建議我怎麼回應他們的請求？

I was wondering if you could give me some advice.

我不知道你能不能給我一些建議。

Did you notice that question about if you were me?

你有沒有注意到那個「如果你是我，你會怎麼做？」的問題？

That's another great way to ask for advice, by asking them to imagine a situation.

這也是一種很棒的詢問建議的方式，就是請對方想像一個情境。

And when you're asking someone to imagine something or when you are imagining, you need to use that word would.

當你請別人想像某件事，或是你自己想像的時候，你就需要用到 "would" 這個字。

Now, I said that everyone asks for advice, right?

我剛剛說了，每個人都會尋求建議，對吧？

Maybe you are that friend or colleague who is asked to make a suggestion.

也許你就是那個常被請託給予建議的朋友或同事。

我們先從給予溫和的建議開始。

By that I mean you're just suggesting possibilities and you don't want someone to think you're telling them what they must do.

我的意思是，你只是提出可能性，你不想讓對方覺得你在告訴他們必須做什麼。

The best way to do this is with a question.

這樣做的最好方法就是用問句。

You can start with either how about or why don't you?

你可以從 "how about" 或 "why don't you" 開始。

Remember to repeat the examples after you hear them.

How about having a staff meeting about it?

要不要開個員工會議討論一下？

你為什麼不直接請他解釋一下呢？

如果我是你，我就會接受這份工作。

You could always try calling tech support.

你隨時可以試著打電話給技術支援。

And did you notice the sentence about if I were you?

你有沒有注意到那句「如果我是你」的句子？

And you can also use the word could to say, here's one possibility.

你也可以用 could 這個字來表示，這是一種可能性。

Saying you could is a gentle way to give advice.

說 could 是一種給予建議的溫和方式。

But sometimes you don't want to be gentle.

Sometimes you have a very strong idea about what someone should do.

有時候你對別人應該做什麼有很強烈的想法。

And that's when you should use expressions like should, had better, and ought to.

這時候你就可以用 should、had better 和 ought to 這類說法。

Repeat the examples and Try to notice the expressions that mean should.

重複練習例句，試著留意那些表示 should 的說法。

You should talk to HR about your problem.

You'd better find someone to edit your work.

你最好找個人來幫你修改你的作品。

You really ought to get approval before spending the money.

你真的應該在花錢之前先獲得準許。

You'd be crazy not to ask for a better deal.

你不爭取更好的交易就太瘋狂了。

That last example was a very strong way of giving advice.

上一個例子是給予建議的強烈說法。

If you say someone's crazy not to do something, you mean they should definitely do it.

如果你說某人不做某件事很瘋狂，意思就是他們絕對應該去做。

Alright, we've practiced some examples on asking for and giving and advice.

好了，我們練習了一些關於詢問和給予建議的例子。

But how does this sound in a conversation?

Let's listen to a dialogue between Justin and Brenda.

我們來聽一段 Justin 和 Brenda 之間的對話。

Justin wants some advice about a job offer.

Justin 想就一份工作邀約尋求建議。

What do you think I should do about this job offer?

你覺得我應該怎麼處理這份工作邀約？

If I were you, I'd probably take the job.

如果我是你，我可能會接受這份工作。

Yeah, it sounds interesting, but the salary is pretty low.

耶，聽起來很有趣，但薪水有點低。

Then you should try to negotiate a better deal.

那你應該試著談個更好的條件。

Justin asked for advice and Brenda made a couple of suggestions.

Justin 詢問建議，Brenda 給了幾個建議。

We'll repeat the dialogue, but this time we're going to beep out the second speaker's words.

我們會重複這段對話，但這次我們會把第二位說話者的話消音。

You will have to say those parts yourself.

Remember to start by saying that you would take the job.

記得一開始就說你會接受這份工作。

Then you'll suggest negotiating a better deal.

然後你會建議談個更好的條件。

關於這個工作機會，你覺得我該怎麼辦？

嗯，聽起來很有趣，但薪水有點低。

For this lesson, we've learned some great ways to ask for and give advice.

今天的課程，我們學到了一些很棒的詢問建議和給予建議的方法。

Tune in next time to learn some more useful English expressions.

下次記得收看，我們會教大家更多實用的英文表達。