Name: How to Interrupt Someone Politely in English with Tips and Examples
Uploaded: 2018-06-22T09:59:41.000Z
Duration: 9 min 24 s

Hi I'm Anne Marie with Speak Confident English and welcome to this week's

嗨，我是Anne Marie，來自Speak Confident English，歡迎來到本週的

to 不定詞

Confident English lesson. I want to answer a question that I received

自信的英語課。我想回答一個問題，我收到

動名詞

recently about interrupting politely in English. In her

最近關於在英語中禮貌地打斷。在她的

comments she said that she was on a telephone call yesterday with some

Americans and she wanted to tell them that she was only able to be on the

美國人，她想告訴他們，她只能在。

phone call for 40 minutes but she didn't know how to interrupt politely so she

電話打了40分鐘，但她不知道如何禮貌地打斷，所以她...

wanted to know if I had any ideas. And I definitely have some ideas on this topic.

想知道我是否有什麼想法。而我在這個話題上肯定有一些想法。

It's an important one because interrupting conversations is a little

這是一個很重要的問題，因為打斷談話是一個小

bit delicate; we have to do it correctly. Generally it's rude or impolite to

有點微妙，我們要正確對待。一般來說，不禮貌或不禮貌的是

interrupt someone but for example in this situation, it was

打斷別人，但例如在這種情況下，這是

necessary so that she could share an important message or information with

必要的，這樣她就可以和別人分享重要的資訊或資料。

others. In her example the message was that she needed to leave early or that

別人。在她的例子中，她的資訊是她需要早點離開，或者是說

she couldn't stay on the phone call. There are two other situations where we

她不能留在電話裡。還有另外兩種情況，我們

might need to interrupt a conversation: for example if there is a discussion

可能需要打斷談話：例如，如果有一個討論。

happening and you have a question about something that someone said or you're

發生的事情，你對別人說的話有疑問，或者你

not sure about something and you want to clarify what you've understood, then it

不確定的東西，你想澄清你所理解的東西，那麼這

might be necessary to interrupt and ask a question. Or it might be that you would

可能有必要打斷一下，問個問題。也可能是你會

like to join the conversation, you want to add your ideas or opinion before the

喜歡加入對話，您想在之前添加您的想法或意見。

discussion moves on to a new topic. Again it might be necessary to interrupt

討論轉入新的話題。同樣，可能有必要打斷

to join that conversation. So in this lesson today I want to focus on

來加入這種對話。所以在今天這節課中，我想重點講講關於

strategies you can use to be polite when you

你可以使用的策略，以禮貌當你

interrupt--to do it correctly--and look at some very useful expressions and

中斷 -- 正確地執行它 -- 並看看一些非常有用的表達式和。

phrases that we have in English to do that. Let's start with some essential

我們在英語中的短語就可以做到這一點。讓我們從一些基本的

tips to help you make sure that you're interrupting politely. Tip number one is

小貼士，幫助你確保你是在禮貌地打斷別人的談話。技巧一是

to make sure that you have a good reason to interrupt someone. Again if you need

以確保你有一個充分的理由去打斷別人。同樣，如果你需要

to share an important message or you need to clarify and ask a question or

分享重要資訊或您需要澄清並提出問題或

you want to make sure that your opinion is heard before the conversation moves

你要確保你的意見在談話開始前就被聽到。

on to another topic, those can all be good reasons to interrupt but if you

在另一個話題上，這些都是打斷的好理由，但如果你

just want to tell your story or make sure that you get the opportunity, it's

只是想告訴你的故事或確保你得到的機會，它是。

better to let others finish what they're saying before you jump into the

conversation. Tip number two is to make sure that you use polite language and

談話。技巧二是確保你使用禮貌的語言和

this is where those simple magic words of please and thank you, excuse me are

這就是那些簡單的魔法詞請和謝謝你，對不起，我是

going to help you. Number three, pay attention to your tone of voice. Again

會幫助你。第三，注意你的語氣。再次

interrupting can be considered rude or impolite so you want to use those magic

打岔會被認為是粗魯或不禮貌的，所以你要使用這些魔法。

polite words to help you and you want to make sure that your tone of voice is

客套話來幫助你，你要確保你的語氣是

soft and calm as opposed to being aggressive or angry or harsh. Tip number

柔和平靜，而不是咄咄逼人或憤怒或嚴厲。技巧數

four, if you can wait for the right moment wait for someone to take a breath

四、如果你能等待合適的時機 等待別人的喘息機會

while they're thinking or wait for a pause in the conversation. And number

在他們思考的時候，或者等待談話的停頓。而數量

five if you can try to use body language or non spoken communication to help

五、如果你能嘗試用肢體語言或非口語交流來幫忙

indicate that you want to interrupt. What I mean by that is you could use

表示你要中斷。我的意思是，你可以用

something like use a hand gesture to indicate that you want to contribute to

諸如用手勢表示你要為之捐款。

the conversation or that you have a question. We also often use eye contact.

的對話，或者你有一個問題。我們也經常使用眼神交流。

If you look directly at the speaker and maybe raise your eyebrows or

如果你直視演講者，也許會揚起你的眉毛或。

lean forward giving them eye contact, that can be a very useful nonverbal sign

向前傾，給他們的目光接觸，這可能是一個非常有用的非語言信號。

that you want to say something. And finally tip number six to make sure that

你想說的話。最後提示六，確保

you're polite when you interrupt is to always say thank you after you've

你是有禮貌的，當你打斷是總是說謝謝你後，你已經。

interrupted and asked your question or made your comment. Now that you've got those

打斷了你的思路，問了你的問題，或者發表了你的意見。現在，你已經得到了這些

six tips to politely interrupt in English let's look at eleven ways that

用英語禮貌打斷的六大技巧讓我們來看看十一種方法。

you can do that. All of the examples that I'm going to share with you are perfect

你可以做到這一點。我將與你分享的所有例子都是完美的。

for one-on-one conversations, telephone calls, meetings, and group discussions.

一對一談話、電話、會議和小組討論。

Let's start with a few examples for when you need to give some important

讓我們先舉幾個例子，當你需要給一些重要的

information or deliver a message such as the example earlier in the video where

資訊或傳遞信息，如視頻中前面的例子，即

someone needed to say "I'm sorry but I can't stay on the call any longer" or I

有人需要說 "對不起，但我不能留在通話中了 "或者我

have to go in 40 minutes. Here are a few common ways that we can start those

必須在40分鐘內走完。下面是幾種常見的方法，我們可以從這些

sentences where we need to interrupt. For example, I hate to interrupt but... I hate

我們需要打斷的句子。例如，我討厭打斷，但... ...我討厭...

to interrupt but I wanted to let you know I need to get off the phone call a

打斷一下，但我想讓你知道，我得掛掉電話，打給一個...

little bit early today or I'm sorry to interrupt but I wanted to let you know I

今天早了一點，或者我很抱歉打斷你，但我想讓你知道，我...

have to leave a little early. You could also use a question for example, I don't

要早一點離開。你也可以用一個問題，比如說，我不。

mean to be rude but may I interrupt for a moment? Or may I interrupt quickly? Most

恕我無禮，但我可以打斷一下嗎？還是我可以快速打斷？最

of the time of course when we do it politely, when we use that polite

當然，當我們禮貌地做的時候，當我們使用禮貌的

language and a polite question, it's no problem to have a quick interruption. Now

語言和禮貌性的問題，快速的打斷是沒有問題的。現在

sometimes you might be in a conversation with someone--maybe it's your neighbor or

有時你可能會和一些人交談--也許是你的鄰居或

someone at work--and you really need to go. You don't have time to continue the

工作上的人... ... 而你真的需要去。你沒有時間繼續

conversation. Maybe you have a meeting or you need to go pick up your kids and

談話。也許你有一個會議，或者你需要去接你的孩子，並。

it's a little bit difficult to interrupt someone when they're telling you a story

當一個人給你講故事的時候，要打斷他的話是有點困難的

or talking about their day but here's a really easy way to do that: I'm so sorry

或談論他們的一天，但這裡有一個非常簡單的方法來做到這一點。我很抱歉

I really don't want to interrupt you but unfortunately I have to pick

我真的不想打斷你，但很不幸的是，我必須要選擇

up my kids in just a few minutes so I have to go but thank you so much for

我的孩子們在短短几分鐘內，所以我得走了，但 非常感謝你這麼多的。

chatting with me for a bit, it was really fun to catch up and I hope that you have

和我聊了一會，真的很開心，希望你有。

a great day. In that interruption I used all the strategies that we've talked

一個偉大的日子。在那次中斷中，我使用了所有的策略，我們已經談到了。

about: I started with a little hand gesture to indicate that I needed to

關於。我先用一個小手勢表示我需要...

interrupt, I used polite and calm language, I had a

插話，我用禮貌平和的語言，我有一個

good reason to interrupt (I needed to pick up my kids from school) and then I

好的理由打斷（我需要去接我的孩子放學），然後我

stayed polite and positive by telling her it was great to chat with her and

保持禮貌和積極的態度，告訴她，很高興與她哈拉，並且

that I wished her a good day. Now there are two other situations that we talked

我祝願她有美好的一天。現在有兩個其他情況，我們談到

about where you might need to interrupt a conversation, for example, you might

關於您可能需要打斷談話的地方，例如，您可能會有以下情況

need to ask a question or to clarify something and here are three great ways

需要提出問題或澄清一些事情，這裡有三個好方法。

to do that: Sorry, can I interrupt to ask a question quickly? Or I'm so sorry for

要做到這一點。對不起，我可以打斷你問一個問題嗎？或者我很抱歉

interrupting but I'd like to make sure I understand what you're saying. Or number

打斷一下，但我想確認一下我是否明白你的意思。或者數字

three I don't mean to be rude but can I ask a quick question? And finally when

三 我不想無禮 但我能問個問題嗎？最後當

you're participating in a conversation and you want to join in or add your

您正在參與一個對話，您想加入或添加您的

comments before the topic changes here are three more great ways to interrupt:

在話題改變前的評論，這裡還有三個很好的方法來打斷。

I'm so sorry to interrupt but before we move on I'd really like to add my

我很抱歉打斷你們，但在我們繼續之前，我真的想補充一下我的意見。

thoughts on this topic. Or excuse me, can I jump in here for a moment? And finally

關於這個話題的想法。或者不好意思，我可以在這裡跳一下嗎？最後

may I add something quickly? In those final examples I did use a couple of

我可以快速補充一些東西嗎？在最後的例子中，我確實使用了幾個......。

phrasal verbs and the first one I talked about moving on to a new topic. When we

短語動詞和第一個我談到的進入新的話題。當我們

move on to a new topic it means to start to discuss something new or to change

the topic. And then in the second one I said "may I jump in here" and when we

的話題。然後，在第二個我說 "我可以在這裡跳"，當我們

ask to jump into a conversation it simply means to join a conversation. Now

要求跳進一個談話，它只是意味著加入一個談話。現在

you can find all of these examples in the online lesson that I have for you.

你可以在我為你準備的在線課程中找到所有這些例子。

I've written them all out so that you can review them and start using them

我把它們都寫出來了，大家可以複習一下，然後開始使用。

in your English conversations. In today's confident English lesson we focused on

在你的英語對話中。在今天的自信英語課上，我們重點學習了關於

what to say when you need to interrupt the conversation but in today's

當你需要打斷談話時該說些什麼，但在今天的情況下

challenge question I want to ask you what do you say if someone interrupts

挑戰題我想問你，如果有人打斷你，你會說什麼？

you? What is the polite thing to say or do in English? You can share your

你呢？用英語說或做的禮貌用語是什麼？你可以分享你的

thoughts and ideas with me in the comment section at the bottom of the

思想和想法，請在下面的評論區與我交流。

lesson online. With that thank you so much for joining me and I look forward

課在線。謝謝你加入我的行列，我期待著。

to seeing you next week for your Confident English lesson.