



什麼能比說『是的』更容易的呢?畢竟,你甚至可以不說一句話就能表達同意之情:簡單點個頭就能讓訊息被理解。
然而,表達同意的方式有很多種:從正式到非正式、從弱到強。今天就來學學幾個表達同意和批准的英文用法。

Ex: I can agree to your proposal regarding longer work hours for the staff.
(我能同意你關於延長員工工作時數的提案。)

Ex: I could go along with Ned's views on that matter.
(在那事上我能贊同奈德的看法。)
* go along with... 贊同某事;和某人觀點一致

Ex: We're all with you on this matter, David.
(大衛,就這件事我們都同意你的看法。)

Ex: I've got nothing against change—I'm all for it.
(我並不反對改變─我完全贊同。)

Ex: I support your argument that we would be better off moving into plastics.
(針對我們改做塑膠業景況會較好的這項論點,我支持你的說法。)

Ex: I am of the same mind / opinion as Cindy that we should look to close our worst performing outlets.
(針對我們該考慮關閉表現最差的經銷店一事,我和辛蒂抱持著相同的想法/意見。)

Ex: Are you of the same mind on the long-term objective?
(你對於長遠的目標意見相同嗎?)

Ex: Do you concur with the management that bonuses should be held back this year?
(針對今年獎金保留不要發放,這件事你同意管理階層的做法嗎?)

Ex: Are you in favor of working longer hours in exchange for a four-day workweek?
(你是否贊成每天工作較長的時間以換取每星期工作四天?)

Ex: Are we all in agreement about the price?
(針對價格一事我們大家都一致同意了嗎?)

Ex: Could you go along with the idea of shutting down our factories?
(你會贊同我們關閉工廠這個想法嗎?)
Bob declined to join Judy's dinner party.
鮑伯婉拒出席茱蒂的晚宴派對。
I offered to give Tina a ride after the party, but she declined.
舞會結束後我提議讓蒂娜搭便車,但她婉拒了。
Car sales declined by 5% in the second quarter.
汽車銷售量在第 2 季下降了 5%。
Street violence seems to have been on the decline ever since the new mayor was sworn in.
新市長上任後,街頭暴力事件似乎已在減少中。
A huge typhoon is coming, so we have no alternative but to cancel the trip.
強烈的颱風即將來臨,因此我們只有取消行程別無選擇了。
An alternative way would be to travel by plane.
另一種可供選擇的方式就是搭飛機。
Instead of giving a speech, Paula chose an alternative way to demonstrate her ideas.
寶拉不是用演講,而是選了一種非傳統的方式來呈現自己的想法。
There is no practical alternative to delaying the project.
除了延後專案之外,並沒有實際可行的替代方案。
I could go along with Ned's views on that matter.
在那事上我能贊同奈德的看法。
We're all with you on this matter, David.
大衛,就這件事我們都同意你的看法。
I've got nothing against change—I'm all for it.
我並不反對改變─我完全贊同。
I am of the same mind as Cindy that we should look to close our worst performing outlets.
針對我們該考慮關閉表現最差的經銷店一事,我和辛蒂抱持著相同的想法。
The manager was in favor of the proposal.
經理贊成這提案。
