作者：Sylvia Chu
講英文時最尷尬的情況莫過於結巴或不知該怎麼接下去，小編也遇過這樣的情況，那時腦袋緊張的一片空白，除了嗯嗯嗯，還真的不知道要說什麼…
因此，小編今天想分享一些實用的填充字（filler words），讓你在突然接不下去時可以用這些語句喘口氣：
1. 想要描述人事物時，可以說…
1. Sort of…
2. Kind of…
3. Like…
2. Kind of…
3. Like…
對話練習：
A: Where do you want to go?
(你想去哪裡？)
B: It’s kind of busy…a busy place in Taipei.
(我想去的是…它在台北，是個熱鬧的地方。)
A: Where do you want to go?
(你想去哪裡？)
B: It’s kind of busy…a busy place in Taipei.
(我想去的是…它在台北，是個熱鬧的地方。)
2. 表達另一種想法時，可以說…
1. Actually…
2. As a matter of fact…
3. To be honest…
4. To be frank with you…
5. In fact…
6. The fact of the matter is…
2. As a matter of fact…
3. To be honest…
4. To be frank with you…
5. In fact…
6. The fact of the matter is…
對話練習：
A: So do you want to go to the airport?
(所以，你是想要去機場嗎？)
B1: Actually, no! The place I want to go is in the center of Taipei.
( 不，我想要去的地方在台北市中心。)
B2: As a matter of fact, no, I don’t want to go to the airport.
(不是的，我不想要去機場。)
B3: To be honest, I want to go to the place with the tallest building in Taipei.
(我想去的地方有台北最高的大樓。)
B4: In fact, I really want to go to the place with the largest theater in Taipei.
(我想要去的地方有台北最大的電影院。)
B5: The fact of the matter is I’m not going to the airport now.
(我沒有要去機場！)
A: So do you want to go to the airport?
(所以，你是想要去機場嗎？)
B1: Actually, no! The place I want to go is in the center of Taipei.
( 不，我想要去的地方在台北市中心。)
B2: As a matter of fact, no, I don’t want to go to the airport.
(不是的，我不想要去機場。)
B3: To be honest, I want to go to the place with the tallest building in Taipei.
(我想去的地方有台北最高的大樓。)
B4: In fact, I really want to go to the place with the largest theater in Taipei.
(我想要去的地方有台北最大的電影院。)
B5: The fact of the matter is I’m not going to the airport now.
(我沒有要去機場！)
3. 一時想不起來該如何說時，可以說…「該怎麼說呢？」
1. How shall I put it?
2. What’s the word I’m looking for?
3. How can I explain this?
2. What’s the word I’m looking for?
3. How can I explain this?
對話練習：
A: Do you agree with John’s opinion?
( 你同意強尼的意見嗎？)
B1: Well, how shall I put it? It’s really hard to say whether we should agree with him or not.
(該怎麼說呢？我們真的很難說是同意他的意見還是不同意。)
A: Do you agree with John’s opinion?
( 你同意強尼的意見嗎？)
B1: Well, how shall I put it? It’s really hard to say whether we should agree with him or not.
(該怎麼說呢？我們真的很難說是同意他的意見還是不同意。)
4. 表達自己的感受或建議時，可以說…
1. What’s the best way to put this? (put 在這裡就是say的意思)
例句：What’s the best way to put this? You are so impolite!
(我想要說的是，你真的很沒禮貌！)
2. What I’m trying to say is…
例句：What I’m trying to say is I can’t wait to see your show tonight.
( 我想要說的是我等不及要看你今晚的演出。)
3. Now let me put it this way…
例句：Let me put it this way. All you need to do now is to lay a solid foundation in English, acquire a large range of knowledge, and grasp every chance to train your abilities.
( 這麼說吧，我們現在所需要做的就是打下扎實的英語基礎，擴大知識面，並且抓住每一次機會來鍛煉自己的能力。)
例句：What’s the best way to put this? You are so impolite!
(我想要說的是，你真的很沒禮貌！)
2. What I’m trying to say is…
例句：What I’m trying to say is I can’t wait to see your show tonight.
( 我想要說的是我等不及要看你今晚的演出。)
3. Now let me put it this way…
例句：Let me put it this way. All you need to do now is to lay a solid foundation in English, acquire a large range of knowledge, and grasp every chance to train your abilities.
( 這麼說吧，我們現在所需要做的就是打下扎實的英語基礎，擴大知識面，並且抓住每一次機會來鍛煉自己的能力。)
5. 想要阻止對方繼續說話時，可以說…
1. look here, (name)….
例句：Look here, Steely , old man, I’m very sorry, but I’m afraid we won’t be able to accommodate you any longer.
( 看著，斯蒂利，老夥計。真抱歉，恐怕我們不能再留你在家中住了。)
2. Right then, (name)…
例句：Right then, Andrew, I know your idea is great, but we can’t accept it.
(好了，安卓，我知道你的想法很好，但我們無法接受。)
例句：Look here, Steely , old man, I’m very sorry, but I’m afraid we won’t be able to accommodate you any longer.
( 看著，斯蒂利，老夥計。真抱歉，恐怕我們不能再留你在家中住了。)
2. Right then, (name)…
例句：Right then, Andrew, I know your idea is great, but we can’t accept it.
(好了，安卓，我知道你的想法很好，但我們無法接受。)
想知道更多卡住時可以說的英文用語？快來看看影片：（想說的像老外？這樣表達更道地！Sound more fluent in English）
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