English 轻松学
Speaking · 口语 · B1 · B2 · 共 10 课
  1. 1意见一致与不一致
  2. 2开口请人帮忙
  3. 3把对话聊下去
  4. 4第一次见面打招呼
  5. 5回应别人的消息
  6. 6挑战别人的想法
  7. 7处理棘手的问题
  8. 8讨论优点和缺点
  9. 9给别人建议
  10. 10说服别人做一件事

回应别人的消息

Responding to News 口语 · B1 · B2
约 6 分钟 B1
这课学什么
  • 同事一开始欣喜若狂地宣布自己拿到大奖,结果几秒钟后发现是邮件发错了——这段对话把"回应好消息"和"回应坏消息"两种完全相反的反应都示范了一遍。
  • 学完能掌握英语里表达真心祝贺(Congratulations! That's wonderful!)和表达同情安慰(Oh no, that's awful! What a shame!)最自然的说法,不会只会说 "good" 和 "sorry"。
  • 特别适合套用在日常生活里回应朋友、同事分享的各种消息(升职、结婚、生病、丢东西……),是最高频、最实用的社交反应用语。
  • 对话很短但情绪反转很大,方便练习语气和情绪的转换,不只是记句子。

重点内容


情景对话

Noelia:Yes, yes, yes. Ah, I did it!
Yuna:Good news, then?
Noelia:Yes! I won the award!
Yuna:Oh wow! Congratulations!
Noelia:Thank you! It's so exciting. I can't believe it!
Yuna:I know! That's wonderful! Well done, Noelia. I'm really pleased for you.
Noelia:WHAT? You cannot be serious!
Yuna:Oh dear. What's happened?
Noelia:They sent me the wrong email. I didn't win. Someone else won.
Yuna:Oh no, that's awful!
Noelia:Yes. It. Is.
Yuna:I'm so sorry, Noelia. What a shame. Can I do anything to help?
Noelia:Please pass me that magazine. Thanks.

Noelia:对,对,对。啊,我成功了!
Yuna:是好消息咯?
Noelia:对!我拿到那个奖了!
Yuna:哇!恭喜你!
Noelia:谢谢!太让人兴奋了。我不敢相信!
Yuna:我懂!太棒了!做得好,Noelia。我真的很替你高兴。
Noelia:什么?你不是认真的吧!
Yuna:哎呀。发生什么事了?
Noelia:他们发错邮件了。我没有获奖。是别人获奖。
Yuna:哦不,太糟糕了!
Noelia:是的。真的。很。糟糕。
Yuna:我真的很抱歉,Noelia。太可惜了。我能帮上什么忙吗?
Noelia:把那本杂志递给我吧。谢谢。


常用句型

句型用法例子
Oh wow! Congratulations!听到好消息时的第一反应,惊喜加祝贺Yuna:Oh wow! Congratulations!
I can't believe it!表达自己也很惊讶/兴奋,好消息坏消息都能用Noelia:It's so exciting. I can't believe it!
That's wonderful! Well done.明确肯定对方做得好Yuna:That's wonderful! Well done, Noelia.
Oh dear. What's happened?感觉到对方情绪变化时,关心地追问发生了什么Yuna:Oh dear. What's happened?
Oh no, that's awful!听到坏消息时表达同情/惋惜Yuna:Oh no, that's awful!
I'm so sorry. What a shame.更进一步表达安慰和惋惜Yuna:I'm so sorry, Noelia. What a shame.
Can I do anything to help?主动提出想帮忙Yuna:Can I do anything to help?

发音 / 语调提示

  • "Oh wow!"、"Oh no!" 这类感叹词的音调起伏要够大,马来西亚华人说英语常常把音调压得很平,同样的词说出来会显得毫无感情、像在念稿。
  • Congratulations 的重音在第三个音节(con-gra-tu-LA-tions),重音位置念错很容易让整句话听起来很生硬。
  • "I'm so sorry. What a shame." 要用降调、放慢速度,才能表达出真心的同情,语速太快会显得敷衍,像随口应付一句。

Sources

Blog / Website:

  1. Responding to news – LearnEnglish (British Council)