英国人常说的“反话

 　　警惕：英国人常说的“反话”（双语）

　　When the British say "I hear what you say. " They mean "I disagree and do not want to discuss it further." But what others understand is "He accepts my point of view."

　　当英国人说“我听到你所说的了”时，他们的意思是“我不同意也不想就其做进一步讨论”，而其他人却理解成了“他接受了我的观点”。

　　When the British say "With the greatest respect... " They mean "I think you are an idiot." But what others understand is "He is listening to me."

　　当英国人说“出于最大的尊重…”时，他们的意思是“我觉得你太二了”，而其他人却理解成了“他正听我说话呢”。

　　When the British say "That's not bad. " They mean "That's good." But what others understand is "That's poor."

　　当英国人说“不算太糟”时，他们的意思是“太好了”，而其他人却理解成了“太差了”。

　　When the British say "That is a very brave proposal. " They mean "You are insane." But what others understand is "He thinks I have courage."

　　当英国人说“那真是一个非常有勇气的提议”时，他们的意思是“你真是疯了”，而其他人却理解成了“他觉得我很有胆识”。

　　When the British say "Quite good. " They mean "A bit disappointing." But what others understand is "Quite good."

　　当英国人说“很不错哦”时，他们的意思是“有点小失望”，而其他人却理解成了“真心不错”。

　　When the British say "I would suggest... " They mean "Do it or be prepared to justify¹ yourself." But what others understand is "Think about the idea, but do what you like."

　　当英国人说“我想建议的是……”时，他们的意思是“去实践或者做好准备证明你自己”，而其他人却理解成了“考虑一下他的点子，但还是做我想做的”。

　　When the British say "Oh, incidentally / by the way... " They mean "The primary purpose of our discussion is..." But what others understand is "That is not very important."

　　当英国人说“顺便说一句……”时，他们的意思是“我们讨论的最根本目的是……”，而其他人却理解成了“接下来的话不是非常重要”。

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vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？