英文教學裡，有一方法，叫做"paraphrase"，意思是「重新敘述」。 我叫它做，「找到另一種說法」，它是讓英文進步的利器。假如，你不熟「我不會辜負你的期望」（I won't fail you.），說成"I won't let you down"也可以。
很多學生都告訴我，他覺得自己的句子不是對或錯的問題，而是好不好的差別。英文從好到更好，paraphrase是教學關鍵。越短的句子，越不容易paraphrase。 來看一些例子：
1. 我全力支持你。
原句: I will fully support you.
改述: I'll back you up all the way.
2. 我好累。
原句: I'm too tired.
改述: I'm beat.
3. 不要敷衍我。
原句: Don't ignore what I said.
改述: Don't brush me off.
4. 我不相信你。
原句: I don't believe you.
改述: I don't buy your story.
5. 他的話很有力量。
原句: His speech is very influential.
改述: His words carry a lot of weight.
6. 他想占我便宜。
原句: He is trying to take advantage from me.
改述: He is trying to cash in on me.
7. 我有什麼好處？
原句: What's my share? /What's my benefit?
改述: "What's my cut?" /What's in it for me?
8. 你終於打破了僵局。
原句: You finally broke through.
改述: You finally broke the ice.
9. 有什麼條件?
原句: What's the condition?
改述: What's the catch?
10. 不要來打擾我，可以嗎？
原句: Don't interrupt me.
改述: Why don't you get off my back?
很多英文為母語的老外，不會幫學生做paraphrase。有些老外英文溝通彼此懂得即可，耳朵敏感，無法細分差異；還有些老外無法這麼全神貫注去比對語言結構的不同，要經過訓練才能過幫學生"paraphrase"。
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