外企生存必备：如何向别人请教最好

　　Notes:

　　1 在与英语国家的人们交谈时，难免要请教一些词或词组的意思，此时惯常的、礼貌的做法是先为打扰了他人或占用了他人的时间表示道歉，然后请求解释词义。一般来讲，只要你提问的场合与时间适宜，他们都会非常乐意回答你的。在本对话中这句 "Oh, I'm sorry. Could you be a little more specific?" 这是澄清含义的一种表达方法。

　　2 Do you approve of the way I typed the report?

　　approve (of) = agree officially 同意，赞成

　　例句：

　　We had to wait months for the council to approve (of) our plan to extend our house.

　　If the directors approve of it, we'll buy the new computer system.

　　3 By all means, please.

　　by all means 务必，一定，当然可以

　　例句：--May I borrow this book? --By all means.

　　常用句型：

　　I made a mistake.

　　It's my fault.

　　I screwed up.

　　I didn't realize that I should...

　　Could you be a little more specific?

　　Oh, you're the guilty party.

　　What's holding things up?

　　What have you done to correct the situation?