تلطيف الطلب والرفض والنقد

أمثلة

1. You couldn’t lend me your charger, could you?

   هل يمكنك أن تعيرني شاحنك من فضلك؟

2. Wouldn’t it be better to wait until Monday?

   أليس من الأفضل الانتظار حتى الاثنين؟

3. The draft is not quite what we had in mind.

   المسودة ليست تمامًا ما كنا نفكر فيه.

4. It might be worth checking the figures again.

   قد يكون من المفيد مراجعة الأرقام مجددًا.

أخطاء شائعة

• ✗خطأ: You could lend me a pen, couldn’t you?

  ✓صحيح: You couldn’t lend me a pen, could you?

  الطلب المتحفظ جملة منفية مع لاحقة مثبتة.

• ✗خطأ: Your report is bad.

  ✓صحيح: The report could do with a bit more detail.

  انتقد العمل لا الشخص، ولطّف بـ a bit.

• ✗خطأ: It might worth trying again.

  ✓صحيح: It might be worth trying again.

  It might be worth مع -ing.

تمارين محلولة

حاول أن تجيب بنفسك أولًا، ثم افتح «اعرض الإجابة» لترى الحل وسببه.

1. ١اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

   أيها الأكثر لباقة؟

   Telling a colleague their slides are too long.

   1. أYour slides are far too long.
   2. بCut your slides, they are too long.
   3. جNobody will read these long slides.
   4. دThe slides could perhaps be a little shorter.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: د The slides could perhaps be a little shorter.

   ركّز على الشرائح وأضف perhaps وa little.

2. ٢حوّل الجملة.

   اجعلها طلبًا متحفظًا.

   Lend me twenty euros.

   1. أYou could lend me twenty euros, can you?
   2. بYou couldn’t lend me twenty euros, could you?
   3. جYou can’t lend me twenty euros, could you?
   4. دCouldn’t you lend me twenty euros, can’t you?
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ب You couldn’t lend me twenty euros, could you?

   جملة منفية مع لاحقة مثبتة: You couldn’t …, could you?

3. ٣اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

   1. أWouldn’t be it better to ask her first?
   2. بWouldn’t it be better to ask her first?
   3. جWon’t it being better to ask her first?
   4. دWouldn’t it better be to ask her first?
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ب Wouldn’t it be better to ask her first?

   السؤال المنفي يقترح بلطف.

4. ٤أكمل الفراغ.

   It might be worth _____ the manager before you decide.

   1. أasking
   2. بto ask
   3. جasked
   4. دask
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: أ It might be worth asking the manager before you decide.

   It might be worth مع -ing.

5. ٥اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

   ماذا يقول المتحدث حقًّا؟

   The results are not quite what we had hoped for.

   1. أThe results are excellent.
   2. بThe results are disappointing.
   3. جThe results are not ready yet.
   4. دThe results were never expected.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ب The results are disappointing.

   التهوين يلطّف الخبر السيئ.

6. ٦هذه الجملة خاطئة. اختر التصحيح.

   Would you mind to open the window?

   1. أWould you mind opening the window?
   2. بWould you mind for opening the window?
   3. جWould you mind if open the window?
   4. دWould you mind open the window?
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: أ Would you mind opening the window?

   Would you mind مع -ing.

7. ٧رتّب الكلمات لتكوين جملة صحيحة.

   I’m not sure that’s quite right

   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: I’m not sure that’s quite right.

   طريقة لطيفة للاعتراض.

8. ٨حوّل الجملة.

   لطّف النقد.

   Your email was rude.

   1. أYour email was a little rude, obviously.
   2. بYour email came across as a little abrupt.
   3. جYou were rude in the email, frankly.
   4. دYour rude email was a little rude.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ب Your email came across as a little abrupt.

   came across as مع a little وكلمة ألطف.

9. ٩اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

   ما الرفض الأكثر تهذيبًا؟

   A colleague asks you to work on Saturday.

   1. أSaturday? Not a chance.
   2. بNo, I won’t work on Saturday.
   3. جI’m afraid I won’t be able to this weekend.
   4. دI don’t want to work at weekends.
   اعرض الإجابة

   الإجابة: ج I’m afraid I won’t be able to this weekend.

   I’m afraid I won’t be able to تلطّف الرفض.

10. ١٠اختر الجملة الصحيحة.

    1. أCouldn’t we postponing the meeting until next week?
    2. بCouldn’t we postpone the meeting until next week?
    3. جCould not we postpone the meeting until next week?
    4. دCouldn’t we to postpone the meeting until next week?
    اعرض الإجابة

    الإجابة: ب Couldn’t we postpone the meeting until next week?

    السؤال المنفي يقترح بلطف.