7. Confused Expressing your confusion will create even more confusion. It's better to just say what you are confused about and ask questions. Saying you are "confused" gives people the impression that either you don't understand something or that the topic is confusing to you. 表露你的困惑会产生更多的困惑。更好的做法是说出你困惑然后提出问题。表达你很“困惑”给别人留下的印象是:有些事你不明白,或者这个话题使你迷惑。 8. Need We all have needs in life. When you express those needs by email over and over again, it makes you look needy. I "need" you to come to work early, I "need" you to get that report done. Avoid saying "need" and express requirements more directly. 我们在生活中都有需求。当你重复在邮件中表达这些需求的时候,会使你看起来很需要帮助。我“需要”你早点来上班,我“需要”你完成这份报告。不要说“需要”,而是更直接地表达要求。 9. Quandary Have you sent a message and said you were in a "quandary"? You should know that the word means you are in a total state of perplexity. I mean, you are really perplexed. That's not often the case when it comes to a new business proposal or fundraising round. 你是否在邮件中说过自己’左右为难’?你应该知道这个词意味着你在一种完全困惑的状态。对,你真的不知所措。但在一份新的商业提案或融资过程中通常不是这种情况。 10. Likely Few of us are in the business of predicting the future. If you say something is "likely" in an email, you are expressing to the recipient that you are not really sure about the topic, and you don't have all the facts yet. It's likely that you just lack confidence. 几乎没有人做的事预测未来的工作。如果你在邮件中说一件事“挺有可能的”,你就是在向收件人表达你对这个话题并不确定,而且你还没有掌握所有情况。你可能只是缺乏自信。 |