At work or university, with colleagues and friends, in a business meeting or discussion with your professor, sometimes it's necessary to disagree or say no.

在工作場合或大學里，與同事和朋友，進行商務會議或與你的教授討論問題，有時是有必要表示不同意或說不的。

And that is ok! In English-speaking culture, it is important to share your opinion and express your ideas. But how should you do that in English politely?

這沒關系!在英語文化中，分享你的觀點和表達你的想法是很重要的。但是怎么用英語禮貌地表達不同意這件事呢？

With this lesson, you'll learn the best English phrases you can use to show you disagree in both formal and informal situations without offending anyone. These expressions will also help you learn how to share your opinion.

在這節課中，你將學習在正式和非正式場合能最好表達你的不同意見而同時又不會冒犯別人的英語短語。這些表達也會幫助你學會如何分享你的觀點。

But one thing is important to remember: Always stay calm.

但有一件事很重要，要記住：永遠保持冷靜。

Keep your voice and your body movements calm that will help you and the other person feel good about the disagreement. The goal is for everyone to walk away from the disagreement happy (or at least not angry).

讓你的聲音和肢體動作保持平靜，這將有助于你和對方保持里良好的感受。這樣做的目的是讓每個人都能愉快地(或至少不生氣)結束分歧。

The most polite way to disagree with someone is to use one of these strategies when introducing your disagreement:

表達不同意見最禮貌的方式是在表達不同意見時使用以下策略之一

①show that you understand the other person’s opinion

表現出你理解對方的觀點

②apologize before introducing your disagreement

在提出異議之前先道歉

③pretend to be in the middle or unsure about your position

假裝中立或不確定

With close friends and family, we can use these more informal (and often direct) expressions to say we disagree. These would not be appropriate for the workplace unless you know your colleagues very well.

對于親密的朋友和家人，我們可以用這些非正式的(通常是直接的)的表達。除非你非常了解你的同事，否則這些在工作場合是不合適的。