1。申請許可

Wouldn’’t it be possible for me to take the day off this Friday?

(這個星期五，我是否可以休一天假?)

請休假用takethe day off。如果是兩天以上就用days off。老板會很干脆地答應說that’’ll be OK，或是會帶有不悅意味回答will everything be all right?(一切都安排就緒了嗎?)，這些都要看你平時的工作表現而定。

2。提議

I think we need to buy a new copier.(我想我們需要買一臺新的復印機)

說出上句之前，必須說明our copying machine has broken down again.(復印機又出毛病了)以作為提案的依據。客氣一些的提議，用suggest如I would suggest we buy a new copoer.

3。表示了解上司的指示

Yes,of course.(是，我知道了)

也可用I understand(我明白了)，或Yes, right away(好的馬上去做)，對上司說OK，或 all right并不恰當。很忙時，說I’’m sorry, but I’’m busy now. Could I do it later?

4。確認上司指示的內容

Yor did say next Tuesday at 2:00 P.M., didn’’t you?(您是說在下星期二下午2點，是不是?)

任何事都必須確認一下。如果對方是外國人更要如此。上句也可直截了當地說let me confirm

(讓我確認一下時間和日期)

5。報告商談結果

I had a feeling he was in favor of the plan.(我覺得他贊成那個計劃)

記住I have a feeling (that)……(我覺得……)，及……(that ) he was against the plan.(他反對那個計劃)這兩句話都很管用