Диссертация 2 (Методика внутривузовского контроля сформированности межкультурных Методика внутривузовского контроля сформированности межкультурных), страница 6

I don’t have theinformation to answer that question right now,but I’d be happy to find out and get back to youlater.• I didn’t quite follow you. Could you explain thatpoint again, please?• Could you repeat that, please?• We don’t have enough evidence to show that …• I’d prefer to deal with that point later.• Maybe we could discuss that in more detail afterthe session.• I’m sorry. What do you mean by …?• Would you mind explaining …?• Unfortunately, I’m not familiar with the detailsregarding that question.• I can’t give you an exact answer on that, I’m36Negative responses to questionsHedgingStrong agreementNeutral agreementafraid.• That’s a very interesting question and myanswer is simply I really don’t know.• I’m afraid I don’t know the answer to yourquestion, but I”ll try to find out for you.• I’m sorry but I’m not in a position to commenton that.• It’s disappointing that / I’m afraid / To my regret/ I strongly regret that / Unfortunately, I can’tanswer the question right now…• Sorry, that’s not really my field, by the way.• I’m afraid I don’t have that information with me.• Well, I think that goes beyond the scope of myexpertise / presentation.• To be honest, I think that raises a different issue.• Not quite.• Not necessarily.• Not as a rule.• Hopefully not.• I don’t think / believe so.• I’m not really sure about …• I can’t say for certain.• I’m not at all convinced about …• There’s still an element of doubt about …• It depends.• On the whole, yes.• Not if we can help it.• To some extent.• I’m in complete agreement with …• Oh, I fully / totally / completely/ entirely agreewith you / this statement.• Absolutely!• You are absolutely right!• I couldn’t agree more.• Yes, definitely.• Exactly.• Precisely.• That’s exactly what I think.• I’m of exactly the same opinion as …• I don’t think anyone could / would disagree with…• That’s a very good point.• I quite agree.• I agree.• You’re right there.• I think you are right.• Yes, and …• That’s (very) true.• That’s right.• You are quite right.

It’s something that I’m37Neutral disagreementExpressing doubtsactually working on now.• Yes, the additional experiments you suggestwould be very useful. Maybe we could talkabout them over lunch.• Frankly speaking, I can’t agree.• That’s not how I see it.• That’s true, although …• I’m not sure I quite agree that …• I wouldn’t say that.• I see / take your point, but …• I’m afraid, you are wrong.• I don’t see it quite like that.• I’m afraid I disagree / can’t agree with ...• I’m afraid I have to disagree on the point about… and I feel compelled to say that …• I understand what you mean, but I really believethat …• I understand what you’re saying, butnevertheless …• Well, I’m not sure if that’s quite true …• Not necessarily.• I doubt that we’ll be able to implement this …• I know exactly what you mean but the thing is…• I take your point but in my experience I havefound that …• If I may, I’d like to correct one thing you said:…• I think it might be more accurate / correct to say…• That’s one way of looking at it, but …• Yes, but on the other hand, …• There’s a lot / some of truth in what you aresaying.

Still / However …• I think we’re very much in agreement on this.However, …• I agree with you up to a point, but …• I see / take your point, but …• I suppose you are right, but …• That’s true, but …• May be, but …• Yes, but …• You could say that, however actually …• That’s true in part, but I think …• You may be right, but I wonder if …• I see what you’re saying, but maybe …• I might agree with the point about …, but …• I find it interesting that …, but on the other hand…• To a certain extent, yes, but …38Interrupting politelyDealing with interruptions andirrelevancesSmall talkInitiating a small talkIntroducing someone to yourinterlocutorAnswering an introduction• That’s a lot in what you are saying, but …• What you’re saying is interesting, but let’s focuson the original topic.• I’d just like to say that …• If I could just interrupt for a moment …• I’m sorry to interrupt, but …• Before we move on to the next point, may I add…?• While that is an important point, it’s alsoimportant to add …• Sorry for interrupting, could I put in a word?• Can I just mention something?• Can I just add something here?• OK.

Let’s get back to the point.• I take your point but can we please stick to themain subject in hand.• I see what you mean but I think you’re loosingsight of the main point.• That’s all very well but I don’t see what it’s gotto do with the main points of this discussion.• That’s not the point. We are here to discuss …Well, I don’t think we should discuss it furthertoday.

As I said before …• Sorry to trouble you, but …?• I hope you don’t mind my asking, but …(haven’t we met somewhere before)?• Excuse me, …?• Excuse my asking, but …?• Great conference, isn’t it?• Forgive me (for asking), but …?• Morning!• Good to see you again!• How / very nice to see you again!• Do you happen to remember …?• I was wondering if perhaps you remember …?• Could I ask if you remember …?• Do you by any chance remember …?• I’m happy to introduce our guest to you.• It’s an honour to introduce our colleague from…• I’d like / Allow me to introduce … He / She isour guest speaker from …• This is …• Of, …, I’d like you to meet …• Have you ever met?• By the way, do you know each other?• May I introduce …• It’s a great pleasure to introduce … to you.• No, I don’t think so.

How do you do?• No, I don’t think I do / have. How do you do? /39Asking for your interlocutor’sopinionAcademic ComplimentingAvoiding giving an opinionGiving a negative opinionPleased to meet you / I’ve been looking forwardto meeting you (for some time) / I’ve beenwanting to meet you (for some time).• No, I don’t actually.• Yes, I think I have / do.• Yes, I think we have, haven’t we? / we do, don’twe?• Yes, we’ve already met, actually.• Pleased to meet you.• I’m delighted to meet you.• I’m delighted to make your acquaintance.• No, I don’t believe I’ve had / No, I haven’t yethad the pleasure.• What do you feel / think of / about …?• What are your feelings about …?• What’s your view / opinion of …?• Have you got any comments on …?• Do you have any opinion on …?• Do you find … worthwhile?• What is your reaction to …?• Do you have any particular views on …?• Can I ask what your reaction was to …?• Do I sense that you didn’t much enjoy …?• What is your attitude towards …?• I’d be grateful to have your view / opinion on …• It’s a fascinating piece of work.• It’s an excellent presentation.• It was a brilliant demonstration of …• The slides / the presentation were / was fantastic/ brilliant!• What I particularly / most / greatly enjoy is …• I’d rather not say anything about …• I’d have to think about …• I’m sorry I can’t answer …• I’d prefer not to say anything about …• No comment, I’m afraid.• I’m afraid I can’t comment on that at themoment.• It’s difficult to give an opinion right now / at themoment.• I don’t think I have anything to say on …• I’d rather not commit myself on …, if you don’tmind.• I’m not in a position to say anything about …• I’m afraid you’d have to ask … about that.• I’m inclined to think that conclusions seem to benot satisfactory enough.• The presentation was quite weak / disappointing,I’m afraid.• I don’t want to sound too pessimistic, but I’m40Trying to change your colleagues’opinionExpressing interestafraid …• I don’t hold out much hope for …• I’m extremely nervous of …• I find something very worrying.• I’m very concerned about / that …• … gives some cause for anxiety / concern /worry.• That’s very disappointing, I must say.• I’m rather / very disappointed about …• … comes as a great disappointment.• I don’t find … very interesting, actually.• I should like to say I find … interesting, butquite honestly I can’t.• Actually, I find … rather / very / totallyoutdated.• I can’t say … appeals to me very much.• I’m not over enthusiastic about …• To be quite / perfectly honest, …• With all due respect, …• If I may say so, …• But seen from another angle, one might say …• But if we look at it in another light, …• Of course, an alternative view / opinion might /would be that…• But there are other considerations.

For example,…• I wonder if you have taken everything intoaccount / consideration. For instance, …• Yes, but if we look at the whole picture, …• I wonder if that view / opinion is justified in thelight of…• I respect your opinion / view, of course.However, …• Well, I think others might say…• And there’s no doubt in your mind about that?• Is there any doubt about?• Forgive me, but are you really sure / certainabout …?• Perhaps I misunderstood, but are you quite sure…?• Well, that’s very surprising.• I must say … comes as a total surprise.• I find it astonishing / extraordinary / incredible…• Indeed?• How amazing!• I must say … surprizes me has taken mecompletely by surprize.• I’m very pleased with / really delighted to hearabout …41Asking small talk questionsInviting your interlocutorAccepting an invitationDeclining an invitationFinishing a small talk• … ‘s the best thing / news I’ve heard for a longtime.• It gives me great pleasure / satisfaction to hear…• I can’t say how pleased / delighted I am …• May I ask you what field you are in?• How long have you been working in this field?• Are you giving a presentation today?• Are you going to be at the dinner tonight?• Might you be interested in setting up acollaboration?• Would you like to…?• I’d very much like you to…• We should be very pleased if you could…• We should be delighted if you were able to /could …• Thank you.

I’d like to very much.• I would, very much. Thank you.• That would be very nice to ...• That sounds a very nice idea.• With pleasure.• I’d like nothing better than to …• We’d very much like to …• We’d be delighted to …• That’s really very / most kind of you.• What a delightful / splendid idea. Thank you.• That would give us great / the greatest ofpleasure to …• With the greatest of pleasure.• Thank you very much, but …• Well, that’s very kind of you, but …• Thank you very much for asking me, but …• I’m very / terribly sorry, I can’t / I don’t think Ican.• I’d like to, but ...• I wish I could, but …• I’m afraid I’ve already promised to… But thankyou very much all the same.• I’ve enjoyed talking to you, but I’m afraid Imust go now.• Will you excuse me? Unfortunately, I have to gonow.• It’s been nice talking to you.• It’s been nice meeting you, Mr / Ms / Dr / Prof…• Have a good trip back.• Hope to see you around.• I hope you don’t mind, but I really have to go /have to be going / must be going now.• It’s been very nice / interesting talking to you,42Giving your interlocutor yourgeneral good wishesbut I’m afraid I oughtn’t to / shouldn’t / mustn’t/ can’t stay any longer.• I’m awfully sorry, but I’m meeting someone infive minutes / I’ve got to make a phone call.• Thank you.