11.30 英文郵件裡別總是說suggest了,換個詞吧

我們經常需要給客戶或者團隊建議某件事怎麼做會比較好,總離不開的一個詞是suggest。


有小夥伴說每天suggest來suggest去,有沒有什麼別的詞可以換換。


很多人馬上想到了propose,這是一個不錯的選擇。


不過要注意一點,propose是「提議」,比 suggest要正式一些。很多人雖然也知道這是一個更正式的詞,但具體怎麼表現為「正式」,卻不知道。下面我們簡單說說。


當我們說suggest的時候,或許只是一個初步的想法,具體怎麼做還沒來得及想。


而當我們說propose的時候,一般是有明確清晰的方案。當你已經想好一二三怎麼做,這時你就可以說 I would like to propose…/My proposal is …


還有一個詞是recommend,這時我們今天要重點講的。


recommend是「推薦」沒錯,但是我們中文裡並不習慣說 「我的推薦是…」,但老外卻很喜歡說My recommendation is …


有一次在電話會議,我問老外What's your suggestion?


我已經在腦補他下一句會說 My suggestion is …了,結果他冷不防來了一句:


My recommendation is …


郵件裡也常用 Below is my recommendation for ...


日常對話中,還會聽到老外bla bla bla說完一大通,然後以This is my recommendation.


英文郵件裡別總是說suggest了,換個詞吧


在字典裡 recommendation除了「推薦」外,確實就有suggestion 的意思:


an official suggestion about the best thing to do 正式建議;提議牛津詞典


例:


- The committee made recommendations to the board on teachers' pay and conditions. 委員會就教師的工資和工作條件問題向董事會提出建議。


- I had the operation on the recommendation of my doctor. 我根據醫生的建議做了手術。


動詞recommend也有同樣的意思,搭配用法和suggest一樣:


  • recommend doing sth
  • recommend that sb(should) do sth


當然也可以recommend sb to do sth。


例:


1)The report recommended a 10% cost reduction. 報告提議成本降低10%。


2)I recommend (that) he see a doctor. 我建議他去看醫生。


3)It is strongly recommended that the machines should be checked every year. 建議每年一定把機器檢修一次。


4)I recommend you to book shipping space earlier 我建議你早預定艙位。


商品標籤上的「建議零售價」,以下兩種說法都可以


1)suggested retail price

2)recommended retail price


我們來看看老外的原生例句:


  • Below are my recommendations for the improvement.
  • So my recommendation is stop talking and start doing it.
  • And that is my recommendation today: take it SLOW.
  • You can grab the early beta here but I recommend waiting for the official version to arrive this week.
  • I recommend making an appointment before you call.


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