今天我们要聊的是很多人明明英文很好，却常常在职场上「吃亏」的主题——

职场英文说话艺术� How to praise people and politely correct others at work.

怎么在职场上用英文赞美别人，或是「有礼貌地」提醒别人做出改进。

你知道吗？说话的方式，往往比内容更重要。

Tone is everything.

今天我们就一起学会，怎么用英文讲出让人舒服、又专业的话。

� 本期的知识卡片我们整理在下面啦：

� Part 1. How to Praise People Professionally（如何自然地称赞别人）

� 1️⃣ 赞美表现出色

You really nailed it!

� 你表现超棒、完美搞定。

You really nailed it in that client meeting — everyone was impressed.你在那场客户会议上超厉害，大家都印象深刻。

That was an impressive presentation.

� 简报很精彩，很有说服力。

I loved how you structured your ideas — very clear and logical.

� 我很喜欢你整理想法的方式，清楚又有逻辑。

� 2️⃣ 赞美别人帮忙解决问题

Thanks for jumping in — you really saved the day.

� 谢谢你出手相助，真是救了全场。

I really appreciate your quick turnaround.

� 感谢你这么快就处理好。

You handled that so smoothly — that’s experience talking.

� 你处理得太顺了，一看就是老手。

� “saved the day” = 关键时刻帮大忙

� “turnaround” = 处理速度

� 3️⃣ 主管表扬员工

Your leadership really made a difference.

� 你的领导力让结果更出色。

I’ve noticed you’ve been taking more initiative lately — keep it up!

� 我注意到你最近很主动，继续保持！

I really appreciate the ownership you’ve shown.

� 我很欣赏你展现的主人翁精神。

� “ownership” = 主动承担、责任感

� “go-to person” = 团队关键人物

� 4️⃣ Email 中的称赞

Just wanted to say great job on the presentation — your confidence really shined through.

� 想说那场简报做得很棒，你的自信表现得淋漓尽致。

Kudos on the report — the analysis was spot-on.

� 报告很棒！分析非常精准。

Fantastic teamwork — love the energy everyone brought in.

� 团队合作太好了，气氛超棒。

� “kudos” = 称赞、赞许

� “spot-on” = 恰到好处，精准无误

� Part 2. How to Politely Correct or Remind Others（如何礼貌地提醒或纠正别人）

� 1️⃣ 礼貌追进度

Don’t say: You forgot to send me the file.

Say:

Hey, just checking in — have you had a chance to send the file?

� 想确认一下你是不是已经寄了文件？

No rush, but could you please share it when you have a moment?

� 不急，有空再发我一下。

I might have missed it — did you happen to send it already?

� 我可能漏看了，你是不是已经寄过？

� “I might have missed it.” 是超自然的缓冲语句，能避免冒犯。

� 2️⃣ 委婉指出错误

I think there might be a small error here.

� 我觉得这里可能有个小错误。

You may want to double-check this number.

� 你可能要再确认一下这个数字。

Just a heads-up, I think this isn’t the latest version.

� 提醒一下，这不是最新版。

� “heads-up” = 提醒、通知

� 3️⃣ 提建议 / 表不同意见

Maybe we could try a slightly different approach next time.

� 下次我们可以试试不同做法。

What if we focus more on the user’s perspective?

� 要不要多从使用者角度考虑？

� 用 Maybe we could... / What if we... 比 You should... 更柔和。

� 4️⃣ 主管给反馈

Let’s align on this before moving forward.

� 我们继续前先对齐方向。

Could you take another look at this section?

� 你能再看一下这部分吗？

Let’s refine this a bit before sending it out.

� 发出去前再微调一下。

� “align” = 对齐共识

� “refine” = 打磨、微调

� 5️⃣ Email 提醒

Just a gentle reminder that the deadline is tomorrow.

� 温馨提醒，明天是截止日。

I wanted to follow up on the report we discussed last week.

� 想追踪一下上周讨论的报告。

Appreciate your attention to this.

� 感谢你关注这件事。

� Part 3. “Positive Sandwich” Technique

（正面三明治技巧：赞美 → 建议 → 鼓励）

You did a great job organizing the slides. One small thing — the font sizes could be more consistent. But overall, it looks really professional!

� 简报排得很好，只是字型大小可以再统一点，整体超专业！

Great effort! Just one small tweak and it’ll be perfect.

� 很棒的努力！只要改一点点就完美了。

� 结构：

Praise（先肯定） → � Suggest（再建议） → � Encourage（正向结尾）

� Top 10 Workplace Magic Phrases
1️⃣ You really nailed it. (表现超棒！)
2️⃣ I really appreciate your quick turnaround.(感谢你快速完成。)
3️⃣ Just checking in… (关心进度。)
4️⃣ I might have missed it. (我可能漏看了（礼貌追问）。)
5️⃣ There might be a small error here. (这里可能有小问题。)
6️⃣ Maybe we could try…(我们可以试试……（柔和建议）。)
7️⃣ Let’s align on this. (一起对齐方向。)
8️⃣ Just a gentle reminder… (温馨提醒。)
9️⃣ Appreciate your attention to this. (感谢你关注这件事。)
� Let’s fine-tune this before sending it out. (发出前微调一下。)

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