16/11/2018
【語言偽術】卸膊都有技巧！必學被動語氣「委婉地」逃避責任
Zephyr Yeung
Zephyr Yeung
從小喜歡英文且極具好奇心，奈何小時候發問時往往都會被告知「背左佢啦」，心有不甘繼而透過閱讀和研究來尋根究底，長大後深深了解香港人學習英語時會遇到的障礙，並研究出獨有的方法瞬速提升英文水平，從此不再視學英文為畏途。你ready好晉升為「職場英語達人」未？
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逢周五更新
Situation 2A：規避責任
Email 2A：
To: naomi@routeone.com
From: phoebe@routeone.com
Subject: There was an unfortunate incident last night
Ms. Webster,
I just want to let you know about an incident that happened last night. I left the door unlocked. As a result, a thief broke into the office and stole $8,500 in cash. We've filed a police report, but the
police have no suspects yet.
我只是想通知你昨天晚上發生的一件事。我沒有鎖門，結果小偷闖進辦公室偷走八千五百元。我們已經向警察局備案，不過警方到目前為止還沒有找到嫌疑犯。
Regards,
Phoebe Harrison
＊ Email 2A 使用了主動式語氣，直接暴露錯誤＊
Email 2B：
To: naomi@routeone.com
From: phoebe@routeone.com
Subject: There was an unfortunate incident last night
Ms. Webster,
I just want to let you know about an incident that happened last night. The door was left unlocked last night. As a result, the office was broken into and $8,500 was stolen in petty cash. We've filed a police
report, but the police have no suspects yet.
我只是想通知你昨天晚上發生的一件事。昨晚門沒有鎖，結果辦公室被闖空門且被偷走了八千五百元。我們已經向警察局備案，不過警方到目前為止還沒有找到嫌疑犯。
＊ Email 2B 使用了被動式語氣， 迂迴規避責任＊
Regards,
Phoebe Harrison
Email 1A及Email1B出現過的主動句及被動句：
(主動句1)
I left the door unlocked.
我沒有鎖門。
(被動句1)
The door was left unlocked last night.
昨晚鬥沒有鎖。
(主動句2)
A thief broke into the office and stole $8,500.
小偷闖進了辦公室還偷了八千五百元。
(被動句2)
The office was broken into and $8,500 was stolen.
辦公室被闖空門且被偷走了八千五百元。
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