輕鬆說出全世界最美的語言「讚美」

1. 讚美他人的外貌或外在條件--- Complimenting appearance---

通常讚美一個人的外在條件時，不外乎著重在整體的感覺、或是對方的外貌或衣著搭配。
但針對外貌所發出的稱讚，可就要留意囉！最好可以明確的說出對方令你讚嘆的要素，而不是胡亂將可以想得到的形容詞堆疊起來就算數喔！這樣很可能會讓對方認為你只是在拍馬屁，而非出自真心，那可就適得其反啦！ 你可以試試這麼說：

•  You look gorgeous / fabulous / incredible today!
  你今天看起來超棒der！
• I really love / like your shoes (or anything he or she wears). They look great with your jeans.
  我超喜歡你的鞋子的，它們跟你的牛仔褲搭配起來非常好看。
•  What a lovely necklace! Where did you get it?
  好漂亮的項鍊呀！你在哪裡買的？
•  That's such a pretty watch.
  這支錶真美！
• The skirt looks amazing on you.
  這件裙子穿在你身上真是令人驚艷。
• You look good in red.
  你穿紅色的衣服非常出色。
•  You have an excellent taste in fashion.
  你對時尚的品味非常傑出。

2. 讚美他人所具備的某項能力--- Complimenting ability---

能力有些是與生俱來的優勢，也有些是後天培養的，當你對某人的能力印象深刻，想表達你的讚賞時，你可以試試這麼說：

• You're so good with children.
  你對孩子們真有一套。
• You have a lovely voice.
  你的聲音很甜美。
• You're great at V-ing.
  你對….真的很拿手欸！
• I wish I could V as well as you are.
  真希望我也可以….跟你一樣的厲害。
• You are really talented.
  你真的很有天分。

3. 讚美他人的表現--- Complimenting on performance---

針對他人傑出的表現或行為發出讚嘆時，你可以對於成果或是行為本身來讚美，但若可以順便將對方所付出的努力或是特質一起加上去的話，不僅讓對方有備受重視的感覺，也讓你的讚美之詞更有錦上添花的效果喔！
你可以試試這麼說：

• You're so creative! I love the way you handle it.
  你真有創意！我非常喜歡你的處理方式。
• You've worked very hard on this. Nice job!
  你非常努力，做得很好！
• Your presentation was very informative. Well done!
  你的簡報充滿訊息和意義。非常好！
• I admire your hard work.
  我很讚賞你的努力。
• I'm impressed by the report you made. You're very professional.
  我對你的報告印象深刻。你真的非常專業。

針對各式各樣的誇獎，你可以簡短直接的報以感謝： Express your gratitude directly：

• Thank you for saying that.
  謝謝你這麼誇獎我。
• Oh, you're so sweet. You just made my day.
  噢！你嘴巴真甜。你讓我一整天都充滿了好心情。
• It's very nice / kind of you to say so.
  你這麼說真的是太好了。
• That's a nice thing to say.
  你這麼說真的是太好了。
• I'm pleased / flattered!
  我好高興！ / 我受寵若驚！
• Thank you. I really appreciate that.
  謝謝你。真的很感謝你這麼誇獎我。
• I'm glad you like that.
  我很高興你喜歡。 

或是主動提供更多甚至有趣的細節，讓話題可以延續下去：
Or offering some interesting details to open up a conversation：

• I just got it from a thrift shop yesterday.
  我昨天才從二手衣店裡買到它的。
• I just love being with kids.
  我非常喜歡跟孩子們相處。
• I've practiced it many times with the mirror at home.
  我在家裡對著鏡子練習過好幾次。
• My team members and I all put in a lot of effort.
  我跟我的團隊都投注了很大的心力。

都了解了嗎？接著來學學綜合應用在常見的生活情境對話中的例子吧！

Example 1：Looks
Mason: Debby, you look gorgeous today! I think those shoes match well with your skirt. You have an outstanding taste in fashion.
Debby: Wow, I'm flattered! It's nice to hear you noticing my new shoes. Actually I just bought them few days ago. But I've been thinking about getting them for quite a while. I just can't resist the unique design of them.
Mason: Really? Where did you get them? Are they pricy?
Debby: I got them at Nine West. It cost me $150 to bring them home. So I guess it's a bit expensive but they're worth it.

Example 2：Ability
Jean: You got a lovely voice, Helen. And I like the way you told the story to the kids. Look how they enjoyed it! I wish I could do it as well as you are.
Helen: That's a nice thing for you to say. I'm glad you all liked it! I've practiced it at home for days.
Jean: It turned out pretty great. Well done!

Example 3：Performances or achievements
Timothy: I admire your work at the meeting, Steve. Your presentation is quite profound. You must put a lot of effort in it!
Steve: Thank you, Tim. I truly appreciate that. It means a lot to me.

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