不过无论怎么考察复试英语口语，绝大部分的院校都会涉及到对话问答的考察，也就是听老师提问，然后做出回答。这样一来，就意味着其实口语考察也涵括了一点点听力考察。如果听不懂考官的问题，肯定会特别尴尬。所以，今天咱们就来说一说如何在这种情况下避免尴尬。

　　简单来说，首先一定要有一个沉着冷静的心态，才能更好地应对各种突发状况。一般我会建议大家要准备几个功能套句，这样起码不会手足无措，还能有再听一次的机会。具体来说，情况如下：

　　第一，刚进入复试房间，需要与考官打招呼 ，那么与考官见面时，比较得体的常见用语可以说 I’m glad to meet you. /I’m please to meet you. /It’s a pleasure to meet you. 这三个句子都是差不多的意思，都是很高兴见到你。。如果想不那么生硬，可以说Glad to meet you here.或者是Fancy seeing you. 而如果想说得正式一点，可以用I’m glad to have had the opportunity to meet you here. 很高兴有机会在这里与你们见面。

　　第二，如果在问答环节中，对考官所提问题完全听不懂，千万别傻愣着，可以请考官重复，所以可以说 Could you please rephrase that question / topic? 你能重复一下问题吗?或者说I’m not exactly sure what you mean…我不确定你的意思是否是?

　　第三，如果听了问题，对考官所提问题似懂非懂，想要核实对考官所提问题的理解是否正确，那么可以说 Do you mean…? /If I understand right,… /I’m sorry if I’m being a little slow, but…? /I’m sorry, I’m not sure I understand. Do you mean (that)…? /So am I right in saying…? /If I’ve got the picture, then… /So what you mean is…, right? /Sorry I don’t quite catch you. You mean…? /Can I get one thing clear? /Would I be correct in supposing…?

　　第四，如果听懂了考官的问题，但是对考官所提问题的内容不熟悉，不知道如何回答，这个时候切记不可以不懂装懂，大放厥词。而是应该秉持着虚心坦诚的态度，有一说一，表达清楚自己的理解，并且虚心求教。所以可以说：I’m not exactly sure how to answer that question, but (perhaps)… /That’s a rather difficult question, but (maybe)… /I’m sorry, but I don’t know much about…

　　第五，如果考官所提问题你有一定的了解，但是需要一点时间来整理思绪。其实所有的问题都建议大家花几秒钟整理好了想法再回答，尽量做到有条理地陈述。思考地时候也不能一声不吭，所以可以说 That’s difficult to answer, but (maybe)… /I’m sorry, but I don’t know much about…but perhaps… /Maybe I can answer your question by telling you about a personal experience I had. /That’s an interesting question…let me see. Well, I suppose that…

　　第六，除此之外，人们说话思考时经常会说一些无意义的词，不要呃，嗯，啊，我们可以用一点常见的英文句子直接的filler，填充词，让表达不太违和。常见的有 Well,…/Actually,… /In fact,… /You see,… /You know,… /How shall I put it,… /Let me think for a second,… /Give me a few seconds,…

　　第七，如果表达出现了问题，或者是不准确的地方，想要重新表达，不要直接说，对不起，能不能重来，而是可以说In other words, I am… /And that means… /Let me put it another way,… /What I’m suggesting is… /All I’m trying to say is… /What I’m getting at is… /If I can rephrase that,… /Perhaps I should make that clearer by saying… /Perhaps it would be more accurate to say…/The point I’m making is that…用这种句子来进行补充说明。

　　最后，在回答完毕之后，可以进行结束语表达：

　　That’s very kind of you. Thank you.

　　Well, thanks for talking to me and I wish you all the best in your future.

　　Nice talking to you.

　　I appreciate your talking with me. Goodbye.

　　I enjoyed talking to you.

　　It has been very helpful talking to you.

　　Hope to see you again.

　　(本文为跨考教育教研室项硕老师原创，转载请注明出处。)