迷你对话学地道口语第707期:说服

 Subject：You sold me on your idea.

迷你对话A: Sir, what do you think of my idea about the the reform of our company?

老板，您认为我的对公司改革的观点如何？

B: Frankly¹ speaking, you sold me on your idea. I think it will work.

说实话，你的想法说服了我。我觉得行得通。

地道表达sell sb on one’s idea1. 解词释义Sell sb. on one’s idea是美国俚语，意思是“说服某人”。它源于have got sb. sold on sth.这个短语，字面意思是“成功地把某物推销给某人”，引申义为“说服某人”。

2. 拓展例句e.g. Doctors tries to sell men on his idea that smokers² should kick the habit of smoking.

医生尽力说服吸烟者戒烟。

e.g. It' s a losing battle trying to sell Henry to your idea that he needs take more exercise.

你要说服亨利多运动纯属徒劳。

Ps 1：idea about：关于......的想法 think of：对......的认为Ps 2：frankly speaking是做插入语，意思是“说实话，坦白地说”。经常防于句首。例如：

Frankly speaking, it is difficult for me to make out what he is saying.

坦率地说,理解他正在说的事情是很困难的。

Frankly speaking, I'm not too keen on this meal, either.

坦率地说，我也不是非常喜欢这顿饭。

Ps 2：询问某人对某事的意见如何，可以用下面这个句型：What do you think of something？例如：

What do you think of the ice show at the Center Theater?

你觉得中央戏院的溜冰表演怎么样？

What do you think of the old saying: "Spare the rod, spoil the child."?

你对"孩子不打不成器"这句老话怎么看?

1 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

2 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。