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Conversation flow 100
100
phrases
Wholehearted agreement
10
Reacting with surprise
10
Sounding doubtful
10
Drawing someone out
10
Cutting in politely
10
Steering back
10
Summing up
10
Changing the subject
10
Showing you're listening
10
Building on what was said
10
说的就是啊。
shuō de jiùshì a.
— exactly what I was thinking
可不是嘛。
kě búshì ma.
— isn't that the truth
我完全赞成。
wǒ wánquán zànchéng.
— I'm entirely in favour
太对了。
tài duì le.
— spot on
我也有同感。
wǒ yě yǒu tónggǎn.
— I feel the same way
就是这个道理。
jiùshì zhège dàolǐ.
— that's precisely the logic
你算说到点子上了。
nǐ suàn shuō dào diǎnzi shàng le.
— you've hit the nail on the head
深有体会。
shēn yǒu tǐhuì.
— I know that feeling well
英雄所见略同。
yīngxióng suǒ jiàn lüè tóng.
— great minds think alike
我举双手赞成。
wǒ jǔ shuāngshǒu zànchéng.
— both hands up for that
竟然还有这种事。
jìngrán hái yǒu zhè zhǒng shì.
— I can't believe such a thing happened
这也太夸张了。
zhè yě tài kuāzhāng le.
— that's beyond belief
我简直不敢相信。
wǒ jiǎnzhí bù gǎn xiāngxìn.
— I simply can't believe it
天哪。
tiān na.
— good heavens
居然是这样。
jūrán shì zhèyàng.
— so that's how it is
我听了都惊了。
wǒ tīng le dōu jīng le.
— I was stunned to hear it
有这么巧的事?
yǒu zhème qiǎo de shì?
— what are the chances?
我下巴都掉了。
wǒ xiàba dōu diào le.
— my jaw dropped
太让人意外了。
tài ràng rén yìwài le.
— utterly unexpected
这我可没想到。
zhè wǒ kě méi xiǎngdào.
— that I did not see coming
你确定吗?
nǐ quèdìng ma?
— are you sure?
有这回事?
yǒu zhè huí shì?
— did that really happen?
我怎么没听说。
wǒ zěnme méi tīngshuō.
— how come I never heard about it?
消息可靠吗?
xiāoxi kěkào ma?
— is the source reliable?
听着有点悬。
tīng zhe yǒudiǎn xuán.
— sounds shaky to me
不太可能吧。
bú tài kěnéng ba.
— surely not
这话我存疑。
zhè huà wǒ cúnyí.
— I have my doubts about that
你从哪里听的?
nǐ cóng nǎlǐ tīng de?
— where did you hear that?
别是搞错了吧。
bié shì gǎo cuò le ba.
— there may be a mistake
我得核实一下。
wǒ děi héshí yíxià.
— I'll need to verify that
后来呢?
hòulái ne?
— and then?
然后怎么样了?
ránhòu zěnmeyàng le?
— what happened next?
你接着说。
nǐ jiēzhe shuō.
— go on
具体说说看。
jùtǐ shuōshuo kàn.
— tell me more precisely
比如说?
bǐrú shuō?
— such as?
你的意思是?
nǐ de yìsi shì?
— meaning...?
能举个例子吗?
néng jǔ ge lìzi ma?
— could you give an example?
那结果呢?
nà jiéguǒ ne?
— so how did it turn out?
说下去。
shuō xiàqù.
— carry on
我在听呢。
wǒ zài tīng ne.
— I'm listening
打断一下。
dǎduàn yíxià.
— may I interrupt
我插一句。
wǒ chā yí jù.
— let me add a word
不好意思,我补充下。
bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ bǔchōng xià.
— sorry, may I add to that
等一下,我没听清。
děng yíxià, wǒ méi tīng qīng.
— hold on, I missed that
说到这个我想起来了。
shuō dào zhège wǒ xiǎng qǐlái le.
— that reminds me
允许我说两句。
yǔnxǔ wǒ shuō liǎng jù.
— allow me a couple of words
我先回应这一点。
wǒ xiān huíyìng zhè yì diǎn.
— let me respond to that point first
你先说完吧。
nǐ xiān shuō wán ba.
— you finish first
我打断你了,抱歉。
wǒ dǎduàn nǐ le, bàoqiàn.
— sorry, I cut you off
请继续。
qǐng jìxù.
— please go on
回到刚才的话题。
huí dào gāngcái de huàtí.
— back to what we were saying
我们说到哪里了?
wǒmen shuō dào nǎlǐ le?
— where were we?
扯远了。
chě yuǎn le.
— we've wandered off
言归正传。
yán guī zhèng zhuàn.
— to get back to the point
接着刚才的说。
jiēzhe gāngcái de shuō.
— picking up where we left off
我跑题了。
wǒ pǎotí le.
— I've gone off topic
说正事吧。
shuō zhèngshì ba.
— let's talk business
刚才说到一半。
gāngcái shuō dào yíbàn.
— we were halfway through
我们继续。
wǒmen jìxù.
— let's carry on
时间有限,长话短说。
shíjiān yǒuxiàn, cháng huà duǎn shuō.
— time is short, so briefly
总的来说。
zǒng de lái shuō.
— on the whole
简单说就是。
jiǎndān shuō jiùshì.
— put simply
归根结底。
guī gēn jié dǐ.
— when it comes down to it
一句话概括。
yí jù huà gàikuò.
— in one sentence
重点是这个。
zhòngdiǎn shì zhège.
— this is the key point
我总结一下。
wǒ zǒngjié yíxià.
— let me sum up
结论就是这样。
jiélùn jiùshì zhèyàng.
— that's the conclusion
说了这么多。
shuō le zhème duō.
— after all this talk
大概就是这些。
dàgài jiùshì zhèxiē.
— that's about it
有补充的吗?
yǒu bǔchōng de ma?
— anything to add?
换个话题吧。
huàn ge huàtí ba.
— let's talk about something else
对了,还有件事。
duì le, hái yǒu jiàn shì.
— oh, one more thing
顺便问一下。
shùnbiàn wèn yíxià.
— by the way
说到这个。
shuō dào zhège.
— speaking of which
我想起一件事。
wǒ xiǎngqǐ yí jiàn shì.
— something's just come to mind
先不说这个。
xiān bù shuō zhège.
— let's leave that aside
另外一件事。
lìngwài yí jiàn shì.
— on another matter
我们改天再聊这个。
wǒmen gǎitiān zài liáo zhège.
— let's discuss this another day
话说回来。
huà shuō huílái.
— then again
差点忘了说。
chàdiǎn wàng le shuō.
— I nearly forgot to mention
是啊,我明白。
shì a, wǒ míngbai.
— yes, I see
这样啊。
zhèyàng a.
— I see, is that so
我懂你的意思。
wǒ dǒng nǐ de yìsi.
— I get what you mean
有道理有道理。
yǒu dàolǐ yǒu dàolǐ.
— fair point, fair point
确实是。
quèshí shì.
— indeed
我理解。
wǒ lǐjiě.
— I understand
说得对。
shuō de duì.
— well put
是这样没错。
shì zhèyàng méicuò.
— that's right, yes
我记住了。
wǒ jìzhù le.
— I'll keep that in mind
受教了。
shòujiào le.
— I've learned something
我接着你的话说。
wǒ jiēzhe nǐ de huà shuō.
— to follow on from you
你说的这点很关键。
nǐ shuō de zhè diǎn hěn guānjiàn.
— the point you raise is crucial
我补充两句。
wǒ bǔchōng liǎng jù.
— let me add a couple of things
顺着这个思路。
shùn zhe zhège sīlù.
— following that line of thought
我举个例子。
wǒ jǔ ge lìzi.
— let me give an example
换句话说。
huàn jù huà shuō.
— in other words
也就是说。
yě jiùshì shuō.
— that is to say
反过来想。
fǎn guòlái xiǎng.
— looked at the other way
这就引出一个问题。
zhè jiù yǐnchū yí ge wèntí.
— that raises a question
我明白你的顾虑。
wǒ míngbai nǐ de gùlǜ.
— I understand your concern