14 Comprehension 理解

为了不陷入窘境，许多学生假装没听清老师的问题，让老师“再说一遍”。
7. When reading some intense literature, it would be wonderful if you could ask the author to clarify what he or she was thinking at the time he/she wrote the book.
当你阅读一些很深奥的文学作品的时候，如果你有机会问问作者他们在创作时的想法，那就太好了。
8. The reason why some married couples are so happy is because they have come to form a mutual understanding between them.
现在人与人之间的关系存在的一个重大障碍就是缺乏交流，这常常导致许多误解。
PREHENSION
理解
Basic Expressions
基本表达法
Making sure that you have understood (formal)
确定你理解了（正式的说法）
1. If I understand you correctly, you mean I am fired?
如果你在和人说话的时候，对方说得太快你听不懂，你可以请他们“说慢点”。
6. In order to avoid getting into trouble, many students pretend that they did not hear the teacher's question by asking the teacher to “please repeat”.
确定某பைடு நூலகம்理解了你的意思（非正式的说法）
1. Get it?
明白了吗？
2. Do you need me to repeat that?
需要我再重复一遍吗？
3. Are you sure you got that?
你肯定你明白了吗？
4. Any questions?
有没有问题？
Complex Expressions
有时候，人们会向别人倾吐心声，希望能找到一个能理解他们的人。
3. When learning English, you must speak slowly so that people can understand what you are trying to say.
你学习英语的时候，一定要慢慢说英语，这样别人才能明白你想说什么。
11. If I don't understand something, I always ask, but I always try to figure it out myself first before doing so.
如果我有什么不明白的，我总是会去问别人。但在问人之前我总是先尽量自己解决问题。
为什么有些夫妇生活得很愉快，原因是他们之间已经形成了相互理解。
9. Some people might take offense ifyou ask them whether they “get”something. They might think you are insulting them.
如果你问他们是否听明白了，有些人可能会因此而不高兴。他们认为你在侮辱他们。
4. Math is a subject that some people just don't get!
数学对有些人来说，就是搞不懂。
5. If you are speaking with someone who talkstoo fast for you to understand them, you can simply ask them to “please slow down”.
1. What did you just say?
你刚才说什么？
2. Come again, I didn't hear you?
再说一遍，我没听清楚。
3. I'm not sure I get it, repeat it again.
我不能肯定我是否听清楚了，再重复一遍。
4. Can you speak slower? I don't understand.
10. Teenagers these days feel that they are not understood by their parents. That's why they rebel so much during their teenage years.
现在的青少年觉得他们的父母不能理解他们。这就是为什么在青少年时期的孩子那么叛逆。
你刚才的话我没听清楚，你能再重复一遍吗？
4. To make sure we are both in the same boat, let me repeat.
为了确定我们的理解一致，我再重复一遍。
Making sure that you have understood (informal)
确定你理解了（非正式的说法）
你有什么问题需要向我说清楚的吗？
3. Are you clear about the responsibilities that come with this job?
你搞清楚这项工作的职责了吗？
4. Do we have a mutual understanding?
我们互相理解了吗？
Making sure that somebody has understood you (informal)
想被别人理解，首先要学会去理解别人。
14. It is always a good idea to ask for clarification before attempting to dive into a major adventure.
在从事重大冒险之前，问清楚总是好的。
15. A major obstacle that people in relationships have today is the lack ofcommunication which causes ample misunderstandings.
12. It is easier to understand someone when talking face-to-face with them as opposed to talking to them on the phone.
和人面对面交谈，比电话交谈要更容易相互理解。
13. First seek to understand before being understood!
如果我没理解错的话，你的意思是我被解雇了？
2. Let me make sure I heard you correctly, you want to marry me?
让我确定一下，我没听错吧，你想和我结婚？
3. I'm not sure I caught what you said earlier, can you repeat what you just said?
你能说慢一点吗，我不明白。
Making sure that somebody has understood you (formal)
确定某人理解你的意思了（正式的说法）
1. Do you understand what I am trying to tell you?
你明白我的意思了吗？
2. Is there a problem that you need to clarify with me?
复杂表达法
1. It is easier to understand than to be understood!
理解别人的意思，比让别人理解自己的意思要容易。
2. Sometimes a person confides in anotherin the hope that they can findsomeone to understand them.