BE 623：不小心听到了？现在该怎么办！

这里是商务英语播客，第623集。

This is the Business English Podcast episode six twenty three.

我忍不住听到了接下来该怎么做。

Couldn't help but overhear what to do now.

欢迎收听来自All Ears English的商务英语播客。

Welcome to the Business English Podcast from All Ears English.

获取你在全球商务中实现梦想所需的英语技能。

Get the English skills you need to achieve your dreams in global business.

无论是做演示、开会，还是参加办公室派对，这都是真正的商务英语，由你最喜欢的美国主持人奥布里和米歇尔主持，她们分别来自美国亚利桑那州和纽约市。

For a presentation, a meeting, or your office party, this is Real Business English with your favorite American hosts, Aubrey and Michelle, coming to you from Arizona and New York City, USA.

嘿，米歇尔。

Hey, Michelle.

你好吗？

How are you?

嘿，奥布里。

Hey, Aubrey.

我挺好的。

I'm good.

你呢？

How are you?

我特别好。

I am excellent.

问你个问题。

A question for you.

你是个爱偷听的人吗？

Are you an eavesdropper?

你会偷听别人聊天吗？

Do you eavesdrop on people's conversations?

看情况吧。

It depends.

如果他们说得够大声，那当然会。

If they're talking loud enough, sure.

有时候你也没办法。

Sometimes you can't help it.

你喜欢这样吗？比如在超市或者咖啡馆，你会发现自己有时候会想偷听吗？

You Do you like this like if you're at the grocery store or a cafe, do you find yourself like trying to listen sometimes?

如果我听到什么关键词，对吧？

If I hear like a buzzword, right?

我听到，对。

I hear I Right.

听到，是的。

Hear Yeah.

如果有引起我兴趣的东西，是的，我可能会试着听。

If there's something that piques my interest, yeah, I might try.

但就是这样。

But yeah.

那你呢？

Like, do what about you?

是的，我会。

I do.

我忍不住。

I can't help it.

而且我特别好奇的是，因为我自己就会这样，我知道这挺奇怪的，有时候我会忍不住插嘴，想对他们说的话发表评论。

I and here's what I'm really curious about because I do this and I know it's strange that sometimes I will jump in like I'll want to make a comment on what they're saying.

如果旁边桌的人或者排队离我很近的人在聊天，提到什么话题的话。

If it's a table that's close enough or people like right in a line near me talking if they mentioned something.

要么我知道答案，要么我有推荐。

I either know the answer, I have a recommendation.

我就会插进去，这让我老公快疯了。

I'll insert myself and it drives my husband crazy.

他会说，你能不能别这样？

He's like, can you not do that?

我就说，对不起，我就是……真是个非常友好的人。

I'm like, I'm sorry, I'm just What a very friendly

你呢？

about you?

你会不会插话？

Do you ever jump in?

我觉得，我肯定有过，而且我也会这么做。

I think I mean, I'm sure that I have and I would.

再说，这也得看情况，比如看那些人看起来有多友好。

Again, it just all depends on like, also how friendly the people seem.

当然。

Sure.

对所有人来说。

As far everyone.

比如他们看起来玩得很开心。

Like they're like having a good time.

看起来挺随意的。

Like they seem kind casual.

因为他们可能会不小心让场面变得尴尬。

They because you can make it awkward accidentally.

如果你突然加入一群人，他们可能会说，你是谁？

If you jump into a company and they're like, who are you?

我们不认识你。

We don't know you.

所以如果他们看起来开放，不是封闭的，比如他们的肢体语言，你知道，有一些信号。但我会……

So if they seem open, like not like closed off, like their body like, you know, there are certain But like I would.

所以是的，这真的要看情况。

So yeah, it just it just really depends.

我们收到了一个

We got a

关于这个问题的好问题。

great question about this.

所以是的，你想和我们分享这个来自Sofia的YouTube问题吗？

And so yeah, do you wanna share with us this YouTube question from Sofia?

好的，是的。

Alright, yes.

我们爱你，索菲亚。

We love you Sofia.

这个来自，对，来自YouTube。

So this is from, yeah, from YouTube.

嗨，大家好，我是索菲亚，我不得不说我是这个节目的超级粉丝。

So hey guys, I'm Sofia and I have to say I'm a huge fan of the show.

你们的能量真的很有感染力，总能让我心情变好。

Your energy is absolutely contagious and it always makes my day.

谢谢你，索菲亚。

Thank you, Sofia.

是的。

Yes.

那真是太好了。

That's very nice.

我有一个问题，是关于我时不时会遇到的一种情况。

I've got a question about a situation that pops up for me every now and then.

有时候我忍不住会听到别人谈话的一部分，而且我觉得自己确实有一些非常有用的东西可以分享。

Sometimes I can't help but overhear a bit of someone's conversation, and I feel like I actually have something super helpful to share.

但问题是，我真的不想显得无礼，或者让人觉得我在偷听。

But here's the thing, I really don't wanna come across as rude or like I was eavesdropping.

有什么自然的方式可以插话，又不会让场面尴尬呢？

What's a natural way to jump in without making it awkward?

我想建立那种联系，但又不想越界。

I wanna make that connection without overstepping.

非常感谢你们所做的一切。

Thanks so much for everything you do.

爱你们。

Love you guys.

好吧，我们也爱你。

Well, we love you too.

而且我觉得你写这些问题的方式真是令人难以置信。

And I the the way that you write these questions is unbelievable.

比如，我特别喜欢那些词汇。

Like, I love vocabulary.

我忍不住

I can't help

偷听到。

but overhear.

这个短语用得太好了。

That's such a great phrase.

对，太棒了。

Yeah, amazing.

干得漂亮，索菲亚。

So well done, Sofia.

我们一直都很佩服你。

We're always impressed.

这个问题问得真好。

And this is a fantastic question.

这个问题就算是用母语说都挺难的，更别说是用第二语言了。

This is tricky even in someone's native language, let alone in a second language.

我和索菲亚完全一样。

And I'm right there with Sofia.

我也是这样，我觉得自己有些建议或者推荐能帮上忙。

I'm that I'm the same way where I'm like, I feel like I have something that would help, some advice or a recommendation.

我就觉得他们得知道。

I'm like, they need to know.

他们想知道。

They want to know.

哦，那当然会。

Oh, definitely will.

有事情引起我的兴趣，我就会想说，但同样，这也得看房间里的气氛是什么样的。

Something piques my interest, like I would, but again, it's mixed in with, you know, like what's the tone of the room.

所以，是的，有时候我们可能会在工作中听到一段对话。

So, but yeah, sometimes we might hear a conversation at work.

可能是在休息室，或者开会前，我们想加入进去。

So it could be in the break room or before meeting and we want to join in.

就像我说的，可能是因为我们对话题感兴趣，或者像你说的，Aubrey，你知道他们问题的答案，或者你有相关的信息想分享。所以，是的，今天我们要深入探讨这个话题。

So it could be like I said, because we're interested in the topic or like you said, Aubrey, you know the answer to their question or you have relevant information you want to share So with yeah, today we're going to get into it.

我们会分享一些短语，让你在工作中能自然地加入别人的对话。

We're going to share phrases that you can use to jump into other people's conversations at work.

所以，但重要的是要

So, but it's important to

当然要礼貌地加入。

do it politely, of course.

而且我们在工作中会用到不少这样的表达。

And we have quite a few of these that we use at work.

所以一定要点关注哦。

So be sure to hit follow.

这会是两集系列节目。

This will be a two part series.

所以请关注这里的商务英语播客，这样你就不会错过这个有趣系列的任何一集。

So follow right here, the Business English Podcast so that you don't miss either episode in this really fun series.

是的，没错。

Yes, exactly.

好的，首先，加入对话并不总是合适的。

Alright, so first of all, it's not always appropriate to join a conversation.

就像我们说的，你得有点

So like we were saying, you kinda have to

察言观色。

read the room.

所以语气和意图很重要。

So the tone and intention matters.

所以你要保持友好和轻松。

So you wanna keep it friendly and light.

而且，当你给出答案或建议时，你也不想听起来像是在炫耀。

And you also don't wanna sound like you're showing off when you're giving some sort of answer or a piece of advice.

你希望自己真的能帮上忙或给予支持。

You wanna be actually helpful or supportive.

所以这一点非常重要。

So that's really important.

那么，Aubrey，什么时候适合插话加入别人的对话呢？

And I mean, Aubrey, when is it appropriate to jump into someone's conversation?

对，如果你有有用且相关的信息。

Yeah, if you have useful and relevant information.

我脑子里立刻想到的例子是，几位妈妈在聊电影院的票价，她们在抱怨。

So my the example off the top of my head is a couple of moms were talking about movie theater prices and they were venting.

她们说，我们很想带孩子去看电影，但一张票要15美元。

They're like, we would love to take our kids to a movie, but it's $15 for a ticket.

我当时就站在她们旁边。

And I was standing right by them.

我就说，你们知道吗，Fat Cats 周二电影票只要五美元。

I was like, did you know fat cats has a $5 Tuesday movie?

她们就说，什么？

They were like, what?

她们知道后特别兴奋。

And they were so excited to find out about that.

所以那是个好例子，对吧？

So that was a good scenario, right?

是的，这种情况经常出现，你知道她们会很高兴听到这个消息，但你知道，“你知道吗”是一种方式，但我们也可以用一些短语来插话。

And yes, situations like that come up often where like, you know that they would be happy to hear this, but then it's, you know, that did you know was like one way to do it, but there are phrases we can use to jump in.

所以是的，如果你有有用且相关的信息，而且是在比较随意或者半随意的场合，对吧？

So yes, if you have useful relevant information and if it's casual or semi semi casual situation, right?

比如在杂货店排队、在休息室、开会前、在Slack上聊天，对吧？

We were in line at a grocery store in a break room before a meeting on a Slack thread, right?

那些非常随意的场合，插话是很容易的。

Those really casual situations, it's pretty easy to jump in.

而且不管话题是不是跟工作有关，如果你在休息室或者欢乐时光，而且不是工作话题，这种情况就更容易发生了。

And if the topic is work related or not, if you're in a break room or at a happy hour and it's not work related, that's when this might happen even more often.

对，对，确实是这样。

Yeah, yeah, definitely.

所以你可以补充有用的信息，然后你也可以，不一定说你现在就接管了对话。

So you can add useful information and then you can also like, it doesn't have to be that now you've taken over the conversation.

你不应该这样。

You shouldn't.

因为他们在聊天。

Because they're having a conversation.

我的意思是，有可能你自然而然地就真正融入了对话，你知道，不要带着那种意图去加入。

I mean, is possible then you'll kind of naturally find yourself really in the conversation, you know, don't go in with that intention.

通常是这样。

Usually.

所以你应该只是，

So you should just,

分享你的小信息，然后退开，或者说一句‘对，觉得你会想知道’，然后身体稍微往后退一点，除非他们主动问你更多问题，否则就让他们继续聊下去。

share your tidbit and then you back away or just say, yeah, thought you'd want to know and you physically move back a little and unless they open and ask you more questions, you can let them carry on the conversation.

这才是真正的本事。

That's the real skill.

因为想象一下，你插进对话里，现在你成了其中一员，他们可能会想：‘你是谁？’

Cause imagine you jump in the conversation and now you're part of it and they're like, who are you?

没错。

Exactly.

那么，现在我们聊聊什么时候该避免这样做？

So, you know, now let's talk about when would you avoid it?

就是给出不请自来的批评，对吧？

So giving unsolicited criticism, right?

暗示别人做的事情是错的。

Suggesting that what someone is doing is wrong.

比如你说‘哦，那样做不对’或者‘你应该这样做’之类的。

If you were to say like, oh that's not the right way to do it or you should do it like this.

不。

No.

没人会希望一个陌生人这么做。

That no one is looking for a stranger to do that.

让他们的朋友或家人去纠正他们吧。

Let them their friends or their family correct them

或者同事也行。

or their coworkers.

当众纠正别人也不太好，可能会让对方难堪，那从来都不是好事，对吧？

Or it would not be okay to be, you know, just correct people publicly or you could embarrass them and that's never good, right?

那对建立关系非常不利。

That's terrible for connection.

关键就是，如果人们在聊天，即使你认识他们，比如你的同事，如果他们说了什么做错了的事，你应该等对话结束再说。

That's the thing is if people are in conversation, even if you know them, your coworkers, if they say something that they're doing wrong, something, you would want to wait until that conversation is over.

找个机会单独告诉他们，比如，我听说这件事了。

Find them alone sometime to let them know, oh, I heard this.

如果你要给别人提意见，千万别当着别人的面说。

Maybe if you're going to offer correction, you would never want to do it in front of other people.

那样会让人很尴尬。

That would be embarrassing.

至少在美国是这样。

At least not in The States.

我们尽量避免在别人面前纠正别人。

We try to avoid correcting someone in front of others.

我们不想让他们难堪。

We don't want to embarrass them.

对，没错。

Yeah, exactly.

还有，就是那些私人话题。

So and also personal topics.

比如健康、感情、财务这些，如果别人听到你在偷听这些事，也会觉得很不自在。

If it's health, relationships, finances, you know, people might feel very strange also if they hear you eavesdropping about those kinds of things.

而且只要一提到这些话题，整个场面就会变得很尴尬、很不舒服。

And just talking about them that it's just gonna make the whole situation awkward and uncomfortable.

或者任何

Or anything

私密或敏感的事情。

private or sensitive.

对。

Yes.

如果你不小心听到了不该听的话，他们可能不想让你

If you accidentally overhear something that you weren't meant to hear they might not want you to

听到，

hear,

那就走开，或者假装你

just walk away or just pretend you

没听见。

didn't it.

假装你没听到。

Pretend you don't comment.

没错。

Exactly.

好的。

Alright.

那我们该怎么说，才能自然地插话，把这个小建议提出来呢？

So what can we say to to jump in to to offer this tidbit?

其实有一些固定的说法，对吧？

There are a few phrases, right?

比如你可以说：“抱歉，我无意中听到了。”

So, you could say, sorry, I couldn't help but overhear.

然后紧接着说出你的想法或建议。

And then you immediately follow that with your thought or your suggestion.

这招适合你就在旁边的情况，不管是聊工作还是日常话题都适用。

So this is good for when you're physically nearby and it can be business related or everyday topics.

比如食物、购物推荐、更便宜的电影，对吧，Aubrey？

So like food, shopping recommendations, cheaper movies, right Aubrey?

对。

Exactly.

所以你刚好听到，而且你知道他们想要你的建议。

So you just happen to overhear and you know they want your advice.

对。

Exactly.

我们再举一个场景。

Let's give another scenario.

如果我在工作中和别人聊天，我们来做个角色扮演。

If I was having a conversation with someone else at work, let's do a little role play here.

准备好了吗？

Ready?

好的。

Okay.

好的。

Alright.

我们还在找项目管理工具。

We're still looking for a project management tool.

哦，抱歉。

Oh, sorry.

我无意中听到了你们的对话。

I couldn't help but overhear.

你们试过Asana吗？

Have you tried Asana?

我们上一个团队用过，效果很好。

We used it on my last team and it worked really well.

哦，有意思。

Oh, interesting.

详细说说。

Tell me more.

对，就是这样。

Yes, exactly.

所以这就像电影票一样，但在工作中，经常有人会提到需要某个工具，如果你碰巧发现了什么好用的，就应该分享出来。

So this is just like the movie ticket, but at work often someone might be talking about needing a tool, needing a if you happen to have discovered something that works, you should share it.

当然。

Definitely.

或者还有另一种情况。

Or here's another scenario.

比如你在去客户会议的路上，正在看

So you are on your way to a client meeting and you are looking at

最快的路线。

the fastest route.

好的。

Alright.

我在想办法找到去客户办公室的最佳路线。

I'm trying to figure out the best way to get to the client's office.

抱歉。

Sorry.

我忍不住听到了。

I couldn't help but overhear.

高峰时段坐火车通常更快。

The train is usually faster during rush hour.

我喜欢这个。

I love this.

这让我想起在纽约生活的日子。

This reminds me of living in New York City.

我觉得这种情况我遇到过几次，就是无意中听到别人说话。

I feel like this happened a few times that I would overhear.

也许他们手里拿着地图，或者在看GPS，想搞清楚哪边是北，或者他们在找某个具体的地方，我就会插话说，哦，你应该往那边走，对吧？

Maybe they even had a map or they're looking at their GPS and they're trying to figure out now is that north which way is the or they'd be looking for something specific and I would jump in and be like oh you want to head that way right?

然后你看到有人需要帮助，但还没开口。

Then you see someone needing help, but hasn't asked for it.

对。

Exactly.

好的。

Alright.

那我们来说第二种你可以说的话。

So let's do the second thing you could say.

就是“抱歉打扰一下”。

So it's sorry to interrupt.

我刚才是不是听到……？

Did I just hear?

然后说出话题或细节。

And then say the topic or detail.

这适合你想确认或者不完全确定自己听到的内容时。

So this is good for when you wanna confirm or you're not a 100% sure of what you heard.

但即使你听得很清楚，想显得礼貌，也可以用这个说法。

But also it can be used even if you heard clearly and you want to sound polite.

我完全可以这么说，比如，哦，抱歉打扰一下。

I absolutely could have say like, oh, sorry to interrupt.

我刚才是不是听到你说你在找，你知道的，便宜的电影？

Did I just hear you say you're looking for, you know, inexpensive movies?

而且有意思的是，这个说法比“我忍不住听到了”要少一些侵入感，因为后者确实暗示他们说话声音大到让你忍不住听到他们的对话。

And then it's it's interesting how this is a little less intrusive than I couldn't help but overhear because that does sort of imply that they were speaking loudly enough that you couldn't help but hear their conversation.

而这个说法就避免了这一点，对吧？

Whereas this removes that, right?

所以，再说一次，这可以用于工作场合，也可以用于日常话题。

So, and again, this could be business related or about everyday topic toppings.

为什么我们

Why do

一直说日常话题。

we keep Everyday toppings.

你想

You want

冰淇淋加配料，对。

ice cream with toppings for Yes.

没错。

Exactly.

那好，我们来模拟几个场景。

So here, let's do a couple scenario role plays.

现在我在和同事聊一个项目。

So here I I'm chatting with another coworker about a project.

好的。

Alright.

我们可能会调整截止日期。

So we might move the deadline.

哦，不好意思打断一下。

Oh, sorry to interrupt.

我刚才是不是听到截止日期可能会变？

Did I just hear the deadline might change?

我也在参与那个项目。

I'm working on that project too.

好的，对。

Okay, yeah.

所以这是重要信息，而且你解释为什么打断别人，这也很不错。

So this is important information and it's good also that you explain why you're interrupting.

所以我在

So I'm

我就是在说工作中经常聊到那个项目，对吧？

I'm working just on talking that a project lot at work, right?

不管是在线上通话，还是在办公室里，可能不是所有人都知道最新情况，或者你可能错过了某个会议，这时候插一句“等等”也无妨。

Whether it's on online calls or if you're in an office scenario where people maybe haven't filled everyone in yet or not every maybe you missed a meeting and it doesn't hurt to jump in and be like, oh, hang on.

我觉得这是我需要知道的事情。

I think this is something I need to know.

抱歉打断一下。

Sorry to interrupt.

那这里，我们要不要再做一个？对。

So or here, should we do another Yeah.

再做一个场景。

Do another scenario.

好的。

Okay.

那这里，我正在和另一位同事聊天，我们在讨论去哪里吃商务午餐。

So here, I'm also talking with another coworker and we're discussing where to have our business lunch.

好的。

Okay.

那我们开始吧。

So here we go.

我不确定要去哪里。

I'm not sure where to go.

我们常去的那家今天关门了。

Our usual spot is closed today.

不好意思，打扰一下。

Sorry to interrupt.

我刚才是不是

Did I

听到你们在找一家好餐厅？

just hear you're looking for a good restaurant?

是的。

Yes.

隔壁新开的那家意大利餐厅味道很好，而且很安静。

The new Italian place next door is delicious and really quiet.

非常适合午餐会谈。

Perfect for a lunch meeting.

哦，谢谢你。

Oh, Thank you.

太好了。

Nice.

我确实以前插过话去推荐餐厅。

I have definitely jumped into a conversation to recommend restaurants before.

我遇到过有人在找附近好吃的墨西哥餐厅，然后有一家很不起眼的小店，很多人不知道那是他们的。

I've had people have been like wondering if there's a good Mexican place nearby and there's this little really unassuming place tucked in that a lot of people don't realize is theirs.

我就会说，你去过伊莎贝尔家了吗？

I'd be like have you been to Isabelle's yet?

而且确实，大多数人很欢迎这种小小的互动。

And then it's true that most people welcome that little interaction.

对。

Yes.

那种小小的联系，哪怕是和陌生人。

That little connection even with a stranger.

尤其是如果你能快速给个推荐，然后马上退开的话。

Especially if you're good about making a quick recommendation and then backing away.

对，是的。

Yes, yeah.

然后就走开。

Then move on.

不过，我同意。

But yeah, I agree.

我的意思是，如果你在找什么东西或者需要帮助去某个地方，谁不想要一个好的推荐呢，你知道吗，一个提示？

Mean who doesn't want a good recommendation if you're looking for something or help getting somewhere, you know, a tip, you know?

所以只要话题比较中性，我觉得就没问题。

So as long as it's pretty neutral topics, you know, I I think that it would be okay.

那我们接下来要在这个系列的第二部分再讲一个短语。

So but we are going to do another phrase on part two of the series.

所以，我们要讨论其他一些片段，能说说具体是关于什么的吗？

So, and we're gonna talk about other chunks and with the, can we say what it's gonna be about?

可以，我觉得我们应该说。

Yes, I think we should.

这里先透露一点。

A little sneak peek here.

对，先透露一点。

Little teaser, yes.

我们还会讲到，我们也会说，介意我插句话吗？

We're talking about we also say, mind if I jump in?

然后还有其他一些用“介意”开头的短语。

And then there are other chunks we use with mind if.

介意我插个话吗？

Mind if I cut in?

介意我分一点那个吗？

Mind if I have some of that?

有意思的是，我们经常用这个短语。

It's interesting how often we'll use that chunk.

所以第二部分就是讲这个。

So part two will be about that.

点个关注，别错过商务英语播客的下一期。

Hit follow so you don't miss it right here on the Business English Podcast.

是的。

Yes.

另外，也请看看《商务英语播客》的第622集。

And also check out episode six twenty two of the Business English Podcast.

那一集讲的是，你能把男士衬衫叫做女式衬衫吗？

That was can you call a man's shirt a blouse?

非常有意思。

Very interesting.

哦。

Oh.

答案提前剧透一下。

And the answer is spoiler alert.

不，你不能。

No, you can't.

那集真的很有趣。

Was a really fun episode.

我和Lindsey录的时候还聊了一些其他中性的服装术语，但想想商务着装有多少是分性别的，真的挺有意思的。

Lindsey and I recorded with also some other gender gender neutral clothing terminology, but it was interesting to think about how how much of business attire is gendered.

比如一个词可能专门指男装或女装。

Like one word will be for men's clothing or women's clothing.

所以如果你错过了那期，往上翻翻，去听听看。

So if you miss that, scroll up, check it out.

很有意思。

Very fun.

好了，今天要记住的重点是。

Alright, so take away for today.

说出你的建议，然后继续往下走。

Say your tip, move on.

察言观色，这非常重要。

Read the room, it's very important.

而且你知道，别把话题扯到太私人的事情上。

And you know, don't make it about something too personal.

太棒了。

Awesome.

这期节目很棒。

Great episode.

谢谢你来做客，米歇尔。

Thanks for joining me, Michelle.

我们下次见，谢谢。

And I'll see you next Thank you.

再见，大家。

Bye, guys.

好了。

Alright.

回头见。

See you.

拜拜。

Bye.

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Thank you for listening to Business English, a podcast just for you, the high achieving global professional.

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