Checking and clarifying 打破沙锅问到底
Hogan: I wish I had wings so I could fly, fly away! You know what I mean?
Williama: No I don’t’ know what you mean.
Hogan: I mean I wish I were free to roam the world!
Roam the world= travel around the world. 周游世界
我们在用外语进行交流的时候，经常有听不懂的时候，那么对方就会不停的问你：“Could you say that again?” 你能重复一遍吗？那么为了防止别人总这么无休止的问，,在每说完一句话之后，你都要加一句 ”You know what I mean?”你明白我的意思吗？如果对方听懂了，他们会说” Yes”,如果对方没有听懂，他们会说：”Sorry, I didn’t quite catch that.””对不起，我还是没有完全听明白“。这个时候，你就需要把你刚才说的意思重新表达一遍了。

Williama: * $ & @ #
Hogan: Could you run that by me again?
Williama: You’re stepping on my stomach!
Hogan: Oh, so sorry.
由于别人说话太快或者由于其它问题，你没有听懂他在说什么，你就要问：”Could you ran that by me again?” 你能再说一遍吗？美语是一种很形象的语言，比如说这句话：“run“是在跑的意思，对方说的每一个词在你面前跑过去了，有些词你没有catch到，那么你就得让它们重新跑一遍。”Can you run that by me again？另外一定要记住，在这种情况下，可千万不要不懂装懂，否则对方以为你听懂了，就会继续往下说，到头来发现其实他是在对牛弹琴，这会造成很大的误会。

Dr. Weird: My stomach lacks the required sustenance to continue my current activity.
Hogan: So what you’re trying to say is you’re hungry.
Dr. Weird: you could say that.
当别人对你又说了一遍刚才所说的内容，你心里还是有点不确定，最保险的做法是把对方的话总结重复一遍，你可以说：“So what you’re trying to say is…”那么你的意思是…，经过确认后，出错的可能性就小了。同样的，你还可以说“Do you mean …”你的意思是…吗？或者先重复一下对方的话，然后问他：”Is that what you mean?””你是这个意思吗？看来在交谈，尤其是在讨论什么问题的时候，为了防止出错，需要不断的用这类句子反复确认。看看自己是否全明白了。

Culture note
If you don’t understand, then ask . Many Chinese people, in trying to be very polite. Also end up seeming very shy. When learning a language, this shyness is actually a powerful disadvantage. Many students in the West are strongly encouraged to ask as many questions as possible. So that they will be able to check and clarity everything they hear. And also to make sure they understand everything they’re listening to.
“Excuse me, professor, um, Can you please run that by us again? Although I must say, people are encouraged, they also can still be very shy in the West. I fact even I am shy to from time to time, but I know that in order to learn, you must understand, and so I always say that if you don’t understand, then ask!

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