跟老師學習用英文四部曲來優雅拒絕別人吧！

先客套話：

1）I must admit, I’ve never anticipated receiving a message from you.

anticipate (vt.) 預期

我必須承認，我從來沒預料到會收到你的訊息。

2）It genuinely exceeded my expectations.

genuinely (adv.)　真心地

（你的告白）真的在我意料之外。

=It is beyond my expectation.

3）It was a pleasure to receive your heart-felt letter.

收到你真心寫的情書，我很開心。

4）I am truly grateful for your profound compliments.

我真心感謝你意義深遠的讚美。

打槍的理由：

1）I just want to focus on my schoolwork.

我只想專注於課業。

2）I just want to focus on my work.

我只想專注於工作。

3）I am too busy for a relationship right now.

＝I have too much on my plate to have a relationship right now.

我現在太忙沒空談戀愛。

4）I’m already in a relationship with someone else.

我已經有對象了。

5）My mom won’t allow me to have a relationship.

我媽不准我談戀愛。

6）I don’t think I’m good enough for you.

我覺得我配不上你。

-we don’t have many common interests.

回絕：

1）You’re not my type.

你不是我的菜。

2）I don’t think I’m the right person for you.

我覺得我不是你的真命天子／天女。

3）I’m not interested in having a relationship with you.

我對跟你交往這件事沒興趣。

4）I just want to be friends with you.

我只想跟你當朋友。

5）I’m not romantically interested in you.

我沒有對你有愛情方面的想法。

安慰／祝福：

I’m very sorry to hurt you like this.

很抱歉傷了你的心。

I hope you can find someone who can make you happy in my place.

in my place=instead of me= in lieu of me

我希望你可以找到別人代替我給你幸福。

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