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Tom, you walked in with a face like a storm cloud.
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What on earth happened?
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I told a co -worker his whole plan was a mistake.
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Out loud, in front of the entire team.
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You said that in the meeting?
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While everyone was sitting there?
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Word for word, the room went completely silent.
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You could hear the coffee machine in the hallway.
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Oh no. And then he just looked at me for the longest three seconds of my life.
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Okay, take a breath.
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Because today we are going to fix exactly this.
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Really?
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Hello and welcome back to Daily English Talk, the channel where you learn real English for real situations.
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I'm Lily.
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And I'm Tom, apparently fresh from ruining a meeting.
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You did not ruin it.
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You just gave us a perfect lesson.
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If you're new here, we post a new episode every single day.
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So hit that subscribe button and the little bell.
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Join the family.
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Every day, no days off, like a gym membership you actually use.
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Today's topic is one almost everyone deals with at work.
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How do you disagree with a co -worker without starting a small war?
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We call it diplomatic conflict management, and the English for it is gold.
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So you were saying there was a better way to handle my meeting.
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Oh, there were about nine better ways.
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But before we get into them, I have a question for everyone watching.
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Tom said something to his co -worker that made the whole room freeze for three seconds.
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What do you think he actually said?
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Keep that in your head as we go.
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I am NOT repeating it.
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He is NOT repeating it.
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So you will have to guess.
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Okay, Tom, walk me through it.
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What was the disagreement even about?
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So, we are launching a new customer survey next month.
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My co -worker wanted to send it to every single customer on the same day.
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I thought that was a terrible idea.
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Why terrible?
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Because our support team is tiny.
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If 10 ,000 people replied once, we drown.
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I wanted to send it in small groups over two weeks.
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That actually sounds smart.
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So your idea was good.
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The problem was how you said it.
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Right.
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He finished presenting, he looked proud of himself, and I just blurted out this blunt, cold sentence.
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The kind you can't take back.
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In front of your manager?
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In front of my manager, his manager, and a new intern who looked like she wanted to disappear.
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Poor intern.
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First week, front row seat to a disaster.
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She will remember me forever.
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Here's the thing though.
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Disagreeing is not the problem.
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Disagreeing is normal.
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Good teams argue all the time.
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The skill is doing it so the other person still wants to work with you afterward.
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See, nobody teaches you that.
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In school they teach you grammar, not how to tell your coworker his baby is ugly without him crying.
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Please never say it like that in a real office.
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No promises.
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So let's start with the grammar that makes disagreement sound polite instead of aggressive.
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This part challenges everything.
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In English, direct disagreement can sound very harsh.
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If you say you're wrong or that's a bad idea, native speakers hear it as almost rude, even if you are completely correct.
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Which is funny because I was correct.
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You were, and it did not help you at all.
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So we soften the message.
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There are two main tools.
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First, modal verbs.
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Could, would, might, may.
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Give me the before and after.
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Direct version.
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We can't send it all at once.
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Softer version.
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I'm not sure we could handle all of it at once.
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Same meaning, much gentler landing.
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The word could, does all that work?
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It really does.
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It turns a hard wall into an open door.
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The second tool is hedging.
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These are little phrases that lower the temperature.
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I think, maybe, it seems like, I could be wrong, but...
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Doesn't I could be wrong make me sound weak?
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No, it makes you sound confident and calm.
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Only people who feel secure can say I might be wrong.
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It invites the other person to think with you instead of fighting you.
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So, instead of your plan will fail, I say what?
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You say...
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I like the direction, but I'm a little worried about the timing.
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Could we maybe spread it out?
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Notice three moves there.
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You agree with something first, you use a soft word, a little worried, then you ask a question instead of giving an order.
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Agree, soften, ask.
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I can remember that.
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That is the whole grammar lesson in one line.
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Now let's give you the actual phrases, because these are the ones that save careers.
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Our first phrase is to clear the air.
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It means to have an honest conversation that removes tension or a misunderstanding between people.
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So after my meeting, the air definitely needed clearing.
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The air needed a professional cleaning crew.
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So what did you do the next morning?
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I actually did one good thing.
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I messaged him and said, Hey, can we grab a coffee?
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I think we should clear the air after yesterday.
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Tom, that is perfect.
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That is exactly the phrase.
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I surprised myself.
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And see how gentle it is?
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You are not saying, we need to talk, which sounds scary.
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Clear the air tells the other person, I want to fix this, not continue the fight.
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Can I use it with friends too, not just work?
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Absolutely.
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My sister and I hadn't spoken in a week, so we finally cleared the air works everywhere, anytime there is tension sitting between two people.
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Good, because I have a lot of air that needs clearing.
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Phrase 2, to see where someone is coming from.
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It means to understand their point of view, even if you don't fully agree with it.
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So at the coffee, he explained his side.
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He did, didn't he?
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He did.
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And honestly, once he talked, I got it.
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His manager had told him to launch fast because a competitor was about to release something similar.
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So, you finally understood the pressure he was under.
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I did.
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I told him, okay, I see where you're coming from.
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I didn't know about the competitor.
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And that one sentence probably melted half the ice right there.
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It did.
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His shoulders dropped.
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He relaxed.
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He felt heard.
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That is the magic of it.
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You can disagree with a decision and still respect the reason behind it.
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I see where you're coming from, but I still have a concern.
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You validate first, then you push back.
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It's almost like you let them win a little before you ask for anything.
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Exactly.
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People give you much more when they feel you actually listened.
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Phrase three is to meet in the middle.
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It That means to compromise.
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Both people give up a little to reach an agreement everyone can accept.
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This is where it got good.
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Once we both calmed down, we made a plan together.
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Tell me!
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We agreed to send the survey to half the customers on day one
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because of his competitor worry and the other half three days later because of my support team's worry.
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We met in the middle.
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That is a genuinely better plan than either of your original ideas.
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It's the annoying part.
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The fight was pointless.
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The answer was in the middle the whole time.
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That happens so often.
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You can also say, find common ground, or meet halfway.
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We couldn't agree on the budget, so we met halfway.
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Clean and professional.
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Is middle ground the same thing?
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Great question.
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Yes.
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We found some middle ground.
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Noun version, same idea.
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Keep that one in your pocket for emails.
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Phrase four is to take something the wrong way.
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It means to understand a comment as more negative or more offensive than the speaker intended.
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This is basically the story of my whole meeting.
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Explain.
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At the coffee, I told him, look, I'm sorry about yesterday.
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I think you took my comment the wrong way.
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But honestly, I said it the wrong way too.
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I owned my part.
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Oh, that is mature.
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You didn't just blame him for misunderstanding.
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You admitted your delivery was bad.
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Because it was.
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The idea was fine.
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The tone was a rock through a window.
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Beautiful image.
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So a softer way to raise this in the moment is, please don't take this the wrong way, but I'd do it differently.
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You warn them it's coming from a good place.
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So, don't take this the wrong way is like a little seat belt before a bumpy sentence.
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A seat belt, yes!
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Perfect way to remember it.
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It prepares the listener so they stay open instead of getting defensive.
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Last phrase is to agree to disagree.
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You use this when two people simply cannot reach the same opinion, and you both accept that, politely, without hard feelings.
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But we did agree in the end.
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So where would I use this?
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Good point.
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You too found a solution.
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But imagine you hadn't.
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Imagine on one small detail, the color of the survey button, you just could not agree.
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A war over a button color.
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That feels very real, actually.
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It is painfully real.
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So you say, you know what, let's agree to disagree on the color and move on.
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It closes the topic with respect.
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Nobody loses.
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So it's a graceful exit when more arguing is just a waste of time.
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Exactly that.
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It protects the relationship.
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The friendship or the working partnership matters more than winning a tiny point.
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I wish I had known all five of these yesterday morning.
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Well, now you know them for every tomorrow, and so does everyone watching.
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Let's lock these in.
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Five phrases for handling a disagreement at work like a diplomat.
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Say them with me, everyone.
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Number one.
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Clear the air.
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Have an honest, calm conversation.
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Number two.
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See where someone is coming from.
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Understand their reason first.
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Number three.
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Meet in the middle.
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Compromise so you both get something.
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Number four.
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Take it the wrong way.
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Warn people before a touchy comment and own your tone.
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And number five?
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Agree to disagree.
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Walk away from the small stuff with respect.
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And don't forget the grammar underneath all of it.
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Soften.
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Ask.
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Use could, might, I think, maybe.
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Turn your orders into questions.
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A hard wall into an open door.
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You remembered!
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I'm proud of you.
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Now it's your turn.
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Tell us in the comments, what is a disagreement you had at work or at home, and how did you handle it?
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Would you handle it differently now?
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And try to use one of today's phrases in your comment.
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Show us you've got it.
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We read every single one.
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We really do.
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That is the best way to practice, so write it down and make it yours.
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That is our lesson for today.
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Remember, disagreeing is not rude.
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Disagreeing badly is.
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Now you have the English to do it the right way.
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Go clear some air out there, carefully.
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Carefully.
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If this helped you, give us a like and subscribe so you never miss a lesson.
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We are here every day with new English for your real life.
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Every day.
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Still, no days off.
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Thanks for learning with us.
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I'm Lily.
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And I'm Tom.
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See you in the next one.
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Bye everyone!
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Take care!

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這節口語課以影片“Stop Saying “You’re Wrong” at Work! Say This Instead”為素材。 這段影片共有 253 個句子、1907 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 12:29。 說話人語速自然,每分鐘約 153 個詞,接近日常對話。 86% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞,其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞,附發音和釋義:

單詞發音釋義
phrase 名詞/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/短語 /短語, 片語 /片語
disagree 動詞/dɪsəˈɡɹi/不同意, 反對 /反對
lesson 名詞/ˈlɛs.ən/課業 /課業, -課 /-課
worker 名詞/ˈwɝ.kɚ/工人, 工作者
grammar 名詞/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/語法 /語法, 文法
competitor 名詞/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/競爭者 /競爭者, 比賽者 /比賽者
tone 名詞/ˈtəʊn/全音
topic 名詞/ˈtɑpɪk/主題 /主題, 話題 /話題
argue 動詞/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/辯論 /辯論, 爭辯 /爭辯
carefully 副詞/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/小心地
belt 名詞/ˈbɛlt/腰帶 /腰帶, 帶 /帶
ruin 名詞/ˈɹuː.ɪn/遺址 /遺址, 廢墟 /廢墟
rude 形容詞/ɹuːd/粗暴, 無禮 /無禮
tension 名詞/ˈtɛnʃən/緊張 /緊張, 不安
gentle 形容詞/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/斯文

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞釋義
calm down 動詞冷靜下來 /冷靜下來, 平靜下來 /平靜下來
give up 動詞投案, 自首
take back 動詞撤回

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子,可以直接用在日常對話裡:

  • You said that in the meeting?
  • What do you think he actually said?
  • In front of your manager?
  • Doesn't I could be wrong make me sound weak?
  • Could we maybe spread it out?

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 27 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 I'm, don't, you're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

  • “th” 音: breathe /bɹiːð/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, partnership /ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/
  • 長單詞——注意重音位置: disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, diplomatic /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音:

  • /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/,上齒輕觸下唇: offensive /ˈɔˌfɛnsɪv/, defensive /dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/, invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, verb /vɝb/
  • 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚,後面不要加母音: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, belt /ˈbɛlt/, rude /ɹuːd/
  • /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, graceful /ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/

如何用這段影片練習

  1. 先完整聽一遍影片,不要開口,記下不認識的單詞。
  2. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀,熟練之後再回到正常速度。
  3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比,特別注意 phrase, disagree, lesson 這類單詞。

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