國際學術會議英文提問環節的回答範例

國際學術會議英文提問環節的回答範例

做者：凱魯嘎吉 - 博客園 http://www.cnblogs.com/kailugaji/

在國際會議上做口頭(oral)報告時，問答環節是很重要的。下面給出回答者的常見回答範例。

1. 禮貌的開頭

• Thank you for asking that question.
• I am glad you asked that question.
• That’s a good [important/ excellent/interesting/ difficult/ complicated/ ] question.
• That’s a great question. Thank you for asking.

2. 沒聽清問題

• Sorry, I didn’t catch all of that. Could you repeat your question, please?
• Sorry, could you repeat your question, please?
• I beg your pardon?
• I’m afraid I don’t understand. Could you please rephrase the question?

3. 容我想一想

• Well, let me see…
• Actually, …
• Let me think for a moment. Ah, yes, …

4. 無關的問題

• That’s an interesting question, but my presentation doesn’t really deal with that issue.
• That’s a good question but, unfortunately, it’s beyond the scope of this presentation.

5. 問到要害

• Sorry, it seems that you are right. Thank you for pointing out that and I will try my best to amend it in my later work.

6. 正面回答

• I will explain by some examples.
• I’d like to make a few comments on/explanation about…
• We have explained our rational fully in the paper.
• I can give you some quantitative evidence to explain this.
• I'd like to give further explanation for xxxx.
• I think I can give you a few general comments on/explanation about…
• To comment on the question of you, I have made comparison between… and…
• My idea is on the basis of two points. The first is..., the second is...
• In my opinion, the conclusion can be supported by the experimental result that…
• There were several reasons for this. First…

7. 將來的研究

• We have not tested/tried xxxx, but it would certainly be interesting to do so.
• We are now working on this problem, and if you agree, I will answer your question in a few weeks.
• I did notice this problem and plan to resolve it by designing a method of xxxxxx.
• The answer to this question is going to need further study.
• As far as I know, no enough study has been made in the area.
• We are awaiting further research on this issue.
• We need to do more studies to answer this problem.

8. 不知道怎麼回答時

• Unfortunately, I cannot answer that question at the moment.
• I’m afraid I cannot give you an answer.
• Excuse me, I’m afraid time doesn’t permit us to go into that subject.
• I’m afraid the question is too complicated to be answered with a few words.
• Sorry. I'm afraid I know little about that matter. So I don't think I can answer your question right now.
• I’d like to discuss it with you after the session. 
• It is a good question and I have no answer at this moment. Can I have your e-mail so that I can email you my possible new findings later?
• I’m sorry. I still don’t understand your question. Could I come back to you later? Could you please talk to me after the session?
• I cannot quite remember, I'll need to do a little checking and get back to you.
• I'm afraid it's a bit difficult for me to present some experimental data at the moment to support the theory since my idea is mainly out of theoretical consideration.
• I have had very little experience with this matter.
• I'm sorry my experience/knowledge about your question is very limited so I think I cannot give a good answer to your question.

9.  回答問題後的表示

• Does that answer your question?
• Is that OK?
• Is my explanation clear enough?
• I wonder whether my question is helpful to you.
• I hope this answers your questions.
• I don’t know whether that is a satisfactory answer.