在生活中,我们常常会遇到一些不好拒绝的事,比如:有人向你表白、请你吃饭、让你帮忙,或者领导、亲戚对你提出一些要求。
很多人其实想说“不”,但不知道怎么开口。
有调查发现,人们常用的拒绝方法有三个:装作不懂,找借口,或者转移话题。
其实,能在合适的时候说“不”,是一种心理成熟的表现。
西南大学的心理学老师汤永隆说,我们可以学习一种叫“三明治式”的拒绝方法。
这个方法的意思是:前面说好话,中间说出自己的想法,最后再说一些让人舒服的话。
这样可以减少伤害,让对方理解你的想法。
下面是这个方法的三个步骤。
首先表示肯定。
你可以说:“谢谢你想到我。
”这样的话表达出你知道对方信任你,也说明你很珍惜这段关系。
这样能让对方感受到你的友好。
然后说出自己的困难,比如:“我现在有一些经济问题”、“最近太忙了”、“我实在没有时间”、“我已经有别的安排了”等。
说出你真实的情况,会让对方觉得你不是随便拒绝,而是认真考虑过。
最后表达祝福或给出别的选择,比如:“以后如果有别的事情需要帮忙,我看看能不能帮你。
”这样可以照顾对方的面子,也能保护好你们的关系。
学会用这种方式表达自己的想法,不但能让别人理解你,还能让你更有信心地面对人际关系中的困难。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 不好 | bù hǎo | no good |
| 拒绝 | jù jué | to refuse; to decline; to reject |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 事 | shì | matter / thing / item / affair |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone / people / anyone |
| 向 | xiàng | towards / shortly before / formerly / always / all along |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 表白 | biǎo bái | declaration / confession |
| 请 | qǐng | to treat (to a meal etc) |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 领导 | lǐng dǎo | lead / leading / leadership / leader |
| 亲戚 | qīn qi | a relative |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website) |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | requirement |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 开口 | kāi kǒu | to open one's mouth / to start to talk |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 调查 | diào chá | investigation / inquiry / survey / (opinion) poll |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 常 | cháng | always / ever / often / frequently |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 装作 | zhuāng zuò | to pretend / to feign / to act a part |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand / to comprehend |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | excuse; pretext |
| 转移 | zhuǎn yí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer / (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc) / (medicine) to metastasize |
| 话题 | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 合适 | hé shì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 心理 | xīn lǐ | psychology; mentality |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature; ripe |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior |
| 西南大学 | Xī nán Dà xué | Southwest University (Chongqing) |
| 心理学 | xīn lǐ xué | psychology |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 汤永隆 | Tāng Yǒng lóng | a person's name, Tāng Yǒnglóng |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn / to study |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 三明治 | sān míng zhì | (loanword) sandwich |
| 式 | shì | type / form / pattern / style |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead / in front / preceding / above |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 话 | huà | spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | during; in the meantime |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | finally; in the end |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable / feeling well |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 减少 | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 伤害 | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 对方 | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend; to understand |
| 你的 | nǐ de | your; yours |
| 下面 | xià miàn | the following |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure / step |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | affirmative (answer) |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | thanks / thank you |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of / to call to mind / to anticipate |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 表达 | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust / to have confidence in |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 说明 | shuō míng | to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xī | to treasure / to value / to cherish |
| 段 | duàn | classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc |
| 关系 | guān xì | relation / relationship / guanxi |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense / to feel (through the senses) / to experience |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | friendly; amicable |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 困难 | kùn nan | straitened circumstances / difficult situation |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 经济 | jīng jì | economic |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question / problem / issue / topic |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 实在 | shí zài | really / actually / indeed |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 别的 | bié de | else / other |
| 安排 | ān pái | arrangements / plans |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 真实 | zhēn shí | true; real |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 不是 | bù shì | is not |
| 随便 | suí biàn | negligent / casual / wanton |
| 而是 | ér shì | rather |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious / earnest / serious |
| 考虑 | kǎo lǜ | to think over / to consider |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 给 | gěi | to give |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | choice; option; alternative |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at / to examine / to survey |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot / must not / should not |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 照顾 | zhào gù | to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after |
| 面子 | miàn zi | outer surface; the outside of sth / social prestige; face |
| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect / to defend / to safeguard |
| 你们的 | nǐ men de | your; yours (plural) |
| 学会 | xué huì | to learn; to master |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence / faith (in sb or sth) |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 面对 | miàn duì | to face; to confront |
| 人际 | rén jì | interpersonal |