Don't say ： "You look tired." Why： It implies she doesn't look good.
Instead say ： "Is everything OK？" We often blurt the "tired" comment
when we get the sense that the other person feels out of sorts. So just
ask.

    不要说"You look tired." （你看上去很累。），这句话暗示了她看上去状
况不佳。我们可以说"Is everything OK ？" （你一切还好吗？）我们会脱口而
出"tired" 这个词是因为感觉到对方有些消沉，所以直接问原因吧。

    *out of sorts 身体不适，心情不佳

    Don't say ： "Wow ， you've lost a ton of weight！" Why ： To a newly
trim person ， it might give the impression that she used to look unattractive.
Instead say ： "You look fantastic." And leave it at that. If you're curious
about how she got so svelte ， add， "What's your secret？"

    不要说"Wow， you've lost a ton of weight！" （哇塞，你减掉了N 多斤
啊！），对一个刚恢复苗条的人来说，这句话给她的感觉是自己从前看上去很糟
糕。我们可以说"You look fantastic." （你看上去真棒。），并且就此打住。

    如果你想知道她是如何变苗条的，那就加上一句"What's your secret ？"
（有啥秘诀呀？）

    Don't say ： "You look good for your age." Why： Anything with a caveat
like this is rude. It's saying， "You look great―compared with other
old people. It's amazing you have all your own teeth." Instead say： "You
look great."

    不要说"You look good for your age." （以你的年纪来说，你看上不错啊。）

    任何像这样带有告诫意味的话语都是粗鲁的。这就是在说：“跟其他老家伙
比起来，你看上去不错。你那口牙竟然一颗没掉，太令人惊讶了。”我们应该直
接说"You look great." （你看上去很棒。）

    Don't say ： "I could never wear that." Why ： It can be misunderstood
as a criticism. （"I could never wear that because it's so ugly." ）

    Instead say ： "You look so good in skinny jeans." If you slip， say
something like "I could never wear that ……because I wasn't blessed with
your long legs."

    不要说"I could never wear that."（我是穿不了那裤子。）这话可以被误
解为批评：“那裤子太丑了，我才不要穿。”我们应该说"You look so good in
skinny jeans."（你穿紧身牛仔裤很漂亮。）假如你不小心说漏了嘴，那就这么
圆回来"I could never wear that……because I wasn't blessed with your long
legs."（我是穿不了那裤子……因为我没你那样修长的腿哎。）