人际交往中，合群、人缘好是一件好事。今天一起吃饭，明天组团爬山，给予别人力所能及的帮助，可以为平淡的生活增添不少色彩。但是，面对邀约和请求，总有些时候会无法做到，这时候如何拒绝就是个问题了，既要表达出自己拒绝的意愿，又不能太扫兴，那该怎么办呢？今天就分享用英语怎么委婉又得体的拒绝别人。

拒绝别人的邀请

①That's very sweet, I''ve got other plans/arrangements. 听上去不错，但我已经有其他安排了。

②I am on a tight schedule. Were I not ……, I would love to…… 我在赶时间，如果我不忙，我很愿意……

③I'm very sorry, but I won't be able to make it. can we take a rain check? 很抱歉，我无法去。我们能换个时间吗？

④It's a lovely idea, but I won't be able to join you this time. 好主意，但我这次无法参加了。

⑤ That's very nice ，but I have to pick up the kids，I think I'll pass. 很不错，但是我要去接孩子，我想我就不去了吧。

⑥Could I join you later? I just have to finish something. 我可以稍后加入你们吗？我必须先完成一些事情。

面对邀请，一上来就“No, 不行”显得太傲慢无礼。所以，拒绝的第一步要先肯定及感谢别人的邀请，先说句“That's very sweet.”，听起来不错，实质就是感谢对方的邀请。当然，你也可以说“That's very nice”或“That's very kind/sweet of you.”，或者直白一点“Thanks for your invitation /hospitality”. 这样就可以为后面的拒绝做一些铺垫。

拒绝别人的请求

①I'd like to help you but I can't take on any new commitments at the moment, I'm afraid.我很想帮助你，但现在恐怕无法再增加任何新任务了。

②Actually, I think this is something you could do really well yourself! 事实上，我觉得您完全可以自己做好！

③Why not have a go yourself, and give me a shout if you need help? 要不您先自己做着，在需要帮助时喊我？

④Sorry, but that's not really something I can do. Maybe (X) can help you.抱歉，我实在做不来这事。也许某某可帮你。

⑤Oh dear, I'm terrible at that sort of thing! What about getting (X) to have a look at it?哦，我最不擅长做这种事情了！让某某来看一下怎么样？

PS.拒绝别人没什么大不了的，感觉到不方便的时候，要“properly say no.”但是要记得，不要急于答“yes”或“no”然后再后悔。考虑清楚后再回答，保持礼貌但要坚决，而且确保让事情朝自己希望的方向发展。