对称赞的回应

我只是幸运而尔。I`m just lucky.

我只是做我的本职工作而已。I was just doing my job.

真的吗?Really?

我在整个事情中只起了很小的作用。I played a small part in the whole thing.

哦，我同这件事没关系。Oh,I had very little to do with it.

别夸张了，根本就没你说得那么好。Please don`t exaggerate.It can`t be that good.

没什么，谁都会这么做的，真的。It was nothing.Anyone could have done it,really.

谢谢你能这么说。Thank you for saying so.

你这么说真好。It`s was nice of you to say so.

这得归功于我的朋友们，他们帮了我很大的忙。I own this to all my friends who helped me so much.

这不是什么大事。It`s no big deal.

哦，其实没什么。Oh,nothing to it,actually.

不值得一提。It`s nothing to speak of.

Responding to a compliment

Tom:Hi,Lucy.Nice to see you.

Lucy:Me too.

Tom:I was impressed yesterday when you won the English speech contest.You really deserved to win.

Lucy:Thank you.That`s very kind.

Tom:Your speech was excellent.

Lucy:Was it?

Tom:Sure.I really liked what you said about fixing the problems of pollution.It was very reasonable.I think you`re right,too.If people would just care a little more and work a little harder,the problem would solve itself.

Lucy:It was a real challenge speaking to such a big audience.I was scared but I felt good too.

Tom:Well,you were a real success and I think everyone agreed with what you said too.