在英语口语交流中，如果突然想不起来某个单词，怎么办才好，别着急，不妨试用今天课堂中列出的几种表达，帮你化解口语中“忘词”的小尴尬。

1.How do l put this？我该怎么说呢

或者也可以说： 

how should I put this ? 

但不要说how to say, 这是中式表达。 

假如去参加一个考试或面试，对方问了一个比较难回答的问题，为了给自己争取一些思考的时间就可以这样说： 

Well,that's a good question.I mean I have never really thought about it before.How do I put this.Well,when it comesto this issue, I guess l would have to say …

2.what' s the word for it? 

What's the word I 'm looking for?

我要说的这个东西叫啥来着? (当你一时想不起来一个词就可以用这句话) 

实景对话：

A:I need a … what's the word for it? I mean the thing you use to wrap your food. 

你说的是保鲜膜吗？

A: Exactly.

对，就那个。

3.当你突然忘记你刚才想说的话时就可以这样讲：

I don' t remember what I was going to say. 

I was going to say something but l forgot. 

我忘了我要说啥。

发音小技巧：

口语中going to可以发成gonna。

4.I don' t know off the top of my head

我一时间想不起来了。

例子：

A: hey, when is the deadline of our task? 

咱们的任务要在几号前完成? 

B: I don't know off the topofmy head. I'm gonna go check.

我一时想不起来了，我去查一下。

5.It was on the tip of my tongue.

我一定知道的，但突然想不起来了。

例子：

A: What's the name of our high school English teacher's name? 

咱们高中英语老师叫什么名字来着? 

B: It's… it was on the tip ofmy tongue. 

叫 … 你给我点时间我一定能想起来。

6.It was on the tip of my tongue.

我一定知道的，但突然想不起来了。

例子：

A: What's the name of our high school English teacher's name? 

咱们高中英语老师叫什么名字来着? 

B: It's… it was on the tip ofmy tongue. 

叫 … 你给我点时间我一定能想起来。

6. I lost my train of thought. 

我的思路突然断了。

7. Where was l?

What was I saying? 

我刚说到哪了？

Where were we? 

What were we talking about ?

我们刚刚在说什么? 

8. Sorry. I went blank for a moment.

抱歉， 我刚走神了。 

9. I need a minute to rearrange my thoughts.

我需要时间重新整理下我的思路。

10. Something like that.

就差不多这个意思。(当你前面说了很多 ， 但 下面有不知道该怎么措辞)