What Verbal Tics May Be Saying About Us说话前先铺垫未必是好事A friend of mine recently started a conversation with these words: Dont take this the wrong way . . .不久,一位朋友在开始和我聊天时说了这么一句话:“别误会啊”I wish I could tell you what she said next. But I wasnt listening - my brain had stalled. I was bracing for the sentence that would follow that phrase, which experience has taught me probably wouldnt be good.我也希望我能告诉你她接下来说了什么,可是当时我没在听我的大脑停止运转了。我在为它接下来的那句话做准备,经验告诉我那大概不会是什么好话。Certain phrases just see