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Ask a Teacher 是一档 高质量的 英语用法问答节目 亦可用于听力练习 录音语速较慢 可使用“倍速”按钮 1.25~1.5倍速即常速 This week we answer a question from Reza in Bangladesh. Reza writes: Question: “Trust me” or “believe me?” When I try to make my friend understand I am right with what I say, which one should I use of these two phrases ? Answer: Dear Reza, Thank you for your question. You can use either word to try to persuade your friend. But whether or not your friend accepts what you say likely depends on how long you have known each other. Trust usually comes with time. Let’s look at an example. You tell your friend, “Believe me, I know how to pick the best-winning football team.” Here, you are using “believe me” to add force to your point. But in order to really convince your friend, you will likely have to show a few examples of how you have been right in the past. Until you prove it, he might not trust that you
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