“See where I'm coming from?”跟來自哪一點關係都沒有

Max在跟Don規劃下個月的行銷策略，Max滔滔不絕地對雙眼迷茫的Max解說著，最後用疑惑的眼神看著Don說了一句: See where I'm coming from?

Max: See where I'm coming from?

Don: Uh..Yea, why do you ask?? You are coming from the United States!!

Max:.....(No, you don't.)

See where I'm coming from的意思不是在問你來自哪裡，而是在說你知道我為什麼這樣說嗎？

-Do you understand what I'm saying?

-Do you understand why I'm saying this?

-Do you understand my point of view?

英文也跟中文一樣有很多跟字面不太一樣的意思，就像我們知道成語九牛一毛的意思跟動物完全沒關係。要表達懂不懂，除了用know之外，還有很多種組合方式讓句子看起來更生動。

Catch my drift?

Are you following me?

Do you grasp the meaning (of…)?

Are we on the same page?

情境1：
Branda: Mike is coming to my place tonight. So...I think it's going to happen! Do you catch my drift?

Branda: Mike今晚要來我家，所以我想有件事會發生...你懂我意思嗎？

Carrie: I don't get what you mean....

Carrie: 我聽不懂

情境2：

Jones: I don't grasp the meaning of today's lesson, Eric.

Jones: Eric, 今天的課我不是很懂耶

Jones: Could you help me with my homework?

Jones: 你可以協助我完成功課嗎？

情境3：

Tom: We aren't on the same page, Dave. You're totally not following.

Tom: 我們沒有達到共識，你完全沒有聽懂。

以上說了這麼多，You should know where I'm coming from.