《实用英语口语8000句》

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在家中

●从起床到出门

早晨好!

Good morning.

Good morning, John. (早晨好，约翰。)

Good morning, mom. (早晨好，妈妈。)

闹钟响了吗?

Did the alarm clock go off? *go off是闹钟“响”的意思。

Did the alarm clock buzz?

Did the alarm clock ring?

该起床了!

It's time to get up!

It's time to get up! (该起床了!)

I don't wanna get up. (我真不想起。)

It's time to wake up!

It's time to get out of bed.

It's time to get ready.

快点儿起床!

Get up soon.

Get up soon. (快点儿起床!)

I don't want to. (我真不想起。)

你醒了吗?

Are you awake? *get up是动词，表示“起床”、“起”的动作。awake是形容词，表示“醒了”、“没睡”的状态。

Are you awake? (你醒了吗?)

I am now. (我刚醒。)

你不舒服吗?

Are you feeling sick?

Are you feeling sick? (你不舒服吗?)

No, I'm just tired. (没有，只是有点儿累。)

睡得好吗?

Did you sleep well?

Did you sleep well? (睡得好吗?)

Yes, I slept very well. (嗯，睡得挺好。)

Did you sleep well? (睡得好吗?)

No, I couldn't fall asleep. (哪儿啊，几乎没睡着。)

能帮我关掉闹钟吗?

Would you turn off the alarm clock? *turn off的原意是“关”，多用于收音机、电视、照明等类的东西。虽然现在有许多东西无需用按钮开关，但一般也用turn off表示。

Please turn off the alarm clock. (请把闹钟关了。)

你终于起来了。

You finally got up.

You finally got up. (你终于起来了。)

I'm still sleepy. (我还困着呢!)

今天是个好天!

It's a nice day!

It's a nice day! (今天是个好天!)

It sure is. (是不错啊。)

It's a beautiful day!

It's a wonderful day!

It's a great day!

昨晚你熬夜了?

Did you stay up late last night? *stay up late“睡得晚”、“熬夜”。

Did you go to bed late last night?

把被子叠好。

Let's fold up the futon. *fold意为“折叠”，fold up意为“叠好”、“叠整齐”；futon原本是日文，现在英文中也逐渐使用，意为“被子”。

Let's put the futon away. (把被子收起来吧。)

昨天晚上你打呼噜了。

You were snoring last night. *snore“打呼噜”。

You were snoring last night. (昨天晚上你打呼噜了。)

Did I keep you up? (影响你睡觉了吗?)

You were sawing logs last night. *saw logs原意为“锯木头”，在此用来表示“打呼噜”。

我做了个可怕的梦。

I had a nightmare.

I had a nightmare. (我做了个可怕的梦。)

It's all right now. (现在没事了。)

你一直没关灯啊。

You left the light on. *left (leave)是“保持某种样子”、“保持某种状态”的意思，表达“电灯一直开着”、“发动机一直开着”、“窗户一直开着”也可以用这种句型。

You forgot to turn off the light. (你忘了关灯了。)

我得洗脸了。

I have to go wash my face. *go wash是go和wash两个动词连用，口语中常用。可以把它看作是go and wash的缩略形式。

该吃早饭了。

It's time to eat breakfast.

It's time to have breakfast.

我还困着呢。

I'm still sleepy.

I'm still drowsy.

我还打哈欠呢。

I'm still yawning.

昨天的酒还没醒呢。

I have a hangover.

我是个夜猫子。

I'm a night person. *“早上起不来”的意思。

I'm a night person. (我是个夜猫子。)

I'm not. (我可不是。)

I'm a morning person. (我喜欢早起。)

我是用咖啡来提神的。

Coffee wakes me up.

Coffee gets me going.

刷牙了吗?

Did you brush your teeth?

Have you brushed your teeth?

我得梳梳头了。

I have to comb my hair.

穿什么好呢?

What should I wear?

What should I wear? (穿什么好呢?)

The red one. (穿红的吧!)

Which dress should I wear?

Which one should I wear?

What should I put on?

快换衣服。

Hurry up and get dressed.

Hurry up and get dressed. (快换衣服。)

Why? (干嘛?)

把睡衣收好。

Put those pajamas away!

Put those pajamas away! (把睡衣收好。)

Oh, I'm washing those. (啊，我正要洗呢。)

我走了，妈妈。

I'm leaving. Bye mom!

I'm leaving. Bye mom! (我走了。妈妈再见!)

Study hard. (好好学习啊!)

I'll see you when I get back.

I'm taking off now.

See you.

See you later.

今天我们逃学吧。

Let's play hooky today! *play hooky为俚语“逃学”。

Let's play hooky today! (今天我们逃学吧。)

Yeah, let's. (好哇，走吧!)

你毛衣穿反了。

You're wearing your sweater inside out.

You have your sweater on inside out.

上下颠倒了。

It's upside down.

别忘了扔垃圾呀。

Don't forget to take out the garbage.

Don't forget to take out the garbage. (可别忘了扔垃圾!)

I won't. (忘不了!)

今天该你扔垃圾了。

It's your turn to take out the garbage. *garbage也可以用trash和rubbish替代。

今天你干什么?

What are you doing today?

What are you doing today? (今天你们干嘛?)

We're having a track and field meet. (今天我们开运动会。)

你快点儿，我们该迟到了。

If you don't hurry, we'll be late.

If you don't hurry, we'll be late. (你快点儿，我们该迟到了!)

Okay, Okay. (知道了，知道了。)

Hurry up or we'll be late.

快点儿，上学该迟到了。

Hurry or you'll be late for school.

Hurry or you'll be late for school. (快点儿，上学该迟到了。)

What time is it? (现在几点?)

你锁门了吗?

Did you lock the door?

Have you locked the door?

没忘了什么东西吧?

Aren't you forgetting something?

Aren't you forgetting something? (没忘了什么东西吧?)

I don't think so. (我想没有。)

都已经8点了!

It's already 8:00.

It's 8:00 already.

我晚了!

I'm late!

I'm late! (我晚了!)

Hurry up! (快点儿吧!)

我得赶紧走!

I have to rush!

I have to hurry (up)!

I have to get going!

I have to get moving.

你今天会回来得晚吗?

Are you gonna be late today?

Are you gonna be late today? (你今天会回来得晚吗?)

No, I'll be home at the usual time. (不，和平常一样。)

几点回来?

What time are you coming home?

What time are you coming home? (几点回来?)

Around seven o'clock. (大概7点左右吧。)

饭盒带了吗?

Have you got your lunch box?

Have you got your lunch box? (饭盒带了吗?)

Yes, right here. (嗯，带了。)

今天好像要下雨。

It might rain today.

It might rain today. (今天好像要下雨。)

Take your umbrella with you. (带上伞吧!)

出门的时候，可别忘了锁门。

Don't forget to lock the door when you leave.

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●从回家到就寝

我回来了。

I'm home.

I'm home. (我回来了。)

Welcome back. (你回来了。)

I'm back!

你回来了。

Welcome home!

Welcome back!

今天过得愉快吗?

Did you have a good time?

今天怎么样?

How did it go today?

How was your day?

我可以出去玩儿会儿吗?

Can I go out to play?

Can I go out to play? (我可以出去玩儿会儿吗?)

After you finish your homework. (写完作业再去吧。)

我饿了。

I'm hungry.

I'm hungry. (我饿了。)

We have some snacks. (吃点儿点心吧。)

点心在哪儿?

Where are the snacks?

Where are the snacks? (点心在哪儿?)

They're in the cupboard. (在碗橱里。)

我去补习学校了啊。

I'm going to cram school now. *cram意为“填鸭式补习”。

I'm going to cram school now. (我去补习学校了啊。)

Call when you finish. (下课后来个电话。)

能给我点儿零花钱吗?

May I have my allowance?

May I have my allowance? (能给我点儿零花钱吗?)

What do you want to buy? (你要买什么呀?)

真累啊!

I'm tired.

I'm exhausted. (我精疲力尽了)

I'm pooped. *俚语

晚饭你想吃什么?

What would you like for dinner?

What would you like for dinner? (晚饭你想吃什么?)

How about steak? (吃牛排怎么样?)

What do you want for dinner? (晚饭吃什么?)

What do you want to eat for dinner? (晚饭你想吃点什么?)

你能帮我准备餐具吗?

Would you help me set the table? *set the table 是将刀、叉和杯子在桌子上摆好，准备吃饭的意思。

Would you help me set the table? (你能帮我准备餐具吗?)

I'd be happy to. (乐意之至。)

Help me set up the table, will you? (你能帮我把餐具摆好吗?)

晚饭做什么好呢?

What should I make for dinner?

What should I whip up for dinner?

What should I cook for dinner?

What should I fix for dinner?

还是家好哇。

It's good to be home.

There's no place like home. *意为“哪儿也没有自己家好”，是句常用的谚语。

It feels so good to be home.

你能不能赶紧去趟商店?

Would you run to the store? *不见得是“跑着去”，在这儿是“快点儿去”的意思。

Would you run to the store? (你能不能快点儿去趟商店?)

In just a minute. (稍等一下。)

洗澡水烧好了。

The bath is ready.

It's been a long day. (今天真累呀!)

The bath is ready. (洗澡水烧好了。)

我要冲个澡。

I'm taking a shower.

I'm going to take a shower.

晚饭做好了吗?

Is dinner ready?

Is dinner ready? (晚饭好了吗?)

Not yet. (还没呢。)

Is it time for dinner yet? (该吃晚饭了吧?)

Have you made dinner? (晚饭做好了吗?)

妈妈，今天晚饭吃什么?

Mom, what's for dinner tonight?

Mom, what did you make for dinner?

Mom, what did you fix for dinner?

晚饭吃什么?

What's for dinner?

What's for dinner? (晚饭吃什么?)

Salisbury steak. (吃汉堡肉饼。)

Great! (太棒了。)

今天吃咖哩饭。

Today, we're having curry.

We're having curry today.

还要多久才能做好呀?

How soon can you get it ready?

How soon can you get it ready? (还要多久才能做好呀?)

In about five more minutes. (再有5分钟吧。)

When will it be ready?

How soon will it be done?

我吃了啊。

Let's eat.

Shall we begin? (可以吃了吗?)

请先吃吧。

Please go ahead.

Please help yourself.

这把刀真快呀!

This knife cuts well, doesn't it?

This knife cuts well, doesn't it? (这刀挺好使的，是不是?)

It sure does. (真挺快的。)

水开啦!

The water is boiling!

The water is boiling! (水开啦!)

O.K. (知道啦!)

开饭啦!

Come and get it! *这句直译为“来端菜!”it是指“做好了的饭菜”，全句的意思是“饭做好了，来吃吧!”。是母亲常说的话。

It's time for dinner! (该吃晚饭啦!)

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner is ready! (早饭/午饭/晚饭好了啊!)

该吃饭啦!

It's time to eat.

It's time to eat. (该吃饭啦!)

Finally. (终于吃上饭喽!)

这就来啦!

I'm coming.

I'll be right there. (我马上就去。)

I'm on my way.

手洗干净了吗?

Did you wash your hands well?

Did you wash your hands well? (手洗干净了吗?)

Yes. (洗干净了。)

别弄洒了。

Don't spill it!

Don't tip it over.

把碗里的菜吃光。

Eat all of your vegetables.

Finish your vegetables.

Finish up your vegetables.

把饭吃光。

Finish up your plate.

Finish up your plate. (把碗里的饭吃干净。)

I'm trying to. (这不吃着呢嘛。)

我不喜欢吃芦笋。

I don't like asparagus.

I don't like asparagus. (我不喜欢吃芦笋。)

Don't be picky. (不许挑食。)

谢谢您的款待。

It was very delicious. Thank you.

It was a wonderful dinner. (谢谢您丰盛的晚餐。)

能帮我收拾盘子吗?

Would you clear the table?

Would you put the dishes away?

把盘子洗了。

Do the dishes! *最好就这样记住。

Do the dishes! (把盘子洗了。)

I will. (就去洗。)

Do the dishes! (把盘子洗了。)

It's not my turn. (今天不该我洗。)

Wash the dishes!

我擦盘子。

I'll dry the dishes. *dry是“使……干”、“除去水气”和“擦”的意思。

你干什么呢?

What are you doing? *口语中一般发成“What're you doing?”

我看电视呢。

I'm watching TV. *注意在这种情况下，TV前不加the。

有什么好看的节目吗?

Are there any good programs on TV?

Are there any good programs on TV? (有什么好看的节目吗?)

No, not today. (没有，今天没什么好看的。)

野茂上电视了。

Nomo is on TV.

8频道演什么呢?

What's on Channel 8?

能不能帮我换个台?

Would you change the channel?

Would you switch the channel?

Would you change the station?

我还想看电视。

I want to watch more TV.

I want to watch more TV. (我还想看电视。)

You've watched enough for tonight. (今晚你看得够多的了。)

铺床吧。

Let's spread out the futon. *spread意为“铺开”。

Let's get the futon out. (把被子拿出来吧。)

我困了。

I'm sleepy.

I'm sleepy. (我困了。)

Why don't you take a nap? (你干嘛不睡午觉?)

I'm drowsy. *drowsy是表示困得睁不开眼。

作业做了吗?

Did you do your homework?

Did you finish your homework?

好好学习。

Study hard.

Study hard. (好好学习。)

I am. (好好学着呢。)

快点睡觉。

Hurry up and go to sleep.

游戏玩够了吧。

Enough with your video games.

Enough with your video games. (游戏玩够了吧。)

I can't quit now. (正好玩着呢。)

一定要刷牙噢。

Make sure you brush your teeth.

Make sure you brush your teeth. (一定要刷牙噢。)

I will. (一定刷。)

明天的东西都准备好了吗?

Are you ready for tomorrow?

Are you ready for tomorrow? (明天的东西都准备好了吗?)

No, not yet. (没有，还没准备好呢。)

我去洗个澡。

I'm going to take a bath.

I'm going to take a bath. (我去洗个澡。)

Make sure you wash up well. (好好洗洗啊。)

该睡觉了。

Time to go to sleep.

Time to go to sleep. (该睡觉了。)

Just a minute. (再等一下。)

电视还开着呢。

You left the TV on.

You left the TV on. (电视还开着呢。)

Sorry about that. (对不起，我忘了关。)

You forgot to turn the TV off. (你忘了关电视啦。)

别把你的东西都摊在这儿。

Don't leave your stuff here.

Don't leave your stuff here. (别把你的东西都摊在这儿。)

I won't. (知道了。)

把闹钟定在8点了。

I set the alarm clock for 8:00.

I set it for 8:00.

明天7点叫醒我。

Wake me up at seven tomorrow.

Wake me up at seven tomorrow. (明天7点叫醒我。)

Sure thing. (知道了。)

晚安。

Good night.

Good night. (晚安。)

Sweet dreams. (做个好梦。)

做个好梦。

Sweet dreams! *该句和Good night!一起用于就寝前。一般人均可使用，特别多用于父母对子女。

Sweet dreams! (做个好梦。)

Don't let the bedbugs bite. (晚安。) *bedbugs “臭虫”，直译是“别让臭虫咬了。”但现在没有这种意思，只是睡觉前常用的表达方式之一。

Have pleasant dreams.

●休息日

我真想睡个午觉。

I want to take a nap.

I want to take a nap. (我真想睡个午觉。)

But you just woke up. (你不是刚刚起来吗?)

I want to take a catnap. *catnap “打盹”、“小睡一下儿”。

I'd like to lie down for a while. (我想躺会儿。)

我去躺一会儿。

I'm going to lie down. *用于稍感疲劳的时候。

I'm going to take a rest. (我休息一会儿。)

你在装睡啊!

You're pretending to be asleep.

You're just pretending that you're asleep.

You're not really asleep. (你其实没睡吧!)

I know you're still awake. (我知道你还没睡。)

你睡着了吗?

Were you sleeping?

Were you asleep?

没有，还没睡呢。

No, I was awake.

你能给孩子换块尿布吗?

Will you change the baby's diaper? *diaper“尿布”。

Will you change the baby's diaper? (你能给孩子换块尿布吗?)

Again? (又要换呀?)

Will you change the baby's diaper? (你能给孩子换块尿布吗?)

I just changed it ten minutes ago. (10分钟前我刚换过的。)

想尿尿吗?

Do you need to pee? *主要对小孩子用。

该尿尿了。

It's time to go wee-wee. *主要对小孩子用。

It's time to go pee-pee. *对儿童用wee和pee，对婴幼儿用重叠wee-wee和pee-pee的形式表示“小便”。

蒙一儿。

Peekaboo! *孩子们在玩藏猫游戏时常用。大人有时也半带玩乐地使用。

Peekaboo! (蒙一儿。)

Do it again. (再来一次。)

胳肢胳肢。

Kuchi-kuchi-koo. *胳肢婴儿时用。大人有时开玩笑时也用。

我们来投球吧。

Let's play catch.

Let's play catch. (我们来投球吧。)

Great! (好呀!)

Let's play ball.

漏水了。

The water is leaking.

The pipe is leaking. (水管漏了。)

全是灰呀。

It's so dusty. *dusty“到处都是灰尘”、“沾满尘土”。

It's so dusty. (都是灰啊!)

I didn't notice. (我倒没注意。)

It needs to be dusted. (得扫扫了。)

这间屋子通风真差。

It's stuffy in this room. *stuffy 房间等地方“通风不好”、“憋闷得慌”。

The air is thick. (这里真闷。)

I can't breathe in this room. (这屋让人喘不过气来。)

The air is dense. (空气混浊。)

这个房间很通风。

It's drafty in this room. *drafty “有穿堂风的”。

你能去喂喂狗吗?

Will you feed the dog? *feed “喂食”。

Please give the dog some food.

你去遛遛狗吧?

Will you take the dog for a walk?

帮我照看一下弟弟和妹妹啊。

Take care of my brother and sister.

Take care of my brother and sister. (帮我照看一下弟弟和妹妹。)

You bet. (放心吧。)

请(给植物)浇点水。

Please water the plants. *water在这里是动词“浇水，洒水”。

Can I help? (要我帮忙吗?)

Yes, please water the plants. (好吧，请帮我给花浇浇水。)

啊!怎么这么乱呀!

What a mess! *母亲看到孩子们的房间时常说的一句话。

Look at the mess!

What a pigsty! * 含有脏得像个猪窝的语气。

帮帮我吧。

Help me.

Help me. (帮帮我吧。)

What do you want me to do? (我能帮你做什么呢?)

把你的屋子收拾收拾。

Clean up your room.

Clean up your room. (把你的屋子收拾收拾。)

But I'm watching TV now. (可我正在看电视呢。)

Straighten up your room.

Tidy up the room.

帮我打扫打扫卫生。

Help me clean up the house.

洗涤灵用完了。

We're out of dish detergent. *“洗衣粉”是laundry detergent。

We're out of dish detergent. (洗涤灵用完啦。)

I'll go get more. (那我去买一瓶。)

你能把衣服晾上吗?

Would you put up the clothes to dry?

*put up是“向上挂”的意思，但在这里表示“晾衣服”。

你能帮我把衣服叠起来吗?

Will you help me fold up the clothes? *fold up“叠整齐”。

把地扫扫。

Please sweep the floor. *sweep“扫”、“打扫”。

把厨房的池子洗干净。

Please scrub the sink. *“洗”一般用动词wash和clean来表示，但是“使劲搓洗”这一动作，用scrub表示最合适。

我得用吸尘器吸吸我房间了。

I have to vacuum my room. *vacuum“用吸尘器打扫”。

掸掸柜子上的土。

Please dust the shelves. *dust“掸土”。

Please wipe the shelves. (请擦一擦柜子。)

请拖拖地。

Please mop the floor.

你能把那件衬衫熨熨吗?

Will you iron the shirt?

我的裙子得熨了。

I have to iron my skirt. *iron不仅是名词，它还可以用作动词“熨”。

我们去超市买东西吧。

Let's go grocery shopping.

We need more milk. (还得再买点牛奶。)

Let's go grocery shopping. (那我们去超市买吧。)

公园里人挤人。

The park was crowded.

The park was filled with people.

今晚能帮我照看一下孩子吗?

Can you baby-sit tonight? *baby-sit“父母不在时帮忙照顾孩子”。

Can you baby-sit tonight? (今晚能帮我照看一下孩子吗?)

Sure I can. (当然可以。)

●送礼物

这是送给你的。

This is for you.

This is for you. (这是送给你的。)

That's very nice of you. (太谢谢你啦。)

Here's something for you.

I got this for you.

这是你的那份。

This is your share. *share“(一个一个分开的)分成的份儿，分开”。

This is your portion.

This is your part.

This portion is for you.

过生日想要什么礼物?

What do you want for your birthday?

What do you want for your birthday? (过生日想要什么礼物?)

I want gloves. (我想要副手套。)

噢，来喽!

Ta-dah! *把礼物等送到别人面前时的一种表达方式。

Here you are! (请收下。)

Here you have it!

●生活习惯

我经常下班以后运动。

I usually work out after work. *work out“训练，运动”。

I usually go to the gym after work.

I usually exercise after work.

我开始慢跑锻炼。

I've started jogging.

I've started jogging. (我开始慢跑锻炼。)

Since when? (什么时候开始的?)

我戒烟了。

I quit smoking. *quit“辞职，改变习惯”。

No, thanks. I quit smoking. (不，谢谢，我已经戒了。)

Good for you. (你真伟大。)

I stopped smoking.

I don't smoke anymore.

I've become a non-smoker.

I no longer smoke.

你常做梦吗?

Do you dream often?

Do you often have dreams?

Do you dream a lot?

最近我总是丢三落四的。

I've been forgetful lately.

I've been forgetful these days.

●理财

什么时候到期?

When is this due? *due“必须支付”、“支付期限到了”。日常生活中常使用带有due的表达方式。

Here's the phone bill. (这是电话费通知单。)

When is this due? (交费截止到什么时候?)

When is the rent due? (房租截止到几号?)

When is the paper due? (交论文的时间截止到几号?)

When is the last day I can pay for this?

How long is the pay period?

When do I have to pay this by?

When does this have to be finished by?

交费日期截止到30号。

It's due on the thirtieth.

能帮我换一下零钱吗?

Could you give me change? * change 也有“零钱”的意思。

Can you change this?

Could I have change?

能帮我换开100日元吗?

Do you have change for one hundred yen? *change 除了“交换，兑换”的意思之外，还有“零钱，破开的钱”。

Do you have change for one hundred yen? (能帮我换开100日元吗?)

Sure. (可以。)

Can you change this? (能帮我破一下吗?)

Can you break a one-hundred-yen bill? (能帮我破开100日元吗?)

Can you break a hundred?

I'd like to change a hundred-yen note. (我想破开100日元。)

Here's one hundred yen. Could I have change? (这是100日元，能帮我破开吗?)

我要存5000日元(在我的账户上。)

I need to deposit five thousand yen (in my savings account). *deposit“在银行存钱”。

savings account “账户，户头”。

I need to put ￥5,000 into the bank.

我要取5000日元(从我的账户上)。

I need to withdraw ￥5,000 (from my savings account). *withdraw“(从存款中)取出，拿出”。

I need to take out ￥5,000 from the bank.

我是自己掏的腰包。

I paid out of my own pocket. 直译是“从自己的口袋里拿出钱来支付。”是“自己掏腰包”的固定说法。

我没带现金。

I'm out of cash.

我现在没有多少现金。

I don't have much money on me now.

May I borrow some money? (能借点儿钱吗?)

I don't have much money on me now. (我现在没有多少现金。)

I didn't bring very much money with me. (我身上没带多少现金。)

I'm a little short of money now. (我现在钱不够用。)

身无分文。

I'm broke.

May I borrow ten dollars? (能借给我10美元吗?)

Sorry, I'm broke. (对不起，我现在身无分文。)

I have no money.

I'm out of money.

I'm flat broke. * 强调的说法。

现在我有很多现金。

I have a lot of money on me now.

I brought a lot of money with me. (我带来了许多现金。)

I'm rich now. (我现在很有钱。)

I'm rolling in it.

I have lots of cash on me.

我可没有时间闲呆着。

I can't afford to be lazy. *afford“有钱，有时间，有力量”、“有富余”。

I can't afford to be idle.

I don't have time to be lazy.

多浪费呀!

What a waste! *waste “浪费，荒废，徒劳”。

How wasteful!

他因为还不上债而躲了起来。

He didn't pay the debt and disappeared. *debt“借债，负债，有欠债的状态”。

He skipped town without paying his debt.

享受余暇时间

●邀请友人

这个周末你有空吗?

Are you free this weekend? *free“有空，空闲”。

Are you free this weekend? (这个周末你有空吗?)

Yes, I am. (嗯，有空。) *回答no时，用“No, I have plans.”(不，我有安排。) “No, I'm going skiing.” (不，我要去滑雪。)

我们还可以再见面吗?

Could I see you again?

能给我你的电话号码吗?

Could you give me your phone number?

我们在哪儿见面?

Where shall we meet?

Where shall I meet you?

要我开车去接你吗?

Shall I come to pick you up? *pick up“开车去接某人”。

你今天下午有安排吗?

Are you doing anything this afternoon?

Are you doing anything this afternoon? (你今天下午有安排吗?)

No, nothing special. (没有，没有什么特别的安排。)

*如果有安排的话，可用下面的回答。

Yes, I have to work. (嗯，我得工作。)

Do you have plans for this afternoon?

Are you busy this afternoon? (今天下午你忙吗?)

和我一起吃晚饭，好吗?

How about having dinner with me?

How about having dinner with me? (和我一起吃晚饭，好吗?)

Sounds great! (那太好了!)

How about dinner? (一起吃晚饭怎么样?)

Let's have dinner together. (让我们一起吃晚饭吧。)

我们干嘛不去看棒球比赛呢?

Why don't we go to see a baseball game?

Why don't we ...? “为什么不……呢?”

Why don't we go to see a baseball game? (我们干嘛不去看棒球比赛呢?)

Yeah! (好啊!)Let's go see a baseball game!

真对不起，我另有安排。

Sorry, I'm tied up. *be tied up“受(时间的)约束”。

Sorry, I have plans.

Sorry, I'm busy. (对不起，我很忙。)

I'm sorry, but I have other plans.

实在对不起，恐怕不行。

I'm afraid I can't.

I'm sorry but I can't.

谢谢您的邀请，可是……

Thanks for asking, but...

Let's go out for a drink. (去喝一杯吧。)

Thanks for asking, but I already made plans. (谢谢你的邀请，可是我有别的安排。)

Thanks for the invitation, but... (谢谢您的邀请，可是……)

另找时间可以吗?

How about a rain check? *rain check指“(比赛、活动等)因雨天改期再赛时作为入场券的原票票根”。由因雨天中止或延期比赛而发给观众“rain check”引申为被邀请者因故不能接受邀请，而邀请继续有效的意思，“以后方便的时间”、“下次还有机会”。

Let's do it another time. (再找时间吧。)

Could we plan it for another day? (能找其他时间吧?)

Some other time. (再找其他时间吧。)

我希望你能来。

I hope you can come.

●订计划

你什么时候方便?

When is it convenient for you? *生意场上、朋友之间均可用该句来决定约会的日子和时间。convenient “方便的，合适的”。

When is it convenient for you? (你什么时候方便?)

I'm free on Friday. (星期五。)

What is a good time for you?

When is good for you?

什么时候?

About what time?

什么时候都行。

Whenever.

Jack, what time do you want to go bowling? (杰克，你想什么时候去打保龄球呀?)

Whenever. I'm free all day. (什么时候都可以。我一整天都有空。)

Whenever you are free. (什么时间都行，只要你有时间。)

Any day is okay. (哪天都行。)

Any day of the week is fine. (星期几都行。)

Anytime is fine.

等你有时间的时候吧。

When you have time.

我今天有空。

I'm free today. *free 有“自由的，免费的”等多种意思，在这句里是“有空”的意思。

I have a lot of free time today. (今天我很空闲。)

I have nothing to do today. (我今天没什么要做的。)

明天我会很忙。

I'll be busy tomorrow.

How about tomorrow? (明天怎么样?)

Sorry, I'll be busy tomorrow. (对不起，明天我会很忙。)

10号怎么样?

How about the tenth? *要说“～号”的时候，像the tenth一样要在数字的后面加上-th。

你什么时候有空?

When are you free? * 比较随便的说法。

When should we go? (咱们什么时候走?)

When are you free? (你什么时候有空?)

When are you free? (你什么时候有空?)

Friday after 3:00. (星期五3点以后有空。)

When are you available? * 一般的用法。

那天我不行。

That's a bad day for me.

那天我可以。

That day is fine.

我什么时候去合适?

When can I come over? *come over“顺便拜访”。

When can I visit? (我什么时候能去拜访您?)

When can I stop by? (我什么时候可以去你那儿坐坐?)

When can I drop by? (我什么时候可以去你那儿坐坐?)

你定时间吧。

You decide when.

I'll leave it up to you. (全交给你了。)

It's your decision. (你定吧。)

你定地点吧。

You decide where.

Wherever you want is okay. (哪儿都行，只要你觉得好。)

7点行吗?

Is seven convenient for you?

When should I come? (我什么时候来合适?)

Is seven convenient for you? (7点你方便吗?)

Is seven okay for you?

你几点能来?

When can you come over?

What time can you make it?

太早了吗?

Is it too early?

太晚了吗?

Is it too late?

就那个时间吧。

It's a date. *这句用于确认约会的日期和时间。

It's a date. (就那天吧。)

Okay, see you then. (行，到时候见。)

Let's meet tomorrow at 7∶30. (明天7∶30见吧。)

It's a date. (那，到时候见吧。)

回头见。

See you then.

●出门的时候

准备好了吗?

Are you ready?

Are you ready? (准备好了吗?)

No, not yet. (还没呢。)

Ready yet?

Are you all set? (好了吗?)

准备好了。

Ready.

I'm ready.

I'm all set.

还没准备好呢。

I'm not ready.

Ready. (准备好了。)

我们什么时候出发?

What time shall we leave? *leave“离开”、“走开”。

What time shall we leave? (我们什么时候出发。)

In about ten minutes. (大约10分钟以后。)

What time do you want to leave? (你想几点走?)

What time do we leave? (几点出门?)

What time are we taking off? (我们几点走?)*比较随便的说法。

我们几点能到?

What time do we arrive?

When do we get there?

那，我们走吧。

Let's get going. *这是常用的句子，最好能记住。

Let's get going. (那我们走吧。)

I'll be ready in five minutes. (我5分钟就好。)

Let's go.

Let's take off.

Shall we go? (我们可以走了吗?)

Okay, let's go. (好了，走吧。)

Let's hit the road! *直译是“开路”，是常用的句子，最好能记住。

●看电影

你想去看电影吗?

Would you like to go to a movie? *Would you like to...? 表示“你想……吗?”、“要不要……?”的意思，是比较有礼貌地表示邀请和提议的句型。

Would you like to go to a movie? (你想去看电影吗?)

Sure, I'd love to. (当然，我很想去。)

What do you say to going to a movie? *这句和上句的意思一样，但是这种说法比较随便。

今天晚上放什么电影?

What's on tonight? *on用来表示“电影、戏剧的上演和活动的举行”。

What's playing tonight?

What are you showing tonight?

你想看什么电影?

What movie do you want to see?

我想看《××》

I want to see...

哪儿演《××》?

Where is... playing?

《××》演到什么时候?

How long is... playing?

How long will... play?

这部电影是谁演的?

Who is in this movie?

演多长时间?

How long does it last? *last“持续，继续”。

How long will it last?

How long is it?

下一场几点开演?

What time is the next showing?

When is the next showing?

几点演完?

What time will it be over?

What time will it end?

我买两张成人票。

Two, please.

Two tickets, please.

Two adults, please.

前边的人挡着，我看不见。

I can't see because of the person in front of me.

That person is blocking my view.

That person is in my way.

我们怎么坐得这么靠后呀?

We are way in the back, aren't we?

我们坐到前面的座位上吧。

Let's sit closer up front.

真太有意思了，是不是?

That was interesting, wasn't it?

That was interesting, wasn't it? (真太有意思了，是不是?)

It sure was. (确实。)

这电影真没劲。

That was boring, wasn't it?

That was dull, wasn't it?

太让人感动了。

I was moved. *move“使……感动”。

How was the ballet? (芭蕾舞怎么样?)

I was moved. (太让人感动了。)

It touched me.

It was a touching movie. (这是一部感人的电影。)

●去听音乐会

我买两张10月3号的票。

I'd like two tickets for October 3rd, please.

对不起，卖完了。

Sorry, we're sold out.

Do you have any tickets for the concert? (还有那场音乐会的票吗?)

Sorry, we're sold out. (对不起，卖完了。)

有什么时候的票?

When do you have tickets?

Which date do you have tickets for?

几点开始?

What time does it start?

What time does it begin?

可以预订吗?

Can I make a reservation?

在哪儿买票?

Where can I buy a ticket?

△Where can I buy a ticket? (在哪儿买票?)

▲At that counter. (在那个柜台。)

这位子有人吗?

Is this seat taken?

A)△Is this seat taken? (这位子有人吗?)

B)▲No, it's not. (不，没人。) * 这句直译是：

A：这个位子被占了吗?

B：没有被占。

Is anyone sitting here? (这儿有人吗?)

Can I sit here? (我可以坐这儿吗?)

Do you mind if I sit here? (您介意我坐在这儿吗?)

Is this seat free?

我们这个位子真棒。

We have great seats, don't we?

再来一个!

Encore!

Bravo, bravo!

××加油!

Go for it,...!

Yeah...!

Go...!

●打高尔夫球

我想打高尔夫球。

I'd like to play golf.

I'd like to play golf. (我想打高尔夫球。)

Who would you like to play with? (和谁打呀?)

明天打高尔夫球，好吗?

Would you like to golf tomorrow?

Would you like to golf tomorrow? (明天打高尔夫球，好吗?)

I'd like to. (我挺想去的。)

How would you like to play golf tomorrow?

Do you want to play golf tomorrow?

Would you be interested in playing golf tomorrow?

愿意和我一起打高尔夫球吗?

Do you want to join me?

Would you like to play golf with me?

这附近有高尔夫球场地吗?

Are there any golf courses around here?

1个人多少钱?

How much is it per person?

1天多少钱?

How much is it per day?

此外还有其它的花费吗?

Are there any extra charges?

Is there any extra charge?

我可以租用用具吗?

Can I rent the equipment? *equipment 表示“用具，必需品”。

请帮我预约高尔夫球。(请别人预约时)

Please make a reservation for golf.

Would you make a reservation for golf? (能帮我预约高尔夫球吗?)

我想预约高尔夫球。(由自己提出请求时)

I'd like to make golf reservations.

要什么时间的?

When would you like to play?

When do you want to play?

如果可以的话，请订这个星期五的。

This Friday, if possible.

我们一共4个人。

There are four of us.

Four.

我们几点开始?

What time are we starting?

●相识的人一起去喝酒

去喝一杯怎么样?

How about a drink?

How about a drink? (去喝一杯怎么样?)

That's a great idea. (好主意。)

我想去喝一杯。

I need a drink.

下班以后去喝一杯怎么样?

Would you like to have a drink after work?

Would you like to have a drink after work? (下班以后去喝一杯怎么样?)

I'm afraid I'm busy tonight. (很遗憾，恐怕我今天晚上很忙。)

有啤酒吗?

Do you have any beer?

Do you have any beer? (有啤酒吗?)

Sure. What kind do you want? (当然，要哪种的?)

请来两瓶啤酒。

Two bottles of beer, please.

Two beers, please.

请来杯掺水的威士忌。

One whiskey with water, please.

要什么下酒菜呢?

What kind of snacks should we have?

What kind of snacks should we have? (要什么下酒菜呢?)

I'll leave it up to you. (你看着办吧。)

让我们忘了工作，痛快一会儿吧。

Let's forget about work and have some fun.

Let's get our minds off of work and have a good time.

Let's take our minds off of work. (让我们忘掉工作吧。)

干杯!

Cheers!

Bottoms up!

喝什么呢?

What are you drinking?

我喜欢换酒馆喝。

I like to go barhopping. *hop“一蹦一蹦(地)”，在这个句子里是从一个酒馆到另一个酒馆的意思。

第一口最舒坦了。

The first sip is the best! *喝第一口啤酒时常说的话。

The first taste is the greatest!

The first gulp is the best! *gulp是“吞饮，一口气喝下去”。sip 是“啜饮，一口一口地抿着喝”。

这个最好!

Nothing beats this! *beat“战胜”的意思，直译是“什么都不能战胜这个”，即“这个最好。”

再来一杯，怎么样?

Would you like a refill? *refill“再加满”。

Would you like more?

How about a refill?

Would you like one more?

Would you like another cup?

再来一瓶啤酒!

Another beer, please.

One more beer, please.

这种威士忌挺冲。

This whiskey is strong.

日本酒怎么样?

How do you like sake?

酒劲大。

It's strong.

我喝醉了。

I'm drunk.

I'm drunk. (我喝醉了。)

Let me drive you home. (我开车送你回家吧。)

我觉得有点儿醉了。

I feel a little tipsy. *tipsy“微醉的”、“踉踉跄跄的”。

I'm slightly drunk.

酩酊大醉。

I'm loaded. *loaded“喝醉了”的状态。

I'm wasted.

喝酒要适可而止。

Drink moderately.

Don't overdo it.

Please don't drink too much.

我的酒量小。

I get drunk easily. *drunk“喝醉”，“酒后驾车”是drunk driving。

I get drunk quickly.

I'm a heavy drinker. (我的酒量大。)

我喝得太多了。

I drank too much.

I had too much to drink.

我不该喝这么多的。

I should have drunk less.

I shouldn't have drunk this much.

头天的酒还没醒。

I have a hangover. *hangover“宿醉”。

●唱卡拉OK

我们去唱卡拉OK吧。

Let's go to karaoke. *虽然卡拉OK在美国的大城市比较受欢迎，但是并不普遍。美国人称卡拉OK为“Carry O.K.”。

Let's go to karaoke! (我们去唱卡拉OK吧。)

Sorry, I'm tone-deaf. (对不起，我五音不全。)

什么是卡拉OK?

What is karaoke?

就是合着录音带的音乐一起唱歌。

Singing along with recorded music.

你唱歌拿手吗?

Are you good at singing?

我想点首歌。

I'd like to request a song.

你先唱。

You sing first.

Go ahead.

After you.

大家高兴地玩吧!

Let's enjoy ourselves.

约翰，你来唱一首吧。

How about a song, John?

你打算唱什么歌?

What are you going to sing?

来个二重唱吧。

Let's sing a duet.

现在轮到我了。

Now it's my turn.

It's finally my turn. (终于轮到我了。)

我不敢在大家面前唱歌。

I don't have the nerve to sing in front of people. *have the nerve to...“敢做……， 有做……胆量”。

I don't have the guts to sing in front of people.

我跟不上新歌的速度(我不会唱新歌。)

I can't keep up with the new songs. *keep up with...“跟上，不落后于……”。

I can't keep track of the new music.

I can't learn the new songs fast enough.

我五音不全。

I'm tone-deaf.

I have no ear for music.

My singing is out of tune. (我唱歌总跑调儿。)

你唱卡拉OK有什么拿手的歌吗?

What's your karaoke specialty?

What's your best song?

Which songs do you sing the best?

我从来没听说过那首歌。

I've never heard of that song.

Do you know that song? (你知道那首歌吗?)

No, I've never heard of that song. (没有，我从来没听说过那首歌。)

你唱得真好!

You're a good singer!

You sing very well!

Well done! (唱得好。)

Good job! (太棒了!)

生病、受伤时

●请医生看病

用叫医生吗?

Do you need a doctor?

Do you need a doctor? (用叫医生吗?)

Yes, I think so. (是的，请叫医生吧。)

Do you want me to get a doctor?

Do you need any help? (需要帮忙吗?)

请叫救护车。

Please call an ambulance. *ambulance“救护车”。

We need an ambulance now.

Please get an ambulance.

我要看病。

I'd like to see a doctor.

我觉得身体不舒服。

I'm not feeling well.

你能帮我请位医生吗?

Could you send me a doctor?

你怎么啦?

What's wrong with you?

What's the matter?

Is anything wrong?

是什么症状?

What are your symptoms? *symptom“症状”。

量一下体温吧。

Let me check your temperature. *temperature“体温”、“温度”。

吃了什么不对劲的东西没有?

Did you eat something unusual?

量一下血压吧。

Let me check your blood pressure.

你常服用什么药?

Are you taking any medication regularly? *一般把药称为medicine，但是医生问诊的时候常用medication。

我没服用任何药。

I'm not taking any medication. *medication 是医生的常用语言，意为“药物”。

I'm not taking any medication. (我没服用任何药。)

Is that so? (是吗?)

我哪儿不好?

What's wrong with me?

严重吗?

Is it serious?

●陈述症状

你不舒服吗?

Are you feeling okay? *见到身体状况不好的人时的问话。

Do you feel all right?

你怎么了?

What's wrong? *wrong “身体不舒服”。

What's wrong? (你怎么了?)

I'm not feeling well. (我觉得身体有点不对劲。)

Is anything wrong?

Are you okay?

What's the matter? *matter“问题”、“麻烦”。

Is everything all right?

你的脸色真不好。

You look pale. *pale“脸色不好的，没有血色的。”

You look pale. Are you okay? (你的脸色很难看。没事吧?)

I guess I'm just tired. (我想可能是有点儿累了。)

You don't look well. (你看上去身体不太好。)

我觉得难受。

I don't feel well.

I don't feel well. (我觉得难受。)

Please sit down for a while. (你坐会儿吧。)

I'm not feeling well.

你好像不太舒服。

You don't look well. *look“看上去……”。

You don't look well. (你好像不太舒服。)

I have a cold. (我感冒了。)

她昏过去了。

She passed out. *pass out“昏过去，失去知觉”。

我觉得难受。

I feel sick.

I don't feel well.

I feel bad.

我肚子疼。

I have a stomachache. *stomachache“胃痛，腹痛”。

I have a stomachache. (我肚子疼。)

How long have you had it? (疼多长时间了?)

I have a stomachache. (我肚子疼。)

Did you eat too much? (是不是吃多了?)

My stomach hurts.

隐隐作痛。

I have a dull pain.

钻心地疼。

I have a sharp pain.

一跳一跳地疼。

I have a throbbing pain. *throb“一跳一跳地”、“突突地跳”。

我感到巨痛。

I have a piercing pain. *pierce“(痛苦等)刺骨，刻骨”。

像针扎似地疼。

I have a stabbing pain. *stab“刺”、“针扎”。

我拉肚子了。

I have diarrhea. *diarrhea“拉肚子”。

我食物中毒了。

I have food poisoning.

血压高/低。

I have high/low blood pressure. *blood pressure“血压”。

我头疼。

I have a headache.

What happened, sir? (你怎么了?)

I have a headache. (我头疼。)

My head hurts.

My head is pounding.

I have a splitting headache. (我的头像裂了似地疼。)

我牙疼。

I have a toothache.

I have a toothache. (我牙疼。)

When did it start? (什么时候开始的?)

My tooth hurts.

My tooth is killing me. (我的牙疼死了。)

我头晕目眩。

I feel dizzy.

我浑身没劲。

I feel sluggish.

I feel tired.

我没有一点儿食欲。

I don't have any appetite. *appetite“食欲”。

I don't have any appetite. (我没有食欲。)

You should eat something. (那你也得吃点儿东西。)

I don't have much of an appetite these days. (最近我没什么食欲。)

我有点儿感冒。

I have a slight cold.

我浑身发冷。

I feel chilly.

I feel chilly. (我浑身发冷。)

Here, wear my jacket. (给，穿上我的夹克吧。)

我得了重感冒。

I have a bad cold.

鼻子堵了。

I have a stuffy nose. *stuffy 用于“鼻子不通气”的时候。

我在流鼻涕。

I have a runny nose. *runny“流鼻涕的”。

My nose is running.

My nose won't stop running.

我有点儿发烧。

I have a bit of a fever.

我好像发烧了。

I think I have a fever.

I think I have a fever. (我好像发烧了。)

Let's check. (试试表。)

我在发高烧。

I have a high temperature.

我想吐。

I feel like throwing up.

I feel nauseous.

好疼!/好烫!

Ouch! *常用于感到突然的钻心的疼痛和烫手时。

Ouch! (好疼!/好烫!)

Be careful! (小心点儿。)

Ow!

It hurts!

痒痒。

It's itchy.

啊嚏!

Ahchoo!

Ahchoo! (啊嚏!)

Bless you. (多保重。)

我腿骨折了。

I broke my leg.

What happened? (你怎么了?)

I broke my leg. (我腿骨折了。)

要打多长时间石膏?

How long will the cast be on? *cast“石膏”。

How long will the cast be on? (要打多长时间石膏?)

One more month. (还得有一个月。)

我把手给烫了。

I burned my hand.

I burned my hand. (我把手给烫了。)

How did you burn your hand? (怎么烫着的?)

我崴脚了。

I sprained my ankle. *sprain表示踝关节等处的“挫伤、扭伤”，ankle为踝关节。

I sprained my ankle. (我崴脚了。)

How? (怎么弄的?)

I sprained it playing golf. (是打高尔夫球的时候崴的。)

I twisted my ankle.

I twisted my ankle. (我崴脚了。)

Well, I can call for help. (那，我叫人来帮忙。)

你把感冒传染给我了。

I caught a cold from you.

我必须静养。

I must stay in bed. *stay in bed 是惯用说法，“静养休息”。

我肩膀酸痛。

I have stiff shoulders. *肩膀“发酸、发紧”时用stiff来表示。

My shoulders are stiff.

我眼睛发酸。

My eyes are tired.

有谁受伤了?

Is somebody hurt?

我退烧了。

My fever has gone down.

我咳嗽不止。

I can't stop coughing. *cough“咳嗽”。

我嗓子疼。

My throat's sore. *sore“火辣辣地疼”。

I have a sore throat.

我流血了。

It's bleeding.

我这儿割破了。

I've got a cut here.

I have a cut here.

好疼。

It hurts.

我被蜜蜂蜇了。

I got stung by a bee.

我需要动手术吗?

Do I need an operation?

Do I need an operation? (要动手术吗?)

I don't think that will be necessary. (我想没必要。)

Will I have to have an operation?

要花很长时间吗?

Will it take long?

我可以洗澡吗?

Can I take a bath?

Can I bathe?

我可以喝酒吗?

Is it okay to drink? *询问医生能否喝含有酒精的饮料。

Is it all right to drink?

May I drink?

我一定要住院吗?

Should I be hospitalized? *hospitalize “让……住院”。

你发烧吗?

Do you have a fever?

Do you have a fever? (发烧吗?)

I don't know. I don't have a thermometer. (不知道，我没有体温计。)

Do you have a high temperature?

我觉得好多了。

I feel better.

How do you feel? (怎么样了?)

I feel better now. Thank you. (我觉得好多了，谢谢。)

我觉得没什么好转。

I don't feel any better.

I still don't feel well.

你的病好了吗?

Are you alright again? *用于询问别人的病是否康复。

Are you well again?

Are you yourself again?

Are you back to normal again?

他去世了。

He passed away. *比用die要委婉，“去世、咽气”。

恋爱和结婚

●喜欢、爱上……

汤姆是个美男子。

Tom is a lady-killer. *lady-killer直译是“少女杀手”，其实不是杀手，而是指一下子就能迷住女人的男子。

Tom dates around a lot. (汤姆和好多女人来往。)

Tom is a real playboy. (汤姆真是个花花公子。)

汤姆真让我神魂颠倒。

Tom really turns me on. *turn...on“有性方面的吸引力”、“使人着迷”。

Tom really turns me on. (汤姆真让我神魂颠倒。)

I didn't know you felt that way. (我一点儿都不知道你的感觉。)

I'm crazy about Tom.

I have strong feelings for Tom.

I love Tom.

I have the hots for Tom. *俚语。

克里斯长得真帅。

Chris is really a heartbreaker. *用heartbreaker表示“长得很帅，对异性有吸引力的人”。进一步讲，“heartbreaker”是指给异性带来撕心裂肺的痛苦和失望的人，魅惑他人，让人沉醉的人。Elvis Presley (爱尔维斯·普里斯利)有一首成名曲“Heartbreak Hotel”，指的就是“(因恋爱而)绝望的人住的饭店”。

Chris breaks a lot of hearts. (克里斯使很多女人尝到了失恋的痛苦。)

Chris dates a lot of women. (克里斯和许多女人有来往。)

珍妮特真迷人。

Janet is a knockout. *如同拳击中的“knock out”一样，表示极具魅力、使对方晕头转向的人，多指女性。

Janet is a knockout. (珍妮特真迷人呀。)

You can say that again! (颇有同感。)

Janet is sexy.

Janet is beautiful.

他好像看上你了。

I think he has a crush on you. *have a crush on...“看上……”。

I think he has a crush on you. (他好像看上你了。)

Give me a break. (别随便瞎说。)

I think he is infatuated with you. * be infatuated with...“被……迷住，为……神魂颠倒”。

I think he likes you.

简好像喜欢上我了。

Jane seems to like me. *seem“好像，看上去像……”。

I've got the feeling that Jane likes me.

I think Jane likes me.

I have a hunch (that) Jane likes me.

戴安娜对杰克有意思。

Diana's been coming on to Jack.

我不敢打像她那样的姑娘的主意。

I can't handle a girl like her. * handle 表示“对待，对待(人)”。

She's too much for me.

我非常想见到她。

I'm dying to see her. *dying to“忍耐不住地想做某事”。

我想追求她。

I'm trying to make a pass at her. *make a pass at...“(特别是对女性)挑逗，求爱”。

I'm trying to make a pass at her. (我想追求她。)

I don't blame you. (［她对你来说很有魅力，］我理解你的心情。)

I'm trying to pick her up. (我打算把她弄到手。) *pick up 是口语“把异性弄到手”、“勾搭女人”、“追女人”的意思。

I'm trying to get a date with her. (我打算和她约会。) *get a date with...“和……约会”、“约会”。

你也太狠心了。

You broke my heart. *break...heart在恋爱中“使……十分痛苦”，用于甩掉自己的人。

You broke my heart. (你也太狠心了。)

I didn't mean to... (我不是那个意思……)

●约会

今晚有空吗?

Are you free tonight? *free“空闲的”。

Are you free tonight? (今晚有空吗?)

Yes. Why? (有空，干嘛?)

Do you have plans tonight? (今天晚上有事吗?)

Are you available tonight?

Are you busy tonight? (今天晚上忙吗?)

今晚你能和我约会吗?

Do you want to go out with me tonight? *go out并不一定就是“约会”，但是如果go out的后面直接跟with me的话，就一定是“约会”了。

Let's go out tonight. (今晚出去吧。)

If you're free, why don't we go out tonight?(要是晚上有空，我们出去走走行吗?)

愿意和我一起去看电影吗?

Would you like to go to the movies with me?

Would you like to go to the movies with me? (愿意和我一起去看电影吗?)

I'd love to. (当然，我很乐意。)

我们喝点茶什么的吧。

Let's have tea or something.

Let's have something to drink. (我们喝点什么吧。)

How about having a cup of tea?

能陪陪我吗?

Please keep me company for a while. *keep me company“和我在一起”、“交往”、“亲近”。

我想请你去看演出。

I'd like to invite you to a show.

Would you like to go to a show with me? (愿意和我一起去看演出吗?)

我能和你约会吗?

May I ask you out? *ask out“约会”。

May I ask you out? (我能和你约会吗?)

Sorry, I have a boyfriend. (对不起，我有男朋友了。)

Would you mind if I took you out?

Would you go on a date with me?

你是想和我约会吗? (你想勾引我吗?)

Are you trying to pick me up? *pick up“勾引(男人/女人)，欺骗”。

Are you asking me out?

Are you asking me for a date?

Are you asking me out on a date?

在哪儿见面?

Where do you want to meet?

Where do you want to meet? (在哪儿见面?)

Any place you want. (你觉得哪儿合适就在哪儿。)

我们几点见面?

What time should we meet?

What time should we meet? (我们几点见面?)

How about seven? (7点怎么样?)

●表白

我有话要对你说。

I want to talk to you.

Can we talk?

I'd like to talk with you.

你现在有朋友吗?

Are you seeing anyone now? *see 除了表示“看见”之外，还可表示“与……交往”。

Are you seeing anyone now? (你现在有朋友吗?)

Yeah, kind of. (嗯，怎么说呢……)

Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend now? (你现在有男/女朋友吗?)

Are you dating anyone now?

Do you have a partner?

Are you going steady with someone? *比较旧的说法。

你觉得我怎么样?

What do you think of me?

What do you think of me? (你觉得我怎么样?)

I think you're great. (我觉得你挺棒的。)

What do you think about me?

我爱你。

I love you.

I love you. (我爱你。)

I love you, too. (我也爱你。)

I'm in love with you.

你是我见到过的最美的女人。

You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.

You're the most beautiful woman I know.

你使我发疯。

I'm crazy for you.

I'm crazy about you.

I'm infatuated with you. (你使我神魂颠倒。) *感觉比“I'm crazy about you.” 更强烈。

别装腔作势。

Don't play hard to get. *play hard to get一般多用在男女之间。特别是指女性为了吸引男性而使对方着急、故弄玄虚的行为。

She wouldn't even talk to me. (她连话都不跟我说。)

She's playing hard to get. (她只是在吊你的胃口。)

Don't be a tease.

Don't play games.

Don't pretend you don't want me.

我还不想太认真。

I don't want to get serious yet.

I want you to meet my parents. (我想让你见见我的父母。)

I don't want to get serious yet. (我还不想太认真。)

I'm not ready for a commitment.

I don't want to be tied down.

I just want to have fun. (我现在只是想玩玩。)

我是一见钟情。

It was love at first sight. *at first sight“第一眼”、“见到的第一面”。

I fell in love with you the first time I saw you.

I loved you the first time I laid eyes on you.

我真希望我从来都没遇到过你。

I wish I had never met you. *这句是虚拟语气的一种，表示与过去事实相反或者不可能实现的事情，用“had+过去分词”的形式。本句紧接在“I wish”的后面，表示“要是……就好了，可……”。

I regret meeting you. (我真后悔认识了你。)

I wish you were never a part of my life.

你是我喜欢的那种类型。

You're my type. *也可以用于女性对男性。

Why do you like me? (你为什么喜欢我?)

You're my type. (因为你是我喜欢的那种类型。)

You're the right girl for me.

You're my kind of woman/man. (你是我喜欢的那类女人/男人。)

你使我感到幸福。

You make me happy.

You make me happy. (你使我感到幸福。)

You do, too. (你也是。)

能认识你我非常幸福。

I'm happy to have known you.

I'm happy to have been a part of your life.

I'm glad I've gotten to know you.

你的眼睛真美。

You have beautiful eyes.

Your eyes are beautiful.

你真好。

You're sweet.

You're so kind.

你真性感。

You're sexy.

You're hot.

我们拉着手走吧。

Let's walk hand in hand. *hand in hand指“手拉着手”、“手牵着手”。

Let's hold hands. (我们手握手吧!)

我可以牵你的手吗?

May I hold your hand?

May I hold your hand? (我可以牵你的手吗?)

Sure you may. (当然可以。)

你真漂亮。

You're beautiful. *只用于男性对女性。

我想知道你的一切。

I want to know all about you.

I want to know everything about you.

Tell me all about yourself. (请告诉我有关你的一切。)

我想要你。

I want you. *男女都可以使用。

我需要你。

I need you.

你是我的一切。

You're everything to me.

你是我的。

You're mine.

You belong to me.

我是你的。

I'm yours.

I'm all yours. (我属于你。)

没有你我无法活下去。

I can't live without you.

I don't want to live without you.

Life isn't worth living without you in my life.

You mean everything to me.

You mean the world to me.

再靠近我些。

Come closer.

你想什么呢?

What's on your mind?

What are you thinking about?

我时时刻刻都想着你。

I think of you night and day.*night and day“无论是睡着还是醒着，不分昼夜”，此句直译为“我无论是白天还是黑夜都想着你。”

I think of you constantly.

You have won my heart.

你是这个世界上独一无二的人。

There will never be another you.

I'll never find another girl/boy like you.

You are very unique. (你是如此独特。)

你的连衣裙真漂亮。

I like your dress.

I like your dress. (你的连衣裙真漂亮。)

Oh, thank you. You like it? (噢，谢谢。你喜欢?)

That's a nice dress.

That dress looks good on you. (你这条连衣裙真合适。)

You look good in that dress. (你这条连衣裙真合适。)

为你我在所不惜。

Nothing is too good for you.

You deserve the best.

你在引诱我吗?

Are you seducing me? *seduce 特指引诱年轻的女性。

Are you coming on to me?

抱紧我。

Hold me tight.

别离开我。

Don't go away. *比较随便的说法。表示“呆在这儿”、“别离开。”

Stay around.

Stick around.

我无法不爱你。

I can't help falling in love with you.

I can't stop myself from loving you.

我从来没有过这种感觉。

I've never felt like this before.

你是我的惟一。

You're the one for me.

我永远爱你。

I'll love you forever.

I'll always love you. (我会永远爱你。)

I'll love you my whole life. (我一生都会爱你的。)

我一直都说的是真心话。

I always speak my mind.

I always say what's on my mind.

I'm always honest. (我一直很诚实。)

既然那样，那你也要爱屋及乌噢。

Love me, love my dog.*这是一句有名的谚语，意思是在爱一个人的同时，也要去爱他的朋友，去接受他的缺点和毛病。“爱屋及乌”。

请温柔些。

Be gentle.

Be soft.

Please do it gently.

再多爱我一些。

Love me more.

看着我!

Look at me!

我爱上了罗丝。

I fell in love with Rose. *fall in love“坠入爱河”、“谈恋爱”、“迷恋”。

I fell in love with Rose. (我爱上了罗丝。)

Does she love you? (她爱你吗?)

我深深地爱着罗丝。

I'm deeply in love with Rose.

I love Rose from the bottom of my heart.

I love Rose with all my heart.

唧!

Smooch! *表示男女接吻时发出的声响。

●结婚

愿意和我结婚吗?

Will you marry me? *用于求爱时，男女都可以用。

Will you marry me? (愿意和我结婚吗?)

Yes, I will marry you. (是的，我愿意。)

Will you be my wife/husband? (你愿意成为我的妻子/丈夫吗?)

I want to share the rest of my life with you. (我愿今生今世和你在一起。)

I want to grow old together. (我愿意和你白头到老。)

我还不想订婚。

I don't want to get engaged yet.

I don't think we should get engaged yet. (我觉得我们还不到该订婚的时候。)

我还不想结婚。

I don't want to get married yet.

I don't want to get married yet. (我还不想结婚。)

When will you be ready? (那你想什么时候呢?)

I'm not ready to settle down yet.

I'm not ready for married life yet.

结婚，我还没想过呢。

I haven't thought about marriage yet. *当对方问到When are you going to get married? (你打算什么时候结婚)时的回答。

我爱你，可是不能和你结婚。

I love you but I can't marry you.

我还下不了决心和她结婚。

I hesitate to marry her. * hesitate“踌躇”、“没心思”、“犹豫”。

I hesitate to marry her. (我还下不了决心和她结婚。)

Why? (为什么呢?)

I'm not sure if I want to marry her.

I'm hesitant to marry her.

他刚刚结婚。

He's a newlywed. *newlywed“新婚的人”。

He looks very happy lately. (最近他看上去好幸福呀。)

He's a newlywed. (因为他刚刚结婚。)

He is newly married.

He just got married.

婚后生活怎么样?

How's (your) married life?

How's (your) married life? (婚后生活怎么样?)

Not bad. (不错哟。)

我们俩都感到很幸福。

We're happy together now.

我很爱我的妻子。

I love my wife.

我们夫妻俩性格相似。

We're two of a kind. *two of a kind“性格相似的人”。

We're very similar.

Like husband, like wife.

我们俩很般配。

We're a well-matched couple.

我是个顾家的人。

I'm a family-centered person.

I'm a family man.

她想要个孩子。

She wants to start a family.

我怀孕了。

I'm pregnant.

Guess what? I'm pregnant. (你猜怎么着，我怀孕了。)

Really? (真的吗?)

I'm going to have a baby.

I'm expecting.

怀的是男孩还是女孩?

What did she have?

What did she have? (怀的是男孩还是女孩?)

It's a girl. (是女孩。)

问题总会解决的。

We can work it out.

我首先想到的是我妻子。

I think of my wife first.

My wife is very important to me.

I'm very close to my wife.

我们夫妻从不吵架。

We (as a husband and a wife) don't have any fights.

拖家带口的人。

Family man.

●离婚

我们经常吵架。

We fight a lot.

Do you two fight? (你们吵架吗?)

Yes, we fight a lot. (嗯，我们常吵架。)

我不再爱我的妻子了。

I don't love my wife any more.

我老婆有外遇。

My wife's cheating on me. *cheat on...“在男女关系上表现的不忠”。

My wife's a two-timer.

My wife's secretly dating someone else.

My wife's having an affair.

我们感情不和。

We had a falling-out. *falling-out“感情不和”、“失和”。

We had a big disagreement. (我们之间意见分歧很大。)

We don't get along anymore. (我们再也不能在一起了。)

我已经改变心意了。

I've changed my mind.

I've reconsidered. (我想重新考虑。)

你变了。

You have changed.

You're not the same as before. (你和以前不一样了。)

你现在是不是和谁交往呢?

Are you seeing someone now?

Are you seeing someone now? (你现在是不是和谁交往呢?)

Actually, no. (没有，谁也没有。)

我和妻子没什么共同语言。

I don't see eye to eye with my wife. *see eye to eye with...“和……意见一致”。

How's married life? (婚后生活怎么样?)

I don't see eye to eye with my wife. (我和妻子没什么共同语言。)

我们俩合不来了。

We just don't get along.

我想我很了解你。

I thought I knew you.

我和我的秘书有了婚外情。

I had an affair with my secretary.

和你在一起没意思。

I don't enjoy being with you.

We don't have any fun anymore.

我们离婚吧。

Let's get divorced. *divorce“离婚”。

I don't love you anymore. (我不再爱你了。)

Let's get divorced. (我们离婚吧。)

现在我和我妻子分居了。

I'm separated from my wife. *separate“夫妻分居”。

We are living separately now.

我不能失去你。

I can't get over losing you. *get over“(从疾病、痛苦中)恢复，重新站起”。

I can't recover from breaking up with you. (我无法接受和你的分手。)

I can't forget you. (我无法忘记你。)

和你分手是我最大的痛苦。

Breaking up is hard to do. *break up“朋友、夫妻间的分手”。

make up (和好，言归于好)

请不要伤我的心。

Don't break my heart. *break one's heart“使……万分痛苦，让对方因失恋而痛苦”。

I want to break up. (我想和你分手。)

Don't break my heart. (请不要伤我的心。)

Don't make me sad.

我们争论了好几个小时。

We argued for hours. *argue“是用理论来说服对方”或“各自坚持自己的主张而争论不休“。

在工作单位

●在办公室

赶上了!

I made it! *可以用于上班、上学和坐车时的情况。

I made it! (我赶上了!)

Not quite. (那可未必。)

I'm on time!

I arrived on time! (正点到达。)

要严格遵守时间。

Be punctual!

Be punctual! (要严格遵守时间。)

Yes, sir.(是，知道了。)

你又迟到了。

You are late again.

我只迟到了5分钟。

I was only late by five minutes.

I was only five minutes late.

打出勤卡了吗?

Did you punch in? *上班时。

Did you punch out? *下班时。

让我看看我的日程安排。

Let me check my schedule.

Can we meet on Tuesday? (星期二我们可以见面吗?)

Let me check my schedule. (让我看看我的日程安排。)

Let me look over my schedule.

Let me confirm my schedule.

我有好多事要干。

I've got so much to do.

I've got so much to do. (我有好多事要干。)

Don't worry. You can do it. (不用担心，你完全能干好!)

I have so much to do.

I have many things to do.

I'm extremely busy. (我非常忙。)

我的时间安排很紧。

I'm pressed for time.

我是个普通的公司职员。

I'm an ordinary office worker. *ordinary“平凡，普通”。“男职员”、“女职员”均用an office worker表示。

I do office work. (我是个公司职员。)

I'm a regular office worker. (我是个普通的公司职员。)

这工作不太费事。

The work doesn't need much effort.

The work doesn't need much effort. (这工作不吃力。)

Lucky you! (那你太幸运了。)

It's an easy job. (这个工作不吃力。)

干活别偷懒。

Don't neglect your duties! *neglect“不认真对待工作，不履行义务，马马虎虎的态度”。Duty“义务”。

Don't neglect your duties! (干活别偷懒。)

Okay. I won't. (好的，绝不偷懒。)

西区由我负责。

I'm in charge of the west side.

I take charge of the west side. (西区由我负责。)

I'm responsible for the west side.

我已经结束那项工作了。

I'm done with the work.

I'm done with the work. (我已结束那项工作了。)

Already? (已经结束了?)

I'm finished with the work.

I'm all done with the work.

我还能工作好长时间呢。

I can still work for a long time.

I'll be able to work for many more years. (我还能工作好多年呢。)

I still have many years of work. (我还可以干上好几年。)

我们的上司被解雇了。

Our boss has been fired. *fire“撤职，解雇”。

Our boss has been fired. (我们的上司被解雇了。)

You're kidding! (你不是在开玩笑吧!)

Our boss has been dismissed.

Our boss has been let go.

Our boss has been canned. *俚语。

Our boss has been sacked. *俚语。

请把这个订在一起。

Please staple these together. *stapler 是名词，“订书器”。 staple为动词，“订在一起”。

能帮我复印一下这份材料吗?

Would you copy these papers?

复印机有毛病了。

This copy machine doesn't work.

This copy machine isn't working.

This copier is broken. (这台复印机坏了。)

我想复印机是没纸了。

I think it ran out of paper. *run out“用完”。

I think it's out of paper.

付款截止到什么时候?

When is this due? *due“已到付款截止日期”。

When do I have to pay this by?

When is the last day I can pay for this?

How long is the pay period?

When is the pay period over?

When does this have to be finished by?

付款日期截止到30号。

It's due on the thirtieth.

我们休息一会儿吧。

Let's take a break.

Let's take a break. (我们休息一会儿吧。)

Yes, let's. (好吧，休息一会儿吧。)

Let's take a break, shall we?

Shall we take a break. (我们休息一会儿吗?)

能帮我倒杯咖啡吗?

Get me a cup of coffee, will you? *用于上级对下级。

Would you bring me a cup of coffee? (能麻烦您帮我倒杯咖啡吗?) *这种说法要礼貌得多。

您想喝杯咖啡吗?

Would you like some coffee?

Would you care for some coffee? *比较有礼貌的说法。

Do you want some coffee?

How about some coffee?

那真是太好了。

That would be great. *用于回答别人的邀请和建议。

That would be perfect.

That would hit the spot.

That would be grand. *比较旧的说法。

快到午饭时间了。

It's almost lunchtime.

It's almost time for lunch.

我们有1小时的午休时间。

We took an hour lunch break.

Where were you? (你去哪儿了?)

We took an hour lunch break. (我们有1小时的午休时间。)

我们开始吧。

Let's get started.

Let's begin! *用于任何场合。

Here we go.

Let's get down to business. *谈生意进入正题时使用。

Let's get down to work. (我们开始工作吧。)

现在我不能放下这个工作。

I can't leave this job at the moment.

Let's take a vacation soon. (我们马上休假吧。)

I can't leave this job at the moment. (现在我不能放下这个工作。)

I'm tied up at the moment.

我太忙了，顾不上那么琐碎的事。

I'm too busy to bother with such details. *detail“细小的，零碎的”。

我忙得四脚朝天。

I'm so busy, I'd really appreciate any help I could get.

别偷懒!

Don't slack off! *slack“懒惰”、“马马虎虑”、“松散”，slack off 表示“做事松松散散”、“偷工减料”。

尽你的全力!

Do your best!

悠着点儿。

Don't work too hard.

Good-bye, John. (约翰，再见。)

Bye. Don't work too hard. (再见。悠着点儿。)

打起精神来。

Pull yourself together. *pull oneself together“打起精神，振作起来”。

Pull yourself together. (打起精神来。)

But I just made a big mistake. (可是我出了个很大的差错。)

Get a hold of yourself.

你可以找我呀!

You can count on me. *count on...“指望”、“依赖”。

I need more help with the project. (这个计划还得找人帮忙。)

Well, you can count on me. (那，你可以找我呀。)

连喘口气的工夫都没有。

I don't even have time to catch my breath.

How's work? (工作怎么样?)

I don't even have time to catch my breath. (连喘口气的工夫都没有。)

I don't have time to breathe.

你怎么耽搁了?

What's keeping you?

What's keeping you? Hurry up. (你怎么耽搁了，快点儿!)

I'll be over soon. (马上就来。)

换个工作是惟一的解决办法。

Changing jobs is the only way out. *way out“解决办法”。

你应该更加努力工作。

You'd better work harder.

You should work harder. *这句不如上句语气强烈。

我是个工作狂。

I'm a workaholic. *这句话既可以是褒义也可以是贬义。它是“工作的”(work)和“酒精中毒”(alcoholic)的混合语。另外可以把喜欢吃巧克力的人说成“chocoholic”，把购物狂说成“shopaholic”。口语中常用。

我不知道这张表怎么填。

I don't know how to fill out this form. *fill out“在空白处填写”。form是“填写用表”。

这张表怎么填?

How do I fill out this form?

您能帮我填一下这张表吗?

Can you help me with this form?

看来会议要开长时间了，是吧?

It looks like it's going to be a long meeting, doesn't it? *look like...“好像要……”，“看样子……”。

This is gonna be a long one. (看来要拖长时间了。)

会议开得很成功。

The meeting went well.

That went well. (进行得很顺利。)

我已经尽了最大的努力了。

I did all I could do.

Why didn't you help more? (怎么没再帮他一把?)

I did all I could do. (我已经尽了最大的努力了。)

That's all I can do.

There is nothing more I can do. (我已经使出了浑身解数。)

你觉得印象深刻吗?

Are you impressed?

Are you impressed? (你觉得印象深刻吗?)

Very. (印象很深刻啊。)

Isn't it impressive?

请在重要事项的下面划线。

Please underline the important items. *underline 可用作动词，“在……下划线”。

好，没问题!

Check. *对方在检查名单时表示满意的用法。

你能把要点说得再清楚点儿吗?

Would you get to the point? *get to the

point“抓住重点，进入正题”。

Would you get to the point? (你能把要点说得再清楚点儿吗?)

All right, all right. (好的，好的。)

What's the point? (什么是重点?)

Stop beating around the bush.

What are you trying to say? (你想说什么?) *比较温和的说法。

全部重做。

Please do it all over again. *all over again“再重新做”，用于不好的事情。

Please do it all over again. (全部重做。)

From the beginning? (从头开始吗?)

Please start over from the beginning.

把这个给田中先生传真过去。

Fax this paper to Mr. Tanaka. *fax是facsimile的缩略形式，用作动词。

请把那份文件交给我。

Please hand the document in to me. *hand in“提交，交出”。

Please hand the document in to me. (请把那份文件交给我。)

What document are you talking about? (你说的是哪份文件?)

Please submit the document to me.

Please hand in the document to me.

这是我的得意之作。

This is a piece of work I can be proud of. *多用于针对论文作品或计划。

I'm really proud of this.

我找不到我的涂改液了。

I can't find my white-out. *white-out“涂改液”。

今晚你加班吗?

Are you working overtime tonight? *work overtime“加班”。

Are you working overtime tonight? (今晚你加班吗?)

Unfortunately, yes. (很遗憾，要加班。)

Are you working late tonight? (今天晚上你要工作到很晚吗?)

工作就是工作，不能讲私情。

Business is business.

他是个努力工作的人。

He's a hard worker.

你超负荷工作了。

You're overworking.

今天必须完成这份报告。

Finish this report today!

报告截止到几号?

When is the paper due?

我有很多事要做。

I've got so much to do.

瞧我桌上堆了一堆的事儿。

There's a lot of work piled up on my desk. *pile up“堆积如山”。

There's a lot of work piled up on my desk. (瞧我桌上堆了一堆的事儿。)

I feel sorry for you. (我真同情你。)

差不多就得了。

We'll fake it. *fake“敷衍，搪塞”。“伪造”，“做假”。

We'll make it up as we go along.

全都做完了。

All done!

I've finished it all.

今天忙了一天。

It's been a long day. *在这句里long不是“长”而是表示“忙”、“辛苦”的意思。

It's time to go home. (该回家了。)

It's been a long day. (今天忙了一天。)

We've worked hard today.

It was a very busy day.

Today was a rough day at work.

我不能为你破例。

I can't make an exception for you. *exception“例外”、“除外”。

外边天都黑了。

It's dark outside already.

It has become dark outside already.

It's already dark out.

就干到这儿吧。

Let's finish up. *“(工作等事)告一段落”、“到此为止”。

I'm so tired. Let's finish up. (我太累了，今天就到这里吧。)

Good idea. Let's go home. (好主意，那我们回家吧。)

Let's call it a day! (今天就到这里吧。)

Let's go home! (我们回家吧。)

正好工作刚做完。

I've just finished work.

I've just finished work. (正好工作刚做完。)

Let's go for drink. (那我们去喝一杯吧。)

I just got off work.

I've just finished working.

今天发工资。

Today's payday. *payday“发工资的日子”。

Today's payday! (今天发工资。)

Oh, yeah? I forgot all about it. (是吗?我都忘得一干二净了。)

我们一起去喝一杯吧。

Let's have a drink.

Let's go out for a drink!

你辛苦了。

Thanks for your hard work.

我先走了。

I hope you don't mind my leaving now. *英文中没有这种打招呼的习惯，但是也能说得通。

Could you excuse me, please?

Will you excuse me, please?

对不起，打断一下。

Sorry for interrupting. *用于打断别人谈话时，interrupt“插嘴”。

I'm sorry to interrupt.

I'm sorry to interrupt you.

Excuse me for interrupting.

Forgive me for interrupting.

打扰一下可以吗?

May I interrupt (you)?

Excuse me.

史密斯先生在1号线听电话。

Mr. Smith is on line one.

Mr. Smith is on line one. (史密斯先生在1号线听电话。)

Oh, okay. Thanks. (好的。谢谢。)

我已经和青木先生约好了。

I have an appointment with Mr. Aoki.

Hello. May I help you? (您好，您有什么事吗?)

Yes, I have an appointment with Mr. Aoki. (是的，我已经和青木先生约好了。)

ABC公司在几楼?

What floor is ABC on?

What floor is ABC on? (ABC公司在几楼?)

The tenth floor. (在10楼。)

电梯在哪儿?

Where are the elevators?

Where are the elevators? (电梯在哪儿?)

Around the corner over there. (在那个拐角。)

●工作单位的人际关系

我和他很合得来。

I get along well with him. *get along (well) with...“和……合得来”、“和睦相处”。

What's John like? (约翰是个什么样的人?)

I get along well with him. (我和他很合得来。)

I get on well with him. *英式英语。

我跟她合不来。

I don't get along well with her.

I don't get on well with her. *英式英语。

我很尊敬他。

I respect him.

I highly respect him. *强调说法。

I look up to him.

我瞧不起他。 I despise him.

I look down on him.

我想和大家和睦相处。

I want to get along with everyone.

I hope I will get along with everyone. (我希望能和大家和睦相处。)

你跟她合得来吗?

Are you getting along with her? *get along“合得来”、“和睦相处”。

她根本不搭理我。

She ignored me. *ignore“不放在眼里”、“不理”、“假装看不见”。

What did she do? (她怎么了?)

She ignored me. (她不搭理我。)

She gave me the cold shoulder.

She didn't pay any attention to me (at all).

我不知道他在想什么。

I don't know what he's really thinking.

I'm not sure what he is thinking about.

I don't really know what is on his mind.

我没有理由让人嫉妒。

I have no reason to be envied. *envy“羡慕他人或物”，“嫉妒”。

There is no reason to be jealous of me.

There is no reason to envy me.

我讨厌爱拍马屁的人。

I don't like brownnosers. *brownnoser俚语，“讨好别人的人”、“阿谀逢迎的人”。

They're helping our boss again. (他们又去帮上司的忙了。)

I don't like brownnosers. (我可讨厌拍马屁的人了。)

I don't like flatterers. (我不喜欢爱说恭维话的人。)

I don't like ass-kissers. *俚语，不太文雅的说法，使用时要注意场合。

我是个不顾家的人。

I'm neglecting my family. *这是种相当严厉的说法。neglect 表示“对……玩忽职守”、“不尽义务”。

I put my work before my family. (我是工作第一，家庭第二。)*比较温和的说法。

I should treat my family better. (我该重视我的家庭。)

你站在哪一方?

Which side are you? *side“(竞争、谈判等的)一方，自己人”。

Which side are you on?

Who are you rooting for?

Which side do you support? (你支持哪一方?)

我是站在你这边的。

I'm on your side. *on one's side“站在……一方”。

Whose side are you on? (你是站在哪一边的?)

I'm on your side. (我是站在你这边的。)

I will support you. (我支持你。)

I agree with you. (我同意你的意见。)

他对我很不客气的。

He's very hard on me. *be动词+hard on...“蛮横，野蛮”。

Do you like your boss? (你喜欢你的上司吗?)

No, he's very hard on me. (不，他对我很严厉。)

He treats me unkindly. (他对我一点儿都不友好。)

He's mean to me. (他对我很刻薄。)

He's very strict. (他很严厉。)

他总把我当作眼中钉。

He always treats me like an enemy. *enemy“仇人，敌人”。

He was rude to say that. (他这样对你说话也太无礼了。)

He always treats me like an enemy. (他总把我当作眼中钉。)

He acts like I'm an enemy.

He treats me as if I'm his enemy.

他对我很蛮横。

He treated me badly.

I was badly treated by him.

I received bad treatment from him.

He treated me unkindly. (他对我很粗暴。)

我欠他的情。

I'm obligated to him. *obligate“让某人负有法律或道义上的义务”。

I'm under obligation to him.

I owe him.　* owe“欠……的情”。

I have an obligation to him.

I'm deeply indebted to him. (我非常感激他。)

I've received kindness from him. (他对我很好。)

I owe him a lot for everything he has done for me. (我非常感谢他为我所做的一切。)

我们很熟，互相直呼其名。

We're on a first name basis. *表示“之间关系好，很亲密”。

We're on first name terms.

●评论他人

他的理解力很强。

He's quick on the uptake. *这是一种固定说法，表示“理解吸收能力强”。

He's a fast learner.

He has a quick mind.

He catches on quickly.

他不会让你失望的。

He'll never let you down. *let down“使人期待落空”。

他很能干。

He's efficient. *efficient“有效的”、“效率高的”、“工作出色的”、“能力强的”。

He finished the job already. (他早就把工作做完了。)

He's efficient. (他真能干。)

He does things well and he gets them done quickly. (他工作起来又好又快。)

He gets things done efficiently. (他做事很有效率。)

He handles things quickly. (他处理事情很麻利。)

He handles matters promptly. (他处理事情很利索。)

他是个好人。

He's a good guy.

He's a good man.

He's a good person.

他显老。

He looks old for his age. *形容词+for 表示“就……而言”、“比较……”。

He's only 46. (他只有46岁。)

He looks old for his age. (他显老。)

He looks older than he is.

He looks young for his age. (他显年轻。)

你看上去比我年轻。

You look younger than me. *从语法上来讲应该是“You look younger than I”，但美国现在一般不这么说。

We're the same age. (我们同龄吧。)

But you look younger than me. (可是你看上去比我年轻。)

You look younger than I do.

他就是那种人。

That's the way he is.

That's the kind of guy he is.

他长得像谁?

Who is he like?

他有丰富的常识。

He has a lot of common sense.

他虽年轻，却很博学。

He's wise for his age. * for one's age“与年纪相比却……”

He's only ten and he made this.(他只有10岁就能做出这样的东西。)

He's wise for his age. (他虽年轻，却博学。)

He's wise considering his age.

He's wise for a man of his age.

他交际很广。

He knows a lot of people.

He's well-known.

He's very popular. (他很有人缘。)

He has a large circle of acquaintances. (他交际广泛。) *“熟悉的人，认识的人”，但和friend (朋友)不同，虽没深交，但见过面、搭过话。

他是个有才干的人。

He's a go-getter. *go-getter“有才能的人”，“干将”。

He runs a lot of business. (他有很多生意。)

Yeah, he's a go-getter. (是呀!他是个有才干的人。)

He's a man of action.

He's a man of ability.

He's a wheeler-dealer. *比较旧的说法。

你真体谅人。

You're so sympathetic. *sympathetic“同情的”、“能体谅人，体贴人的”。

他是守信用的人。

He's faithful. *faithful“对人、对工作忠诚，守信用的”。

He has a strong sense of duty.

他的嗓音低沉。

He has a deep voice.

He has a low voice.

His voice is very deep.

他发福了。

He has put on weight.

He has gained weight.

He has lost weight. (他瘦了。)

他太胖了。

He's overweight.

He's a fatso. (他是个胖猪。)

He's fat. (他很胖。)

He's skinny. (他骨瘦如柴。)

你真有胆量。(你好大胆子。)

You have a lot of nerve.

Sir, I don't think you should fire John. (先生，我觉得你不该解雇约翰。)

You have a lot of nerve to say that. (你胆子不小，竟敢这么说。)

You have a lot of balls. *balls 在这里表示“厚脸皮”、“傲慢”，同时有“睾丸”的意思。所以是一种不礼貌的说法，会给人不愉快的感觉。

You have a lot of guts.

You're bold. *bold“大胆的”、“不客气的”、“力量强的”。

You're very brave. (你很勇敢。)

他是个很谦虚的人。

He's a very modest man. *modest“(要求、意见、态度、行为等)比较慎重。”

He didn't say anything. (他可什么都没说。)

He's a very modest man. (嗯，他是个很谨慎的人。)

He's very polite. (他很有教养。)

He doesn't like to brag. (他不喜欢吹牛。)

He isn't boastful. (他一点都不自负。)

他有个好脾气。

He has a good temper.

He's in a good mood. *表示“现在正好情绪不错”，和上句的语气不一样。

他这个人脾气暴躁。

He has a bad temper.

He's in a bad mood. *表示“现在碰巧情绪不好”，和上句的语气不太一样。

她不知哪儿有点怪。

There's something strange about her.

There is something fishy about her.

There is something odd about her.

她有点不太对劲儿。

She's not herself. *直译是“她不是她自己了。”

She's been edgy lately. (她近来情绪急躁。)

Yeah, she's not herself. (是的，有点儿不太对劲儿。)

She's not acting like herself.

She's not acting normally.

她真让人捉摸不透。

She's so weird. *weird“不可思议”、“变化多端”、“古怪的”。

She cut her hair very short. (她把头发剪得短短的。)

She's so weird. (真让人捉摸不透。)

She's bizarre.

She's very strange.

塔米饭量很小。

Tammy eats like a bird. *直译“塔米像鸟一样吃饭”，是人却只有小鸟那么点儿饭量。

Tammy eats like a bird. (塔米饭量很小。)

She's on a diet. (她正减肥呢。)

Tammy eats very little. (塔米只吃一点点。)

Tammy doesn't eat very much. (塔米不怎么吃。)

Tammy eats like a horse. (塔米特别能吃。)

她的身材很好。

She has a nice figure. *表示“体型”时不用style。

She has a good figure.

他已过壮年。

His best days are gone.

He's past his prime.

我父亲上年纪了。

My father's getting on in years. *be getting on in years 为惯用语，“上年纪”。

My father's becoming an old man.

My father's getting older.

他长得什么样?

What does he look like?

他们闹得天翻地覆。

They're making a big fuss. *make a fuss“大声吵闹”、“喧哗”。

They're making a big deal about it.

他抽烟抽得没完没了。

He's a chain smoker.

Does he smoke? (他抽烟吗?)

Yes, he's a chain smoker. (抽，他一抽就抽个没完。)

He's a heavy smoker.

He smokes non-stop.

●贬低别人

他很自私。

He's selfish. *selfish 带有轻视的语气，表示“自私的”、“利己的”、“不考虑别人的”。

I don't like John. (我不喜欢约翰。)

Why? (为什么?)

Because he's selfish. (他太自私了。)

He's self-centered. (他总是以自己为中心。)

He's self-serving. (他是个只顾自己的人。)

He only cares about himself. (他只想他自己的事。)

He doesn't care about anyone but himself. (他从来不想别人。)

他总把问题想得过于严重。

He takes things too seriously.

他头脑简单。

He's simpleminded. *simpleminded“单纯的”、“头脑简单的”，也有“无知的”、“愚蠢的”语感。

He's a simple man. *这句话也可解释为“他是个很实际的人”。

He isn't so smart. (他不很聪明。)

今天他情绪烦躁。

He's on edge today. *edge“边缘”。on edge 表示“烦躁”、“不安稳”。

What's wrong with him? He's on edge today. (怎么啦，他今天这么烦躁。)

I don't know. (我不知道。)

He's edgy today.

He's in a bad mood today. (他今天情绪不好。)

他真是个多嘴多舌的人。

He's talkative. *talkative“喜欢说话”、“多嘴多舌”。

He's talkative. (他真多嘴多舌。)

Yeah, you can say that again. (啊，你也这么说呀。)

He's a motor-mouth.

He never shuts up. (他从来都闭不上嘴。)

他非常有钱。

He's quite well off. *well off“有钱”、“富裕”，比rich的语气随便。

How's he doing? (他现在怎么样?)

He's quite well off now. (他现在可有钱了。)

He's a wealthy man.

He's rich.

He's rolling in it.

他很好色。

He's fresh. *看样子可以翻成“他是个新鲜的人”，但实际上表达的是“他是好色的人”。

He always tries to touch me. (他总想碰我。)

Yeah, he's fresh. (是啊，他真好色。)

He's a dirty-minded man.

He's a dirty old man. (他真是个讨厌的老头。)

All he thinks about is sex. (他满脑子想的都是情事。)

他的嘴甜着呢。

He's a smooth talker.

Watch out for him. (你得小心点儿他。)

Why? (为什么?)

He's a smooth talker. (他的嘴甜着呢。)

He's honey-tongued.

他是个不可小看的人。

He's nobody's fool. *“难打交道的人”、“不容轻视的对手”。

What's Joe like? (乔这个人怎么样?)

He's nobody's fool. (你可不能小看他。)

He's very shrewd.

他净说些傻话。

He often says absurd things. *absurd“荒谬的，毫无道理的”。

He often says ridiculous things.

He says strange things a lot.

He says a lot of weird things.

他一点儿责任心都没有。

He has no sense of responsibility.

He's so irresponsible.

他真是个让人讨厌的人。

He's very offensive. *offensive“讨厌的”、“令人不愉快的”、“(人或言行等)令人作呕的”。

他这人很难对付。

He's a difficult man to deal with. *deal with“处理、对待(人或事)”。

He's hard to deal with.

He's hard to put up with. (他让人难以忍受。)

他是个倔老头。

He's a stubborn old man. *stubborn“顽固的”、“倔强的”。

Didn't your father say okay? (你爸爸同意了吗?)

No, he's a stubborn old man. (没有，他是个倔老头。)

He's a hardheaded old man.

他总是好高骛远。

He's aiming too high. *aim high“奢望”、“逞能、逞强”。

He's overreaching himself.

He's out of his league.

他从不认输。

That man never admits defeat.

He never admits he is wrong.

He is a sore loser.

He hates being defeated. (他讨厌失败。)

He can't handle defeat. (他是个输不起的人。)

他是个难以捉摸的人。

He's very vague. *vague“不可捉摸”、“不清楚的”、“不明确的”。

He's very vague. (他是个难以捉摸的人。)

He's just like my brother. (和我弟弟一样。)

He is difficult to understand. (他真让人难以理解。)

He isn't very clear. (他让人不易琢磨。)

他性格乖张。

He's crooked. *crook 原意是thief，即“小偷”、“骗子”。crooked表示“性格孤僻”、“乖张”。

He's crooked. (他性格乖张。)

But I like him. (可我喜欢他。)

He's a scammer. *俚语。

He's a crook.

He's a con man. *俚语。

他一无是处。

He's good for nothing.

He's not nice to you? (他是不是对你不好?)

No, he's good for nothing. (嗯，他简直一无是处。)

He isn't good for anything.

He's a bum. *俚语。

她认生。

She's shy around strangers.

She's bashful.

She feel uncomfortable around strangers. (她跟不认识的人在一起总觉得不自在。)

She's afraid of strangers. (她怕生人。)

你是个胆小鬼。

You're too timid.

You're gutless.

You're a wimp.

You're a chicken.

他在逞强。

He's acting big.

He's acting like a hot shot.

他动不动就生气。

He has a short temper. *temper 特指“（感情上的）秉性，气质”，short temper 表示“易怒”。

He gets angry easily.

He loses his temper quickly.

He is very temperamental. (他喜怒无常。)

他很能吃。

He eats like a horse. *直译是“他吃起来像匹马一样。”

He eats huge amounts.

He eats like a bird.（他饭量很小。）

你的香水味真够呛人的。

Your perfume is strong.

I can smell your perfume a mile away. (我老远就闻见你的香水味了。) *带有讽刺意味的表达方式。

Your perfume is romantic. (你的香水够浪漫的。) *褒义，“芳香扑鼻”。

●自我评价

我的心还很年轻。

I'm young in spirit. *in spirit“心理的”、“精神上的”。

I have a youthful spirit.

I'm young at heart.

我笨手笨脚的。

I'm all thumbs. *thumb“大拇指”，注意b不发音。每根手指都像拇指一样笨手笨脚的。

Can't you fix it? (您能帮我修理一下吗?)

I'm all thumbs. (我可是笨手笨脚的。)

I'm clumsy.

I'm very clumsy.

I have butterfingers.

I'm (such) a klutz. *俚语。

我喜欢独处。

I like being alone.

I enjoy having time to myself.

I'm a loner.

我这个人比较随和。

I'm easygoing. *easygoing“悠闲的”、“不小气的”、“不小心眼的”、“不拘小节的”。

I'm temperamental. (我爱发脾气。)

I'm not. I'm easygoing. (我可不是，我挺随和。)

I'm an optimist. (我是个乐天派。)

I'm carefree.

I like to take it easy.

我遇事就慌。

I get embarrassed easily. *embarrass“使……发窘”、“使……尴尬”、“让……为难”。

Your face is red! (你脸都红了。)

I get embarrassed easily. (我遇事就慌。)

我做什么事都很现实。

I'm practical about everything. *practical“(人或想法)很现实的”，褒义。

I like to be practical about things. (我喜欢现实地考虑问题。)

I'm a very practical person. (我是个非常现实的人。)

我是一根筋。

I have a one-track mind. *track 表示“轨道”，one-track表示“单线轨道”。这句话表示“只能考虑一件事的人”，一般为贬义。

I'm obsessed with one idea.

I can't take my mind off of... (我无法不去想……)

我看人很准。

I'm a good judge of character. *judge“能辨别好坏的人”、“鉴定者”。

I have a good eye for character.

I'm a poor judge of character. (我不会看人。)

我爱吃甜食。

I have a sweet tooth. *have a sweet tooth 直译是“有甜牙”，实际意思是“爱吃甜食”。

You like sweets, don't you? (你爱吃甜食，是吗?)

Yeah, I have a sweet tooth. (是的，我爱吃甜食。)

I love sweets. (我特喜欢吃甜的。)

我是个酒鬼。

I prefer wine to sweets. *直译是“比起甜东西来我更爱喝酒”。

I prefer savory to sweet. (比起甜的来我更爱吃辣的。)

我过着悲惨的生活。

I have led a dog's life. *lead a dog's life 直译是“像狗一样的生活”。应该记住这句惯用表达方式。

I have had a miserable life.

I've had a terrible life.

我的视力不好。

I have poor eyesight.

I have good eyesight. (我的视力很好。)

话

●打电话

我是丹尼斯·史密斯。

This is Dennis Smith. *打电话时常用This is...代替My name is...。

This is Dennis Smith speaking.

喂，是约翰吗?

Hello, John? *常用于熟人之间。

喂， 请问是丹尼斯·史密斯先生吗?

Is this Mr. Dennis Smith?

请问是财务科吗?

Is this the finance department?

请问是吉姆·贝克医生的办公室吗?

Is this Dr. Jim Baker's office?

我能借用一下您的电话吗?

Do you mind if I use your phone? *这句话直译是“如果我用一下您的电话，您介意吗?”。如果同意，回答是No(不介意)。

Do you mind if I use your phone? (我能借用一下您的电话吗?)

No, please go ahead. (可以，请用吧。)

我想找佐藤先生。

May I speak to Mr. Sato?

May I speak with Mr. Sato?

I'd like to speak to Mr. Sato, please.

Is Mr. Sato there, please?

Mr. Sato, please. *这是最简单的说法。并不失礼，工作和日常生活中都可以用。

Let me talk to Mr. Sato, please. *这样说有点太直，除了对熟人以外一般不用。

马克在吗?

Is Mark there? *孩子们之间、朋友之间和比较熟悉的人之间比较随便的说法，工作中最好不用。

真对不起，这么晚了还给您打电话。

I'm sorry for calling you this late. *若在早晨的话把late换成early。

我希望我没打扰您。

I hope I'm not disturbing you. *disturb“打扰(休息和工作)”。

I hope I'm not keeping you.

但愿没吵醒您。

I hope I didn't wake you up.

I hope I didn't wake you up. (但愿没吵醒您。)

No, you didn't. (没有，你没吵醒我。)

我有急事要找巴尔先生。

It is urgent I talk to Mr. Barr now.

I need to get in contact with Mr. Barr right away. *get in contact with...“和……取得联系”。

I need to talk to Mr. Barr immediately.

有关明天开会的事给您打电话。

I'm calling about tomorrow's meeting.

我给您回电话。

I'm returning your call.

I'm calling you back.

●接电话

喂!

Hello. *英语中接电话的人先说“Hello”。

Hello. (喂!)

Oh, hello. Is Mark there? (喂，马克在吗?)

对，我就是。

Speaking. *对方要找的刚好是自己，就以这句“我就是”回答。

This is he. *女性用“This is she”。

This is Mr. Sato speaking. (对，我是佐藤。)

This is. *有点儿生硬的感觉。

是我呀。

It's me. *常用于像夫妻间关系非常亲密的场合。

ABC商务学院。您有什么事?

ABC Business College, may I help you? *公司等工作场所接电话时的一般对答方式。个人家庭接电话时只需说“Hello”。

Thank you for calling ABC Business College.

Can I help you?

您是哪位?

Who's calling, please?

Who's speaking, please?

Who is this, please?

May I ask who's calling?

Who should I say is calling?

您想找哪位接电话?

Who in particular would you like to talk to? *in particular“特别”、“尤其”。

他一直在等您的电话。

He's been expecting your call. * He's是He has的省略形式。Expect“抱有希望地等待”。

您要找哪个铃木?

Which Suzuki do you want to talk to?

这儿有三位姓铃木的。

There are three Suzukis here.

您能过会儿再打吗?

Would you mind calling back later?

Could you call back later?

请转103。

Extension 103, please. *extension“延长”，在这里表示“分机电话”。

May I have extension 103?

Could I have extension number 103?

Please connect me with extension 103.

Would you transfer this call to extension 103?

我给您接103分机。

I'll connect you to extension 103.

I'm transferring your call to extension 103.

请稍等一下。

Hold on, please. *hold on“等待”。

May I speak to Mr. Smith? (请找史密斯先生。)

Hold on, please. (请稍等。)

One moment, please.

Just a moment, please.

Hold the line, please.

Just a second, please.

我让他接电话。

I'll put him on. * put...on“让……接电话”。

I'll connect you. (把电话转接给你。) *connect“连接”。

我把电话给您接过去。

I'll transfer your call.

I'll put you through.

我把电话转给负责人。

I'll get your party for you. *party 不是“聚会”而是指接电话的对象。

Let me transfer this call for you.

I'm transferring your call to the person in charge.

我把您的电话接到营业部去。

I'm transferring your call to the sales department.

是贝克打来的，请接1号线。

Mr. Peck is on line one.

Mr. Peck for you. He's on line one.

Pick up line one. It's Mr. Peck.

ABC公司米兰先生的电话。

You have a call from Mr. Miller of ABC.

There's a call from Mr. Miller of ABC.

Mr. Miller of ABC is on the line.

您要找的人来接电话了。

Your party is on the line. *通过电话交换台的接线员时，接线员接通电话后常用的表达方式。

Your party is on the line. (您要找的人来接电话了。)

Thank you. (谢谢。)

●无法接电话时

她正在接电话。

Her line is busy now. *busy表示“正在打电话”，而不是“忙”。

Sorry, her line is busy now. (对不起，她正在打电话。)

Alright. I'll try again later. (好的。那我过一会儿再打。)

She's on another line now.

Ms. Kane is talking to someone else now. (凯恩先生正在打电话。)

I'm afraid she's on the other line now.

对不起，她现在脱不开身。

I'm sorry, she's tied up at the moment. *tied up “忙得不能接电话”。

对不起，她正在接待客人。

I'm sorry, she has company at this time. *company 除了“公司”以外，还表示“朋友”、“来客”。

您等会儿行吗?

Would you like to hold? *hold“拿”、“握住”，即“不挂电话等着”。

Would you like to hold? (您等会儿行吗?)

No, I'll call back later. Thanks. (不用了，过会儿我再打吧。谢谢。)

Would you like to stay on the line?

Can you hold the line, please?

Would you like to hold on?

Wanna hold? (能等会儿吗?) *只用于朋友或熟人，工作中不能使用。Wanna...是Do you want to的省略形式。表示“你想……吗?”

他现在不在座位上。

He's away from his desk now.

他在公司，但现在不在座位上。

He's in but he's not at his desk right now.

对不起，他出去了。

I'm sorry, he's not in right now.

Is John there, please? (请问约翰在吗?)

I'm sorry, he's not in right now. (对不起，他出去了。)

He's not in.

He's out now.

He's not here now.(他现在不在这儿。)

He's out of the office right now.

他什么时候能回来?

When is he coming back?

When do you expect him back?

What time do you think he'll be back?

他大概10分钟后回来。

He should be back in ten minutes. *in 指的不是“以内”，而是“……之后”，所以是“10分钟后”的意思。

他应该下个星期来上班。

He should be back in the office next week.

他休假到下个星期。

He's on vacation until next week.

他打电话来说病了。

He called in sick today. *call in sick 是习惯用语，“打电话请病假”。

他现在出差去了。

He's out of town now.

他现在吃午饭去了。

He's out to lunch now. *out to lunch 惯用语，“午休”。

他现在正在开会。

He's in a meeting right now.

他今天休息。

He's off today. *只用off就可以表示“休息”。

●留言、接受留言

您能过会儿再打来吗?

Could you call back later?

Would you call again later?

Would you mind calling back later?

请10分钟后再打。

Please call me back in ten minutes. *in表示“从现在到……以后”、“……以后”。如果要特别强调在“……时间之内”的话，用within。表示在“某时间以后”，用after。

Would you call me back in ten minutes, if you don't mind? (你能10分钟以后再打来吗?)

Would you call me back in ten minutes if possible? (你能不能10分钟以后再打来?)

您要给他留言吗?

May I take a message?

May I take a message? (您要给他留言吗?)

No, thank you. (不用了，谢谢。)

Is there any message?

Would you like to leave a message?

Shall I take a message?

Could I take a message?

Do you have any message?

May I take a message?

过会儿我再打。

I'll try again later.

I'll call back later.

I'll call again in an hour. (一个小时后我再打来。)

能留个口信吗?

Can I leave a message?

Can I leave Mr. Smith a message? (能给史密斯先生留个口信吗?)

我给你打电话了，可是占线。

I called but your line was busy.

I called but your line was engaged. *英式英语。

请告诉他林恩·凯恩给他打过电话。

Would you tell him that Lynn Kane called?

Please tell him to call Lynn Kane. (请让他给林恩·凯恩打电话。)

请转告他让他给我回个电话。

Please tell him to call me.

Please ask him to call me.

Please have him call me back. (请让他给我打电话。)

他怎么跟您联系呢?

How can he get a hold of you?

How can he get in touch with you?

How can he get in contact with you?

请告诉我您的电话号码。

Your number, please?

Your number, please? (请告诉我您的电话号码。)

My number is 1234-1234. (我的电话号码是1234-1234。)

What's your number?

May I have your number?

Could I have your number?

我的电话号码是1234-1234。

My number is 1234-1234.

请6点以前打1234-1234跟我联系。

You can reach me at 1234-1234 until six o'clock. *reach“电话联系”。

我再确认一下电话号码，1234-1234，对吗?

Let me repeat the number. That's 1234-1234.

The number is 1234-1234. Right? (你的号码是1234-1234，对吗?)

好的，我转告他您来电话了。

OK. I'll tell him that you called.

I'll give him your message. (我将转告您的口信。)

您的名字怎么拼?

How do you spell your name?

Could you spell your name, please?

Would you please spell your name?

Could you spell that? (您能拼一下您的名字吗?)

您开会的时候史密斯先生给您来电话了。

Mr. Smith called you during the meeting.

我让他给您回电话好了。

I'll have him call you back.

I'll tell him to call you back.

I'll ask him to call you back.

是不是让他给您回电话呀?

Shall I have him call you back?

Shall I have him call you when he gets back? (他回来后，让他给您回电话吗?)

Would you like him to call you back?

Want him to call you back? *是Do you want him to call you back? 的口语缩略形式，比较随便的说法。

●挂断电话

谢谢您打来电话。

Thanks for calling. *在接到对方电话时，最后用该句结束电话以示礼貌。

So, I'll see you tomorrow. (那，明天见。)

Thanks for calling. (谢谢您打来电话。)

Thank you for your call.

Well, I have to get going. (那，我得挂电话了。)

Thank you for your call. (谢谢您来电话。)

请随时来电话。

Please call again anytime.

我得挂电话了。

I'd better get off the phone. *get off the phone 是“挂上电话”的固定说法。

我得挂电话了。

I have to go now.

I have to get going.

我该挂电话了。

I guess I'd better get going. *guess“想”，get going“挂上电话。”

能跟您通上话，我非常高兴，再见。

Nice talking to you. Bye.

请挂电话吧。

Please hang up the phone. *“挂断电话”用hang up,而不能用cut。

Please put down the receiver.

Would you please get off the phone? (您能挂上电话吗?)

电话断了。

I was cut off.

I was disconnected.

我还没说完呢，她就把电话挂上了。

She hung up on me. *hung 是hang的过去式。

She hung up before I finished.

电话不通。

The phone went dead.

谢谢你给我回电话。

Thank you for returning my call.

Thank you for calling me back.

●打错电话

您好像打错电话了。

I'm afraid you have the wrong number. *wrong“错的”、“不对的”，wrong number“错的电话号码”。

I'm afraid you have the wrong number. (您可能打错电话了。)

Oh, sorry for troubling you. (哦，对不起，打扰您了。)

I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number.

您拨的电话号码是多少?

What number are you calling?

What number are you trying to reach?

您找哪位呀?

Who would you like to talk to?

Who do you want to talk to?

Who are you calling?

Who are you trying to reach?

这儿没有您说的这个人。

There's no one here by that name.

There's nobody here by that name.

我们公司没有叫鲍勃·霍普的。

There's no Bob Hope in this office.

There's nobody named Bob Hope here. (这儿没有叫鲍勃·霍普的。)

对不起，我好像打错了。

I'm sorry. I must have misdialed. *用于自己打错电话时。

I'm afraid I have the wrong number.

●电话留言

我是加里·米尔斯，请尽快跟我联络。

This is Gary Mills calling. Please call me as soon as possible.

我是ABC公司的加里·米尔斯，请回来后给我回电话。我的电话号码是1234-1234。

This is Gary Mills of ABC. Please call me when you get home. My number is 1234-1234.

这是电话录音。

This is a recording. *录音带中的固定说法。

●打电话遇到困难时

您能说慢一点儿吗?

Please speak a little more slowly.

Would you slow down, please?

我听不清楚。

I can't hear you very well.

Are you free tomorrow? (明天有空吗?)

I can't hear you very well. (我听不清楚。)

I can barely hear you. (我一点儿都听不见。)

I'm having trouble hearing you. (我听不太清楚。)

电话线好像有毛病。

We have a bad connection.

This is a really bad line.

您能再大点儿声吗?

Could you speak up, please?

Please speak a little louder.

Would you speak up a little, please?

串线了。

The lines are crossed. *line 是指telephone line "电话线"，cross "交叉"、"干扰"。

The lines must be crossed. (肯定是串线了。)

对不起，让您久等了。

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. (对不起，让您久等了。)

That's okay. (没关系。)

I'm sorry for the delay. (对不起，我来晚了。)

Sorry to have kept you waiting. (抱歉，让您久等了。)

谢谢您等我。

Thank you for waiting.

你给我的电话号码是错的。

You gave me the wrong number.

The number you gave me was wrong.

日期和时间

●询问时间

今天几号?

What's today's date?

Fill out the form. (请填这张表。)

What's today's date? (今天几号?)

It's the tenth. (今天10号。)

What date is it today?

What's the date?

What's the date today?

8月13日。

It's August thirteenth. *表示日期的时候在数字后面加th。但是1号、2号、3号分别是first、second、third。

It's the thirteenth of August.

今天星期几?

What day is it? *What's today's date? 表示问几号；What day is it? 表示问星期几。

What day is it? (今天星期几?)

It's Friday. (星期五。)

星期四。

It's Thursday.

现在几点?

Do you have the time? *问时间时记住在time前加the。

What time is it now?

Have you got the time?

What time have you got?

May I ask the time? (我可以问您现在几点吗?)

Could you tell me what time is it now? (您能告诉我现在几点吗?)

快到中午了。

It's almost noon. *夜里零点是midnight。

现在1点钟了。

It's one o'clock.

1点45分。

It's a quarter to two. *a quarter 是四分之一的意思，在这儿是60分钟的四分之一的意思，即15分钟。另外，这里的to是表示“～前”的意思，即“差15分2点”。

It's 1∶45./It's one forty-five.

It's a quarter of two.

It's a quarter till two.

1点5分。

It's five after one.

It's five past one.

It's five minutes after one o'clock.

指针正指到3点15分。

The clock says 3∶15 (three fifteen).

It's 3∶15.(现在3点15分。)

My watch says 3∶15. *watch“手表”。

3点15分。

It's a quarter after three.

It's a quarter past three.

差10分2点。

It's ten to two.

It's 1∶50 (one fifty).

9点半。

It's nine thirty.

It's half past nine.

●有关时间

那只表慢5分钟。

The clock is five minutes slow.

The clock is five minutes slow. (那只表慢5分钟。)

Thanks for telling me. (谢谢你告诉我。)

The clock is five minutes behind.

The clock is five minutes fast. (那表快5分钟。)

该走了。

Well, time to go.

Well, it's time to leave now.

大约什么时候?

About when?

大约几点?

About what time?

还来得及吗?

How's the time? *这句是用于某活动过程中询问“时间怎么样?来得及吗?”

How are we doing for time?

What's the time like? (时间怎么样?)

我没有时间。

I have no time.

I'm really busy now. (我现在真的很忙。)

I don't have time.

I haven't got time.

I don't have any time.

你得再等5天。

You must wait for five more days.

Five more days to go. (再等5天吧。)

Only five days left. (只剩下5天了。)

怎么花那么长时间?

What is taking so long?

Why is it so time-consuming?

白白浪费了一整天。

I wasted a whole day.

I wasted my whole day (away).

到时间了。

Time has come.

时间就是金钱。

Time is money. *表示“时间宝贵”的谚语。

Time is golden.

Time is precious.

我看了两个小时的电视以打发时间。

I killed two hours watching TV.

没有时间了。

Time is up.

There's no time left.

你有空闲的时间吗?

Do you have some free time?

Are you free now?

Are you available now?

我看时间差不多了。

It's about time. *about time 表示“终于”、“觉得差不多了”。

电脑能帮我们省时间。

Computers save us time.

Computers are efficient.

见面、分手时

●碰到友人

嗨!你好!

Hi! *比Hello随便，用于比较熟悉的人，男女都可以用。

Hi! (嗨!)

Hi! (嗨!你好!)

你好!

Hello. *一天中常用的寒暄用语。

A)Hello, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生，您好!)

B)Oh, hi John. (嗨，约翰，你好!)

*A为学生，B为老师。

你好!

Good afternoon. *下午用寒暄用语。主要用于工作环境中。

晚上好!

Good evening.

你好吗?

How are you? *最常用的问候方式。除了有问候对方“你好吗”的意思外，还含有“午安”在内的意思。

Hi, John! (嗨!约翰，你好!)

Oh, Mary! How are you? (噢，玛丽，你好吗?)

How are you? (你好吗?)

Pretty good. (非常好。)

How's it going?

How're you doing? *语气较随便。

我很好，谢谢。

Fine, thank you.

I'm fine, thank you.

不怎么好。

Not so good. *用于身体状况不好或是有其他什么不好的事时。

How are you feeling? (你的身体怎么样?)

Not so good. (不怎么好。)

Not so great.

Could be better. *虽然“有向好的方向发展的余地”，但给人一种“不怎么好”的语感。

老样子。

Nothing much.

Nothing special.

认识您我很高兴。

Glad to meet you. *用于初次见面。

I'm glad to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

It's great meeting you.

出什么事啦?

What's up?

What's up? (出什么事啦?)

Nothing much. (没什么。)

What's new? *用于强调有无新的变化。

What's happening? *强调“发生什么事情了?”

How've you been? *有好长时间没见的语感。

你的家人怎么样?

How's your family?

How's your family? (你的家人怎么样?)

Everyone's fine. (大家都很好。)

还好吧?

How's everything? *意为“进行得顺利吗?”。如果在饭馆服务员这样问的话是“饭菜怎么样?”的意思。

How's everything? (怎么样，还好吧?)

It's going pretty well. (一切很顺利。)

How's everything? (还好吧?)

Same as always. (和平常一样。)

How's everything going?

How's it going?

How are things?

工作怎么样?

How's business?

还可以。

Not bad.

今天怎么样?

How did it go today? *用于会议或聚会等特别场合。

How did it go today? (今天怎么样?)

So-so. (还凑合吧。)

How was your day?

和往常一样。

Oh, same as usual.

How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)

Oh, same as usual. (和往常一样。)

Same old, same old. *俚语。

Another day, another dollar.

急着干什么去呀?

What's the hurry?

What's the hurry? (急着干什么去呀?)

We're going to be late for the movie. (我们赶着去看电影呢。)

Why are you in a hurry? (为什么那么着急?)

Why are you hurrying? (干吗那么着急?)

你去哪儿?

Where are you headed? *head 是动词，be headed for...表示“向着……前进”。

Where are you going?

Where are you off to?

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你干吗呢?

What are you doing?

What are you doing? (你干吗呢?)

I'm ironing my shirt. (我在熨衬衫呢。)

我在想点事儿。

I was just thinking. *just 表示一种“有点”，“不过……”的语感。

我只是发了会儿呆。

I was just daydreaming. *daydream “沉湎于幻想”。

我只是在消磨时间。

I'm just killing time. *kill time “消磨时间”、“打发时间”。

I'm just hanging out. *hang out “什么都不做，无端地耗费时间”。

你想什么呢?

What's on your mind?

What's on your mind? (你想什么呢?)

I'm worried about my wife. (我有点担心我的妻子。)

What are you thinking of?

没想什么。/没什么。

Nothing.

和往常一样。

Another day, another dollar.

How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)

Another day, another dollar. (和往常一样。)

你来的正是时候。

You've come just in time.

You've come at the right moment.

You've come at the right time.

原来你在这儿啊!

There you are! *用于终于找到了要找的人时。

There you are! (原来你在这儿啊!)

Were you looking for me? (你找我?)

Gotcha! *俚语。

Here you are.

Found you!

杰夫在吗?

Is Jeff around?

Is Jeff around? (杰夫在吗?)

He was here a few minutes ago. (几分钟前他还在这儿来着。)

你见到斯科特了吗?

Have you seen Scott? 多用于公司和学校。

Have you seen Scott? (你见到斯科特吗?)

No, not today. (没有，今天没看见他。)

我偶然碰到了他。

I ran into him. *run into “没想到的，偶然的相遇”。

I bumped into him.

哎，你猜我昨天遇见谁了?

Guess who I bumped into yesterday?

Guess who I bumped into yesterday? (哎，你猜我昨天遇见谁了?)

Who? (谁呀?)

我跟他素不相识。

He's a stranger to me. *表示“以前从没见过面”。

●好久不见

好久不见。

It's been a long time. *当别人这么对自己说时，通常用It sure has.来回答。

好久不见。

It's been so long.

John, is that you? (你是约翰吧?)

Yeah, it's been so long. (是我，好久没见。)

好久没见了。

Long time no see. *比较随便的说法。对方一般回答Yeah, how have you been?/Yeah, too long.

Long time no see. (好久没见了。)

Yeah, how have you been? (是呀，你还好吗?)

I haven't seen you for a long time.

I haven't seen you for ages.

还好吧?

How have you been?

How have you been? (还好吧?)

I've been all right. (嗯，挺好的。)

最近怎么样?

How have you been doing? *询问对方的身体和近况。

How have you been doing? (最近怎么样?)

I've been alright. (干得还不错。)

忙什么呢?

What have you been doing? *用来询问没见面的这段时间里的情况。

What have you been doing? (忙什么呢?)

Just working. (上班呗。)

What have you been doing? (忙什么呢?)

Nothing much. (没忙什么。)

What have you been up to?

你去哪儿了?

Where have you been?

很高兴又见到你。

I'm glad to see you again. *回答这句时说So am I. (我也是)。see可以用meet代替。去掉again则带有初次见面的语感。

I'm happy to see you.

Nice to see you.

It's great seeing you again.

你一点儿都没变。

You haven't changed at all.

You're the same old Bob, aren't you? (鲍勃，你还是老样子。)

你没怎么变。

You haven't changed much.

You haven't changed much. (你没怎么变。)

Neither have you. (你也没变。)

你变样了。

You've really changed.

你长大了。

You've grown up.

You're all grown up now.

Look how you've grown up. (看你都长这么大了!) *多用于爷爷、奶奶见到孙辈时。

你越来越漂亮了。

You've become so beautiful.

You've gotten so pretty.

约翰他好吗?

Is John okay? *这种说法带有约翰有病或受伤的语感。

Is John okay? (约翰他好吗?)

He's getting better. (好多了。)

你看上去不错。

You look great.

You look great. (你看上去不错。)

You look good, too. (你也一样。)

你感觉怎么样?

How are you feeling?

How are you feeling? (你感觉怎么样?)

I'm feeling great. (我感觉很好。)

他这些日子过得怎么样?

How's he getting along these days?

How's he getting along these days? (他这些日子过得怎么样?)

Good. (挺好的。)

How's he doing? (他干得怎么样?)

最近你是不是胖了?

Are you gaining weight?

Are you gaining weight? (最近你是不是胖了?)

I'm afraid so. (好像是吧。)

Have you gained weight?

Are you getting fatter? *不礼貌的说法。

Are you losing weight? (最近你是不是瘦了?)

●分手时

再见!

Goodbye. *分手时最常用的寒暄用语。

Goodbye. (再见!)

Goodbye. Take care! (再见，保重啊!)

再见!

Bye. *比Goodbye的说法随便。

Bye for now.

Have a nice day. (祝你今天愉快!)

See you later. (以后见!)

回头见!

See you.

See you later.

See you soon.

See you again.

Catch you later.

See you around. *用于在同一座楼里，过会儿还有可能再见面时。

我去了啊。

I'm off now. *off “去，走开”。

I'm leaving.

See you.

我得告辞了。

I have to go.

I have to go. (我得告辞了。)

Can't you stay a little longer? (再呆会儿吧!)

祝你好运!

Good luck! *在对某人去旅行或去做一件比较难的事情时使用。

Good luck! (祝你好运!)

Thanks. I need it. (谢谢，借你吉言。)

I wish you good luck.

祝你愉快!

Have a nice day. *与Goodbye的用法一样。

Have a nice day! (祝你愉快!)

Same to you. (也祝你愉快!)

祝你周末愉快!

Have a nice weekend.

加油啊!祝你好运!

Good luck.

Break a leg. *原本是对要上台演出的人说的话。

Go for it. (走吧!)

Hang in there. (那，加油吧!)

祝你玩得愉快。

Have fun.

We're going to Hawaii! (我们要去夏威夷喽!)

Have fun! (祝你玩得愉快。)

Have a good time!

就这样，坚持下去。

Keep it up.

Keep it up! (就这样，坚持下去。)

Thanks for the encouragement. (谢谢你的鼓励!)

别干得太猛。

Don't work too hard.

Take care.

Be careful.

旅途愉快!

Have a nice trip. *对要去旅行的人说的话。

I wish you a pleasant journey.

Have a good vacation. (祝你假期愉快!)

Bon voyage. *这是一句法语，现在英文中也用。

那多保重!

Have a good one!

真舍不得走，但是……

I hate to run, but... *这句是结束谈话时的开场白。其语气为“虽然我不想走，但……”。

认识你我非常高兴。

It was nice meeting you. *只用于与初次见面的人分别时。其他情况下meet换成see。

It was nice meeting you. (认识你我非常高兴。)

It was nice meeting you, too. (我也很高兴见到你。)

Nice meeting you.

请代我向约翰问好。

Please say hello to John (for me).

晚安!

Good night.

再来啊!

Come again.

Come again. (再来啊!)

I will. (我会来的。)

Please come again. (请您再来!)

I hope you can come over again. (希望你能再来。)

I'd be glad to have you over again. (如果你下次还能来的话我将很高兴。)

别忘了给我带点儿什么。

Don't forget to bring something back for me.

Don't forget to bring something back for me. (别忘了给我带点儿什么。)

Don't worry, I won't. (放心吧，忘不了。)

放松点儿!

Take it easy. *“放松”、“不要紧张”的语气。

Take it easy. (放松点儿!)

I can't. I have a test tomorrow. (不可能，我明天要考试。)

希望不久能再见到你。

I hope to see you again soon.

给我打电话。

Call me later.

Call me later. (给我打电话。)

Okay, I will. (嗯，好吧。)

多保重!

Take care. *“多加小心”的语气。

See you later. (再见。)

Take care. (多保重!)

你自己多保重。

Take care of yourself.

Take care of yourself. (你自己多保重!)

Don't worry about me. (别担心我!)

我还会来的。

I'll be back.

I'll be back. (我还会来的。)

You'd better. (一定来啊!)

I'll come back later. (不久我就会回来的。)

I'll stop by later. (我会顺便来的。)

天不早了。

It's getting late.

It's getting late. (天不早了。)

Let's go home. (我们回家吧。)

我得走了。

I've got to go. *口语用法。

I have to go.

I have to get going.

●暂时无法见面时

我会想你的。

I'll miss you. *miss “想，想念”。

I'll miss you. (我会想你的。)

I'll miss you, too. (我也会想你的。)

I'm gonna miss you. *gonna 是going to...的缩略形式，是比较随便的表达方式。

我真希望能和你在一起。

I wish I could go with you.

I wish I could go with you. (我真希望能和你在一起。)

So do I. (我也是。)

请代我向你的家人问好。

Please give my regards to your family.

Please give my regards to your family. (请代我向你的家人问好。)

I will. They asked me how you were doing. (我一定带到。我的家人也问过你的情况。)

你一定回来啊!

You must come back.

有空给我打电话。

Give me a call sometime.

Call me sometime.

我们什么时候再聚吧。

Let's get together again sometime.

Thank you. I enjoyed it very much. (谢谢，我真是太高兴了。)

Let's get together again sometime. (我们什么时候再聚吧。)

请给我写信。

Please write me (a letter).

我会给你写信的。

I'll write you (a letter).

让我们保持联系。

Let's keep in touch. *keep in touch with... “和……保持联系”、“保持接触”。

Let's keep in touch. (让我们保持联系。)

Will do. (好的。)

Let's keep in touch with each other. *each other “互相”。

别忘了写信。

Don't forget to write.

Don't forget to write. (别忘了写信。)

I won't. (忘不了。)

●拜访

有人吗?

Hello! Anyone home? *“对不起，屋里有人吗?”的语气。

Hello! Anyone home? (喂，有人吗?)

Yes? (谁呀?)

Yoo hoo! *进入别人家时一种口语的说法。

Hello! Is anyone there?

Excuse me! (对不起。)

Hey, you! (嘿，你呀!) *比较粗鲁的说法。

欢迎，请进!

Please come in! *可以用于各种场合，如欢迎他人等。

Please come in! (欢迎，请进!)

Sorry I didn't call first. (对不起，来之前我没打个电话来。)

Welcome!

Hello!

你能来，太好啦。

How nice of you to come!

How nice of you to come! (你能来，太好啦。)

Thanks for inviting me. (谢谢你邀请我。)

(It's) nice of you to come!

Thank you for coming.

你有事吗?

What do you want? *比较莽撞的语气。

Is anyone here? (有人吗?)

What do you want? (你有事吗?)

What are you here for?

别客气，像在自己家一样。

Please feel free to make yourself at home.

Make yourself at home.

请坐吧。

Have a seat.

Have a seat. (请坐吧。)

Oh, thank you. (啊，谢谢。)

Take a seat.

Please sit down.

您尽兴。

Enjoy yourself!

Have a good time!

您喝点什么吗?

Would you care for something to drink?

A) Would you care for something to drink?

(您喝点儿什么吗?)

B) Yes, I'll have a beer, please. (好的，我要啤酒。)

*当拒绝A的提问时，可以用No, thank you. (谢谢，我不喝。)/Maybe later. (过一会儿再说)。

没关系。(不用担心我。)

Don't mind me.

Sorry, I'm too busy to talk to you now.

(对不起，我太忙了，顾不上和你说话。)

Don't mind me. I just came to see John.

(没关系，我只是来看看约翰。)

我可以用洗手间吗?

May I use your bathroom?

May I use your bathroom? (我可以用洗手间吗?)

Sure, go ahead. (当然可以，请吧!)

May I use your rest room?

Where can I freshen up? *女性问Where can I freshen up? (我可以在哪儿梳洗?) 是打听厕所的婉转说法。

May I use your toilet? *toilet 表示“厕所”，太直接，一般不用。除此之外，ladies' room“女厕所”， men's room“男厕所”，俚语 the john、the head也表示“厕所”。

洗手间在哪儿?

Where's the bathroom?

Which way is the bathroom?

How can I get to the bathroom?

Could you tell me how to get to the bathroom? (能告诉我洗手间怎么走吗?)

可以借用一下您的电话吗?

May I use your phone?

Is it all right if I use your phone?

我得告辞了。

I'd better get going now.

I must be going now.

I have to leave now.

I gotta go now. *gotta为口语，是got to的缩略形式。

非常感谢您的盛情款待。

Thank you for inviting me. *用于要离开主人家时表示感谢的心情。

I'm glad you could come. (非常高兴，您今天能来。)

Thank you for inviting me. (非常感谢您的邀请。)

Thanks so much for inviting us today. (十分感谢您今天的盛情招待。)

有空再来串门吧。

Drop by sometime. *drop by “(顺便)拜访，串门”。

Good-bye, John. Drop by sometime. (再见，约翰，有时间再来。)

Thanks. I will. (谢谢。好的。)

他亲自来看我。

He came to see me himself.

Did he send someone to see you? (他让谁来看你了?)

No, he came to see me himself. (不，他亲自来看我了。)

He came to see me personally.

您介意我抽烟吗?

Do you mind if I smoke? *回答这个问题的时候，不允许时用Yes, 允许时用No，与平时回答相反。

Do you mind if I smoke? (您介意我抽烟吗?)

No, not at all. (不介意，你抽吧。)

Would it bother you if I smoked?

Can I smoke?

Is it all right if I smoke?

Would it be okay to smoke?

您的房子真好。

I like your house.

I like your house. (您的房子真好。)

I'm glad to hear that. (听你这么说，我很高兴。)

我很喜欢你的公寓。

I really like your apartment.

I love your apartment.

小心脚下。

Watch your step.

Mind your step.

Be careful where you walk.

Look where you're going.

地上很滑。

The floor is slippery. *slippery “光滑”、“容易滑倒的”。

请打开电视。

Please turn on the TV. *关于turn的用法：turn on是打开(电视等)，turn off是关上(电视等)，turn up是开大(电视等)的声音，turn down是关小(电视等)的声音。

我可以把车停这儿吗?

Can I park my car here? *park “停车”。

Is parking okay here?

Is it all right to park my car here?

Am I permitted to park my car here?

●介绍某人

凯恩女士，这位是我的上司佐藤先生。

Ms. Kane, this is Mr. Sato, my boss.

Ms. Kane, this is my boss, Mr. Sato.

Ms. Kane, I would like to introduce my boss, Mr. Sato (to you).

Ms. Kane, let me introduce my boss, Mr. Sato (to you).

很高兴认识您。

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you. (很高兴认识您。)

Nice to meet you, too. (认识您我也很高兴。)

Pleased to meet you.

Pleased to meet you, too. *作为上面例句的回答。

Very nice to meet you.

Very nice to meet you, too. *作为上面例句的回答。

How do you do? *比Nice to meet you的说法稍显郑重。

How do you do? *可以重复How do you do? 来作为上面例句的回答。

It's a pleasure to meet you.

I'm happy to meet you.

彼此彼此。

Nice to meet you, too.

您贵姓?

May I have your name, please?

I made a reservation for tonight. (我预订了今天晚上的宴会。)

May I have your name, please? (您贵姓?)

What's your name, please?

May I ask who you are? (您是哪位?) *用来询问对方的身份。

Who's calling, please? *只用于打电话。

Who are you? (你是谁?)

What's your name? (你叫什么名字?)

What's your name? (你叫什么名字?)

My name's John. (我叫约翰。)

我给你介绍一下我的朋友。

I'd like you to meet a friend of mine.

Hi, John. (嗨!约翰，你好!)

Hi, Joe. I'd like you to meet a friend of mine. (嗨!琼，我给你介绍一下我的朋友。)

他是个好人。

He's a nice guy.

He's a nice guy. (他是个好人。)

He sure is. (确实如此。)

见到您我很高兴。

I'm glad to meet you.

I'm glad to meet you. (见到您我很高兴。)

So am I. (我也很高兴。)

I'm glad to meet you. (认识您我很高兴。)

The feeling is mutual. (我也很高兴。)

Glad to meet you.

Good to meet you.

I'm pleased to meet you.

I'm pleased to meet you. (能认识您，我很高兴。)

Pleased to meet you, too. (能认识您，我也很高兴。)

I'm really happy that I could meet you.

I'm really happy that I could meet you. (能认识您我觉得非常高兴。)

Same here. (我也很高兴。)

能认识您我感到非常荣幸。

It's an honor for me to meet you.

I'm Harrison Ford. (我是哈里森·福特。)

It's an honor for me to meet you. (能认识您我感到非常荣幸。)

请叫我……

Please call me...

Nice to meet you, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生，很高兴认识您。)

Please call me John. (请叫我约翰。)

我们是不是在哪儿见过面?

Don't I know you from somewhere?

Don't I know you from somewhere? (我们是不是在哪儿见过面?)

No, I don't think so. (不，我想没见过。)

Haven't we met (somewhere) before?

Haven't we met somewhere (before)?

Don't I know you? (你不认识我吗?)

You look familiar. (你看上去很面熟。)

想起来了吗?

Remember?

Do you know that man? (你认识那个男人?)

He's my father. Remember? (他是我父亲，想起来了吗?)

Do you remember?

Don't you remember? (你不记得了?)

啊!对了，你是史密斯先生。

Oh, yeah, you're Mr. Smith!

Oh, yeah, I do know you. (哦，是的，我认识你。)

I know you, but I forgot your name. (我认识你，可是我忘了你叫什么。)

我不敢肯定，也许在哪儿见过。

I'm not sure. Maybe.

It's possible. (我不肯定，可能吧?)

What's your name again? (你叫什么来着?)

不，我想不是这样的。

No, I don't think so.

No, I'm afraid not.

No, I don't believe so.

这是我们第一次见面。

This is the first time we have met.

Have you two met? (你们俩人见过?)

No, this is the first time we have met. (没见过，这是我们第一次见面。)

We've never met before. (我们以前从来没见过。)

鲍勃是你的老朋友吗?

Is Bob an old friend of yours?

Is Bob an old friend of yours? (鲍勃是你的老朋友吗?)

Yes, I met him twenty years ago in America. (是的，我是20年前在美国认识他的。)

我想不起来他叫什么名字了。

I can't remember his name.

I can't remember his name. (我想不起来他叫什么名字了。)

Neither can I. (我也想不起来了。)

I can't recall his name. His name escapes me.

这事全拜托你了。

I leave it entirely to your kind consideration. *consideration “体贴、照顾”。

I'll leave it up to you. 直译是“(工作或决定等)全都靠你了”。

Please consider it. *consider同think about，即“考虑”、“细想”。

I'd appreciate it if you could consider it.

我叫约翰·希恩。

I'm John Sheehan.

My name is John Sheehan.

My name's John Sheehan.

●和初次见面的人交谈

您是哪里人?

Where are you from?

My country has a lot of mountains... (我的家乡有很多山……)

Oh, yeah? Where are you from? (哦，是吗?您是哪儿人?)

Where are you from? (您是哪里人?)

I'm from Japan. (我是日本人。)

我是加拿大人。

I'm from Canada.

我从加拿大来。

I come from Canada. *①I'm from Canada.和②I come from Canada.的意思几乎一样。但是②含有两种意思：一种是“自加拿大来，但并非是加拿大籍”；另一种意思是“我是加拿大人”。

I was born in Canada. (我出生在加拿大。)

Chicago is my hometown. (我的故乡是芝加哥。)

你觉得日本怎么样?

How do you like Japan?

What do you think about Japan?

我很喜欢。

I like it.

是个好地方。

It's a good place.

你都去过日本的哪些地方?

Where have you been in Japan?

你现在住在哪儿?

Where do you live now?

我住在东京。

I live in Tokyo.

您是来度假的吗?

Are you here on vacation? *on business是“因公”，on vacation是“度假”。

Are you vacationing?

Are you here for a vacation?

Is this a pleasure trip?

Are you here on business or for pleasure? (您来这是工作还是游玩?)

我是来工作的。

I'm here on business.

My trip is business related. (我的旅行和工作有关。)

I'm on a business trip.

您来日本多长时间了?

How long have you been in Japan?

How long have you been in Japan? (您来日本多长时间了?)

I just arrived last week. (上星期刚来。)

How long have you been in Japan? (您来日本多长时间了?)

About three years. (大概3年左右了。)

4个月左右。

About four months.

你习惯日本的生活了吗?

Are you used to life in Japan? *be used to “习惯”，注意“d”不发音。

Are you used to life in Japan? (你习惯日本的生活了吗?)

No, not yet. (没有，还不习惯。)

Have you gotten used to life in Japan?

Have you grown accustomed to Japan?

你在日本呆到什么时候?

How long will you be in Japan?

How long will you be in Japan? (你在日本呆到什么时候?)

Until next month. (呆到下个月。)

How long do you plan to stay?

呆到12月。

Until December.

你说日语吗?

Do you speak Japanese?

Do you speak Japanese? (你说日语吗?)

Unfortunately, no. (很遗憾，我不会。)

Can you speak Japanese? (你能说日语吗?)

Are you a Japanese speaker?

只会一点儿。

A little.

Just a little.

Some. (一点儿。)

我一点儿都不会说。

I can't speak Japanese at all. *not...at all “一点都不……”。

我会一点儿日常会话。

I know (everyday) conversational Japanese.

你是在哪儿学的日语?

Where did you learn Japanese?

在学校。

At school.

我自学的。

I learned it on my own. *on my own “自学”、“靠自己的力量”。

I learned it by myself. *by oneself “一个人”、“靠自己的力量”。

你什么时候过生日?

When's your birthday?

When's your birthday? (你什么时候过生日?)

It's May 24th. (5月24日。)

●有关工作

你了解他的背景吗?

Do you know his background?

Do you know his background? (你了解他的背景吗?)

I know very little about him. (我一点儿也不了解。)

我在一家电脑公司工作。

I work for a computer company.

我是国家公务员。

I'm a government employee.

我是个体经营者。

I'm self-employed.

你在哪个部门工作?

Which department do you work for?

I work for ABC Company. (我在ABC公司工作。)

Which department do you work for? (你在哪个部门工作?)

搞销售的。

Sales.

这个工作你做了多长时间了?

How long have you been doing that job?

10年了。

For 10 years.

你的公司在哪儿?

Where is your company?

Where is your company located?

在新宿。

In Shinjuku.

上下班路上要花多长时间?

How long does it take (you) to commute? *commute “上班，上学”。

1个小时左右。

About one hour.

Around one hour.

It takes about one hour.

About an hour.

你怎么去上班?

How do you get to work?

How do you go to work?

我坐地铁。

I ride the subway.

I use the subway.

I take the subway.

我正在调工作。

I'm changing jobs.

我正在找工作。

I'm job hunting now.

I'm looking for work now.

我明年退休。

I'm retiring next year.

我现在失业了。

I'm out of work now. *out of work “失业”。

I don't have a job now.

I'm not working right now.

I'm unemployed. (现在失业了。)

●有关学校

你是学生吗?

Are you a student?

Are you a student? (你是学生吗?)

No, I've already finished school. (不是，我已经毕业了。)

Do you go to school? (你还在上学吗?)

我是个大学生。

I'm a college student. *在美国，college指包括university在内的大学。

I'm a junior college student. (我是大专生。)

I go to a vocational school. (我上职业专科学校。)

I go to a cram school. (我上的是补习学校。)

我正在学习英文。

I'm studying English.

我毕业于明治大学。

I went to Meiji University.

你上的哪所大学?

Where did you go to college? *college 指的一般大学。

Where did you go to college? (你上的哪所大学?)

I went to Harvard University. (我上的是哈佛大学。)

你上什么学校?

What school do you go to?

Which school do you go to?

我上……大学。

I go to...university. *elementary school “小学”，junior high school “中学”，high school “高中”。

你上几年级了?

What year are you in? *这句主要是问高中和大学的年级。如果是问小学生的话，应该用What grade are you in?

我上一年级。

I'm a freshman. *在美国的高中和大学1年级是freshman,2年级是sophomore，3年级是junior，4年级是senior。在美国没有初中的情况很多。在小学用I'm in first grade.表示1年级，I'm in second grade.表示2年级。

我明年毕业。

I'll graduate next year.

I'm graduating next year.

你的专业是什么?

What's your major?

What do you major in?

What are you studying? (你是学什么的?)

我的专业是英语。

I'm an English major.

I major in English.

你参加哪个俱乐部?

What club are you in?

What club do you belong to?

我在滑雪俱乐部。

I'm in the ski club.

你在打工吗?

Do you have a part-time job? *小时工是a part time job，正式职工是a full-time worker。

Do you have a part-time job? (你在打工吗?)

Yes, I'm a tutor. I work three times a week. (嗯，我做家教，一星期教三次。)

Do you work part-time? (你在做小时工吗?)

我一个星期去一次书店做收银员。

I work at a bookstore as a cashier once a week.

毕业以后你打算做什么?

What are your plans after graduation?

What are your plans after graduation? (毕业以后你打算做什么?)

I haven't decided yet. (我还没有决定。)

What are you going to do after you graduate?

●有关家庭

你家有几口人?

How many people are in your family?

I have a large family. (我家是个大家庭。)

How many people are in your family? (你家有几口人?)

四口人。

Four people.

父母和我的妹妹。

My parents and my younger sister.

你有兄弟姐妹吗?

Any brothers or sisters?

Any brothers or sisters? (你有兄弟姐妹吗?)

No, none. (没有，一个也没有。)

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Any siblings? *文言表达方式。sibling指“兄弟姐妹”。

只有一个哥哥(弟弟)。

Just one brother. *just和only都表示“只有，只”。想明确表示哥哥时用older brother，弟弟用younger brother。英语中一般不把兄弟或姐妹加以区分。

I just have one brother.

你和父母住在一起吗?

Do you live with your parents?

我一个人住。

I live alone.

我住在公寓里。

I live in an apartment.

你结婚了吗?

Are you married?

Are you married? (你结婚了吗?)

Yes, I'm married. (是的，我结婚了。)

不，还没有。

No, not yet.

Do you have any children? (你有孩子吗?)

No, not yet. (不，还没有。)

Nope. (没，没有。)

Neah. (哪有啊。)

我有对象了。

I have a fiancé. *fiancé来自于法语，严格地来讲fiancé是“未婚夫”；fiancée是“未婚妻”。两者后缀不同，发音一样。

我打算明年结婚。

I'm going to get married next year.

我结婚了。

I'm married. *“独身”用I'm single表示。

我订婚了。

I'm engaged.

有孩子吗?

Any children?

Any children? (有孩子吗?)

I have one of each. (我有一个男孩，一个女孩。)

Do you have any children?

我有两个男孩。

I have two boys.

I have two sons. (我有两个儿子。)

我有一个女儿，在上小学。

I have one daughter in elementary school.

我没有孩子。

I don't have any children.

●有关兴趣和爱好

你有什么爱好?

What are your hobbies?

What are your hobbies? (你有什么爱好?)

I play golf. (我的爱好是打高尔夫球。)

你有点什么爱好吗?

Do you have any hobbies?

业余时间你都干什么?

What do you do when you have free time?

What do you do when you have free time?

(业余时间你都干什么?)

Nothing much. (不干什么。)

我喜欢看电影。

I like to watch movies.

I enjoy watching movies.

你喜欢看什么样的电影?

What kind of movies do you like?

What kind of movies do you like? (你喜欢看什么样的电影?)

Any kind. (什么都爱看。)

你的钢琴弹得真好。

You're a good pianist.

You play the piano well.

你喜欢哪种运动?

What kind of sports do you like?

你滑了多长时间雪了?

How long have you been skiing?

我只是喜欢看。

I just like to watch.

Do you play baseball? (你打棒球吗?)

No, I just like to watch. (不，我只是喜欢看。)

I only watch.

我是棒球迷。

I'm a baseball fan.

I'm a fan of baseball.

我喜欢打高尔夫球。

I like to play golf.

你练习过健美操吗?

Have you ever done aerobics?

Have you ever done aerobics? (你练过健美操吗?)

No way. (怎么可能!)

Have you done aerobics before?

你对什么感兴趣?

What are your interests? *interest “爱好”、“关心的事”。

What are your interests? (你对什么感兴趣?)

I'm interested in art. (我对美术感兴趣。)

What are your interested in?

What kind of things are you interested in?

What do you like?

我从没做过。

I've never done that.

I've never done that before.

That was the first time for me. (我可是头一次。)

你去国外旅行过吗?

Have you ever traveled abroad?

Have you ever traveled abroad? (你去国外旅行过吗?)

Yes, twice. (是的，去过两次。)

Have you been overseas? (你去国外旅行过吗?)

你去哪儿了?

Where have you been?

我去美国和德国了。

I've been to the U.S. and Germany.

下次你想去哪儿?

Where do you want to go next?

Where do you want to go next? (下次你想去哪儿?)

No place particular. (没有什么特别的地方。)

●有关年龄、身高和体重

你多大了?

How old are you? *在美国，出于礼貌是不问别人的年龄、体重和身高的。除非是自己比较熟悉的人，最好回避提这些问题。

I'm not old enough to drive. (我还不到开车的年龄。)

How old are you? (你多大了?)

I can't drink alcohol yet. (我还不能喝酒。)

How old are you? (你多大了?)

May I ask how old you are? (我可以问您的年龄吗?)

May I ask your age? (我可以问您的年龄吗?) *比较礼貌的说法。

我48岁。

I'm forty-eight.

你的体重是多少?

How much do you weigh?

What's your weight?

75公斤左右。

About seventy-five kilograms. *美国不用公制单位，而用pound磅(1磅大约453克，复数是pounds)。

我重164磅。

I weigh a-hundred-sixty-four pounds.

I weigh 164 Ibs. *Ibs.读为pounds。

你有多高?

How tall are you?

What's your height?

1米80左右。

About one-hundred-eighty centimeters. *美国不用公制单位，而用foot英尺计算(1英尺大约30厘米，复数是feet；1英大约是2.5厘米，复数是inches)。

我身高5英尺3寸。

I'm five feet three inches tall.

I'm 5′3″ tall.

I'm five three. *口语中常用这种省略说法。

●有关天气

今天真热呀!

It's very hot today, isn't it? *isn't it? 带有“真……呀!”的语感。

Isn't it hot today?

Today's a scorcher. *scorcher 为口语，“太阳火辣辣的天气”。

天气炎热。

It's blistering hot.

It's extremely hot.

今天的天气真好!

It's a fine day today.

It's beautiful today.

It's nice today.

明天的天气怎么样?

What's the forecast for tomorrow?

What's the forecast for tomorrow? (明天的天气怎么样?)

It's going to be cold. (会冷吧。)

What will the weather be like tomorrow?

What's the weather going to be tomorrow?

What's tomorrow's forecast?

今天的天气怎么样?

How's the weather today?

How's the weather today? (今天的天气怎么样?)

It's hot. (今天很热。)

今天会下雨吗?

Is it going to rain today?

Is it going to rain today?(今天会下雨吗?)

I doubt it. (我想不会。)

[奇+书+网]

好像要下雨。

We're expecting some rain.

It's going to rain.

It's supposed to rain.

Rain is expected.

I heard it might rain. (我听说今天可能下雨。)

下雨了。

It's raining.

今天会下雨吧!

It's going to rain today.

It will rain today.

今天很热。

It's hot today.

今天很暖和。

It's warm today.

It's a warm day.

今天很冷。

It's cold today.

It's cold today. (今天很冷。)

It sure is. (就是。)

今天冷嗖嗖的。

It's chilly today.

It's cool today.

It's nippy today.

今天风很大。

It's windy today.

It's a windy day.

今天很闷热。

It's humid.

It's really humid today. (今天很闷啊!)

Yeah, my body is sweaty. (是呀，我浑身都是汗。)

气候干燥。

It's dry.

It's wet today. (今天像要下雨。)

It's rainy today. (今天像要下雨。)

暴风雨天气。

It's stormy.

There is going to be a storm today. (今天将有暴风雨。)

下雪了。

It's snowing.

It's snowing. (下雪了。)

Yeah! Let's go skiing. (太好了!我们去滑雪吧。)

天阴沉沉的。

It's gloomy.

It's cloudy. (阴天。)

看样子我们会遇上雷阵雨。

It looks like we are going to have a thunder shower.

台风快到了。

A typhoon is coming.

Why are you taping your windows? (干吗往窗户上贴胶条?)

A typhoon is coming. (台风快到了。)

A typhoon is on its way.

起雾了。

It's foggy.

冷得像要结冰了。

It's freezing.

It's very cold today. (今天非常寒冷。)

快要下暴风雨了。

We're going to have a blizzard.

这天真舒服。

It's pleasant.

It's comfortable. (这天真舒服。)

It's a nice day. (真是个好天。)

今天风和日丽。

It's mild today. *mild 表示气候“温暖的，温和的”。

It's a mild day.

雾蒙蒙的。

It's misty.

今天阴天。

It's overcast today.

Let's go sunbathing. (我们去做日光浴吧。)

But, it's overcast today. (可是，今天阴天。)

It's cloudy today.

糟糕的天气。

It's miserable.

It's a terrible day.

It's an awful day.

我怕热。

I'm sensitive to heat. *sensitive “容易感觉到的，敏感的”。

今天风和日丽。

It's breezy today.

It's a breezy day.

今天的天气让人不舒服。

It's uncomfortable today.

It's unpleasant today.

热死我了。

The heat is killing me.

下了瓢泼大雨。

It's raining cats and dogs! *用cat (猫)和dog (狗)来表示瓢泼大雨。可以说cats and dogs，却不能反过来说成dogs and cats。

下霜了。

It's frosty today.

It's a frosty day.

随意的谈话

●征求意见

懂吗?

Do you understand? *是一般的说法。

Do you understand? (懂吗?)

I understand. (懂了。)

懂了吗?

Understood? *既可以用于提问也可以用于回答。

You have to improve. Understood? (你得有所提高，明白吗?)

Understood. (明白了!)

Do you understand?

清楚了吗?

Is that clear?

Is that clear? (清楚了吗?)

It's clear. (清楚了。)

你了解情况吗?

Get the picture? *这里的picture不是“照片”，而是“状态”、“情况”、“事态”。这句是Do you get the picture的缩略形式。

Did you grasp the overall situation?

你懂我说的意思吗?

Do you know what I mean?

Do you know what I mean? (你懂我说的意思吗?)

I think so. (我想我明白了。)

You know what I mean?

Are you following me?

Do you get my drift?

你在听吗?

Are you listening to me? *这句是用于确认对方是否在注意听自己讲话。注意在这儿不能用动词hear。

Are you paying attention?

你不知道吗?

Are you blind? *blind 是“看不见的”、“盲目的”意思。但在这里它表示的是“没察觉”、“不知道”的意思。

It's a great deal. (这可是笔大买卖。)

Are you blind? (你不知道吗?)

Can't you see?

What's the matter with you?

你明白我说的意思吧。

You know what I'm talking about. *就自己所说的某个问题确认对方是否明白时使用。

You know what I mean.

Don't play stupid. *更随意的说法。

我是那样说的吧?

I said that, didn't I? *用that代替自己所说的话，反复征求对方的确认。

I said that, didn't I?

That's okay.

Did I repeat myself?

你知道那事吗?

Do you know that?

Do you know about that?

说不定你知道……吧?

Do you happen to know...?

Tom, do you happen to know Mary's phone number? (汤姆，说不定你知道玛丽的电话号码吧?)

Yes, I do. (是的，我知道。)

我辨别不出来。

I can't tell the difference.

I can't tell.

你听得见吗?

Can you hear me? *用于周围很吵，难以听清楚所说内容时。这时的“听”只能用hear，不能用listen to。

Can you hear me? (你听得见吗?)

Loud and clear. (声音很大，听得很清楚。)

你听见我说的了吗?

Did you hear me?

●同意

知道了。

I understand. *“理解了”。

I can't go today. (今天我不能去。)

I understand. (知道了。)

I don't understand. (不能理解。)

I get it.

明白了吗?

See? *see “明白”、“知道”。

Do you see?

Do you understand?

Do you get it?

完全明白。

I understand very well.

Do you understand? (明白了吗?)

I understand very well. (完全明白。)

我想我懂了。

I think I understand.

我明白你说的了。

I see what you mean.

我太清楚那种事了。

I know that too well.

我明白你的意思。

I see your point.

I think we need to expand. (我认为我们必须再扩展。)

I see your point. (我明白你的意思。)

I see what you mean.

I understand what you mean.

That makes sense.

I get the point.

噢，我终于明白了。

I get it. *终于明白对方所说的事情。语感较随便。

If you change this, it will work. (如果你改变一下这个，它就能运作了。)

I get it. (噢，我终于明白了。)

I don't get it. (我还是不明白。)

这样啊，原来是这么回事。

I got it. *随意说法。

You see? (明白了吗?)

I got it. (这样啊，原来是这么回事。)

I see.

这点事儿我还是知道的。

I know that much! *表示“这点事儿我知道，别把我当傻瓜”。

原来是这样啊!

That solves it. *在对方指点下，问题、疑问得以完全解决。

I left because I didn't feel well. (因为不舒服，我回去了。)

That solves it. (原来是这样啊!)

Well, that solves that.

That's that. *比较随意的说法。

好吧，好吧，我知道了。

All right, all right. I understand. *被对方反复地嘱咐时的回答。

You have to change your attitude. (你得改变你的态度。)

All right, all right. I understand. (好吧，好吧，我知道了。)

我知道呀!

I know. *表示“无需对方解释，我很清楚”。

L.A. is in California. (洛杉矶在加利福尼亚州。)

I know. (我知道呀。)

I know that.

I know it.

I didn't know. (我怎么不知道。)

我认识那个人。

I know that person.

I'm acquainted with that person.

我见过他。

I know him by sight. *know... by sight “知道，见过面”。

Do you know that man? (你认识那个人吗?)

No, but I know him by sight. (不认识，但我见过他。)

嗯，我听说了。

Yeah, I heard about it.

Jeff got married. (杰夫结婚了。)

Yeah, I heard about it. (啊，我听说了。)

Yeah, someone told me.

Yes, I've been told.

Yeah, I know.

我听着呢。/我知道了。

I hear you. *对对方所说的事情表示“知道了”、“听到了”。

We have to work harder. (我们得更加努力地工作了。)

I hear you. (我听着呢。/我知道了。)

Yes, I understand.

我理解了。

I'm following you. *向对方再一次表示“我懂了”。

So, do you get it? (怎么样?你理解了吗?)

I'm following you. (理解了。)

I'm with you.

I'm following.

I'm not following you. (我不明白你的意思。)

言之有理。

Makes sense. *认为所听到的事情“有道理”、“可以理解”时。

He got fired because he was lazy. (他因为懒，才被解雇了。)

Makes sense. (说得有道理。)

That makes sense.

Makes sense to me.

You're making sense.

That doesn't make sense. (这也太奇怪了。)

●不明白、不知道

我不明白。

I don't understand.

I can't tell you. (我不能告诉你。)

I don't understand. (我不知道是什么事。)

I'm not following.

I don't get it. *比较随便的说法。

I'm confused.

I get it. /I understand. (明白了。)

我不太明白。

I don't really understand.

I don't understand very well.

我不清楚。

That's not clear. *不清楚对方所说的事情时。

So, was he the thief? (这么说，他是个小偷?)

That's not clear. (那不太清楚。)

我不明白你在说什么。

I can't see your point. *表示“我不同意你所说的，我不明白你为什么会这样说”。

We should do this first. (我们首先应该做这个。)

I can't see your point. (我不明白你在说什么。)

I don't see where you're coming from.

I don't see your point.

我不明白你的意思。

I can't understand what you mean.

I can't see what you mean.

I don't understand what you're trying to say.

I don't get your drift.

我弄不清楚你想说什么。

I'm not sure what you mean.

That's how you do it. (所以应该这样做呀。)

I'm not sure what you mean. (我弄不清楚你想说什么。)

I'm not sure I understand.

I'm not sure I see what you mean.

I don't know if I understand what you're trying to say.

我根本不知道这是怎么回事。

I don't know what's what. *what's what 是what is what的缩略形式，直译为“什么是什么”。

I don't have any idea what's going on.

I don't know anything any more.

太难了，我弄不懂。

It's over my head. *直译是“它超过了我的头脑”。用于所听到的信息或事情，难于理解、弄不懂时。

...so, that's the way to use computers. (总之，电脑是这样使用的。)

It's over my head. (太难了，我弄不懂。)

It's beyond me.

我也搞不清楚。

Your guess is as good as mine. *guess “推测，猜想”。这是句常用表达方式，意为“你要不知道，那我更不知道了”。

How many people live in this town? (这个镇上住了多少人?)

Your guess is as good as mine. (我也不清楚。)

越想越糊涂。

The more I think about it, the less I understand it. *如例句所示，在more(更好的，更多的)、less(比较少的，更少的)等比较级前面加the，构成the+比较级……，the+比较级……。

我不知道他要干什么。

I don't know what he is driving at. *drive at... “打算做……”。

I don't know what he intends.

I don't know what he is getting at.

I don't know what he is trying to do.

It's not clear. (我不清楚。)

That's unclear.

That's clear. (那很清楚了。)

她到底想干什么?

What's she after?

What's she after? (她到底想干什么?)

I'm not sure. (我不清楚。)

What's her game?

我一点儿都不知道。

I have no idea.

Do you know where my pen is? (你知道我的笔在哪儿吗?)

I have no idea. (我一点儿都不知道。)

I have no clue.

No idea.

It's all Greek to me.

我怎么不知道。

I didn't know that.

John got married last week. (约翰上星期结婚了。)

I didn't know that. (我怎么不知道。)

That's news to me. *习惯用法。

I wasn't aware of that.

不知道。/不太清楚。

I don't know.

Do you know where she's from? (你知道她是从哪儿来的吗?)

I don't know. (不知道。/不太清楚。)

I have no idea.

我不太清楚。

I don't know for sure. *for sure 有“确切地”、“毫无疑问地”的含意。

Do you know the way to my house? (你认识去我家的路吗?)

I don't know for sure. (我不太清楚。)

I don't know for certain.

I'm not absolutely sure.

谁也不知道确切的情况。

No one knows for sure. *这种说法与“who knows?”几乎相同，但因为有了for sure，所以句子含有知道得不确切，但也有各种各样的说法的语感。

我怎么会知道?

How should I know? *用于被问到“自己不可能知道”、“根本不知道”的问题时。根据说话的语气，有时会给人以不理睬对方、冷淡对方的语感。

Is he married? (他结婚了吗?)

How should I know? (我怎么会知道?)

谁能知道?

Who knows? *该句有时让人听起来有些富有哲理。

What is the meaning of life? (什么是人生?)

Who knows? (谁能知道?)

Nobody knows.

No way of knowing.

There's no way of knowing.

It's impossible to find out.

●反问

有事吗?

Yes?

Excuse me... (对不起……)

Yes? (有事吗?)

为何?

What for?

I bought this beautiful pen. (我买了一支漂亮的钢笔。)

What for? (那又为何?)

您说什么?

Pardon me? *因为声音小而没有听清楚或一时没能理解对方所表达的意思时，与其装作听见或听懂了，不如问一句Pardon me?这样就可以不失礼貌地将对话进行下去。

Is there a post office near here? (这附近有邮局吗?)

Pardon me? (您说什么?)

Pardon?

I beg your pardon?

现在怎么样?

How about now?

对不起，你说什么?

Excuse me?

What did you say?

什么?

What? *用于没听清对方说什么、没理解对方的意思时。但这样的问法让人听起来有些粗鲁和生硬。

Huh? *比what?更随便的说法。

你说什么来着?

Did you say anything? *用于没听见对方说什么、或别人说话时，自己走神或不知对方是否说了什么的场合。

对不起，你说什么来着?

I'm sorry, what did you say? *确实听到对方说了什么，希望对方能够重复一遍。

那又怎么样呢?

So what? *含有不感兴趣和轻蔑的语气。口语中常用。

What of it?

什么意思?

What does it mean? *没弄明白对方所说事情时，可以这样积极主动地问。

What do you mean?

Please explain what you mean. (请您解释一下您的意思。)

What are you trying to say? (您想说什么?)

What do you mean by that? (您这是什么意思?)

你是说……吗?

Are you saying that...? *确认对方讲话内容时。

Are you saying that it's a bad idea? (你是说这个主意不好?)

That's right. (是的。)

Do you mean...?

Are you trying to say that...?

后来怎么样了?

Then what?

And then?

What happened then?

他到底想干吗?

What's he driving at? *用于不明白对方的意图时。

您能再说一遍吗?

Would you repeat that, please? *用于没有听清或没有听懂时。

Could you repeat that, please?

Could you say that again, please?

Say it again. (再说一遍。)

Please say it again. (请再说一遍。)

Please repeat that. (请再重复一遍。)

您说得太快了。

You're speaking too quickly.

You're talking too fast.

请您再说慢一点儿。

Please say it more slowly.

Please speak more slowly.

More slowly, please.

Please speak slower.

Please don't speak so quickly. (请您不要说得太快。)

Would you slow down, please? (您能说慢一点儿吗?)

我跟不上您说的。

I can't keep up.

请再大一点儿声说。

Please speak a little louder.

Could you speak up? (您能再大一点儿声儿吗?)

A little louder, please? (请大点儿声。)

Speak up, please? (请大声说。)

Please speak up.

Please speak louder.

我听不见。

I can't hear you. *这种情况下只能用hear而不能用listen。

I can't hear a word you're saying. (我根本听不见你说什么。)

I can't hear you at all. (根本听不见。)

I can't hear you well. (我听不太清楚。)

我没听见你说什么。

I couldn't catch what you said. *“听见，明白(话语等)”。

I didn't catch that.

你在说什么呢?

What are you talking about? *用于听不懂对方所说的内容，或没注意听对方说什么的场合。

What did you say? (你说什么呢?)

●感想

就像我一样。

Just like me!

John is very smart. (约翰真聪明。)

Yeah, just like me! (嗯，就像我一样。)*夫妻谈论自己的儿子约翰。

好吃吗?

Was it good?

We had melon for lunch at school. (在学校吃午饭时，我们吃了哈蜜瓜。)

Was it good? (好吃吗?)

玩得高兴吗?

Did you have fun?

After school, we played soccer. (放学后，我们去踢足球了。)

Did you have fun? (玩得高兴吗?)

这套衣服怎么样?

How do you like this suit?

How do you like this suit? (这套衣服怎么样?)

It looks great on you. (很配你呀!)

How do you like this suit? (你看这件衬衫怎么样?)

I think it's nice. (我觉得挺好。)

你觉得怎么样?

How did you like it?

How did you like it? (你觉得怎么样?)

I liked it very much. (我非常喜欢。)

What did you think of it?

你喜欢吗?

Did you like it?

Did you enjoy it?

你觉得那个怎么样?

What do you think of it? *询问别人有何感想时。

What do you think of our new boss? (你觉得我们新老板怎么样?)

I think she's very friendly. (我觉得她非常友善。)

What do you think about it?

●询问、叙述情况

结果怎么样?

How'd things turn out? *turn out... “结果是……”。

How'd things turn out? (结果怎么样?)

They turned out to be miserable. (结果很惨。)

How was it?

How did it go?

How did it turn out?

How did it end up?

长话短说……

To make a long story short,...

你就简明扼要地说吧。

Just tell me the story in a nutshell. *nutshell “坚果的壳”，in a nutshell是惯用语，“简明扼要地说，总结性地说”。

Give it to me in a nutshell.

告诉我详细情况。

Let me know the circumstances.

Let me know the situation.

轻而易举。

A piece of cake. *像吃一块蛋糕一样简单。“轻而易举”。

How was the test? (你考试考得怎么样?)

A piece of cake. (简直轻而易举。)

It was a piece of cake.

It was very easy.

It was a snap.

It was no problem (at all).

It was as easy as 1,2,3.

It was as easy as A,B,C.

到现在为止还好。

So far, so good.

How's your cooking going? (你做饭做得怎么样了?)

So far, so good. (到现在为止还好。)

Up till now, no problems.

马马虎虎。

So-so. *“不好不坏，过得去”。

How's school? (你们学校怎么样?)

So-so. (马马虎虎。)

(事情)就是这样。

That's about it.

没什么了不起的。

It was nothing.

Wow! How'd you do that? (哇!你怎么做出来的?)

It was nothing. (这没什么。)

It was no big deal.

这很简单。

There's nothing to it.

Can you help me E-mail? (你能教我用一下E-mail(电子邮件)吗?)

Sure, there's nothing to it. (当然，这很简单。)

It's a piece of cake. (这轻而易举。)

Nothing complicated about it. (这没什么复杂的。)

啊，真灵!

It worked!

And if you plug this in... (然后你插上插头……)

It worked! (啊，亮了!)

It did the job!

还需再加把劲。

It needs work. *还需要努力才能达到完美，变得更好。

What about the new computer system? (那个新的计算机系统怎么样?)

It needs work. (还需改进。)

It needs more work.

It needs some work.

就差那么一点儿。

Almost. *表示“可惜”，“差一点儿”。

Almost! (就差那么一点儿。)

I thought it was a home run. (我以为是个本垒打呢。)

越来越不好。

Going from bad to worse. *直译是“从不好到更糟糕的”，可以用于人际关系、经济或成绩等多种场合。

How's married life? (婚后生活怎么样?)

Going from bad to worse. (越来越糟。)

Getting increasingly worse.

Getting worse and worse (all the time).

他一举成名。

He made it big. *make it big “在社会上取得了成功”。

He became very successful.

He is a big success.

问题解决了。

We're set. *这句用来表示“准备好了，预备好了”。set“解决”。

They just fixed the car. (他刚把车修好。)

We're set. (问题解决了。)

We're set. (我们准备好了。)

Let's get going. (那我们走吧。)

Our problem's solved.

We're ready.

We're okay.

●随声附和

我知道了。

I see. *边向对方表示自己已理解，边使对话顺利进行。

That's why I was late. (……所以我才来晚了。)

I see. (我知道了。)

嗯，嗯。

Uh-huh. *当同意对方的意见时，可以代替Yes。

啊，是吗?

You have? *①I've been to Chicago. (我去过芝加哥。) →You have? ②He's from Chicago.(他是芝加哥人。) →He is? ③He went to Chicago. (他去芝加哥了。) →He did? ④He is tall. (他的个子很高。) →He is? ⑤He's cooking now. (他正在做饭。) →He is? 以上各句的答句要作相应变化。

是那样吗?

Is that right? *可以只表示“是那样吗?”，也可以表示“这样对吗?”

Is that so?

Is that true?

Is that correct?

是那样。

That's right.

没错!

Exactly! *强调肯定的语气。

That's it exactly.

That's exactly it.

是吗?

Oh, yeah? *比较随便的说法。

是吗?

Is that so?

Really?

Oh, really?

Oh, do you?

Oh, you do?

Oh, you like it? (哦，你喜欢吗?)

Oh, thank you. (哦，谢谢。)

It's nice, isn't it? (是不是特棒呀?)

然后呢?

And? *希望对方继续说下去，和将对方正在考虑，正在想的事情引出来时。

我也是。

Me, too. *用于同意对方的意见及想法相同时。这是比较随便的说法，儿童之间常用。在工作场合最好不用。

So am I.

So do I.

So did I.

我也不……

Neither do I. *用于对对方“我不……”的话的回应，表示“我也不……”的意见时。比“Me, neither.”要正式。

Tom doesn't want to go. (汤姆不想去。)

Neither do I. (我也不想去。)

Me, neither. *说法比较随便。正式的工作场合最好不用。

别说傻话。

Don't be silly.

I'll pay for dinner. (我付晚饭的钱。)

Don't be silly. (别说傻话。)

Don't be foolish.

真是太倒霉了。

That's too bad. *听了对方叙述不好的事情时使用。

I've lost my wallet. (我丢了我的钱包。)

That's too bad. (真是太倒霉了。)

真的吗?

Are you sure?

真是太过分(遗憾)了!

What a shame!

那好哇。

Good! *答应、满足的语气。

真叫人吃惊。

What a surprise! *用于没想到的事情，或被对方出其不意地吓了一跳时。

我真希望不是这样。

I hope not.

要是那样就好了!

I hope so.

太棒了!

Great!

难以置信!

Unbelievable!

See? My dog can sing. (你知道吗？我的狗会唱歌。)

Unbelievable! (难以置信!)

Incredible.

开玩笑吧!

No kidding!

You're kidding!

You're joking!

That can't be!

行!没问题!

You bet.

May I borrow your pen? (可以借用你的钢笔吗?)

You bet. (当然行。)

No problem.

Sure.

Certainly.

●一时语塞

嗯……

Well... *这是种很方便的表达方式。以下三种情况都可以用。(1)一时回答不了或说不上来时。“嗯……”、“唉……”、“这个嘛……”、“话是不错，可……”。(2)相当吃惊时。“哎呀!”、“什么?”、“啊!”。(3)改变话题继续交谈时。“那么……”、“可是……”、“后来……”。

Umm...

Hmm...

让我想想。

Let me see. *see “考虑”、“盘算”、“想”，口语中常用来表示无法立刻答复，一时想不出回答的话，或想说点什么。

May I take your order? (您点什么菜?)

Well, let me see...(点什么呢?……)

Let's see.

Let me check. (让我查查。)

I'll find out for you. (我找找。)

我的意思是……

I mean... *“就是说”、“不，其实我是说……”，用于会话中补充或纠正自己的发言时。

May I ask who you are? (请问您是哪位?)

I'm a friend of John's... I mean, Mr. Sheehan. (我是约翰的朋友，我是说我是希恩先生的朋友。)*当说话的人是希恩先生的朋友时。

话就在嘴边上。

It's on the tip of my tongue.

说什么好呢?

What should I say... *用于委婉表达难以启齿的事情，一时找不到合适的词，争取考虑时间的情况。

How should I put this...

How should I put it...

我真不知道该说什么好……

I don't know quite how to put this.

You said you wanted to talk to me...

(听说你有话要对我说……)

Well, I don't know quite how to put this... (嗯，我真不知道该说什么好……)

I don't know how to say this.

I'm not sure how to put this.

这可让你问着了。

Beats me. *回答不了别人的提问时，“哎呀!这可糟了”、 “怎么说呢”、 “不知道呀”的语气。

What's the population of Narita? (成田市有多少人口呀?)

Beats me. (这可让你问着了。)

I can't answer that. (我可答不上来。)

叫什么来着?

What do you call it? *一时想不出要说的东西的名字的时候。口语中常发音为Whatchamacallit?

What would you call it? *把“do”换成“would”则用于另外一种场合。意思是“你管它叫什么?”

让你问住了。

You've got me. *回答不上来问话时。

Who's the prime minister of Canada? (加拿大的总理是谁?)

You've got me. (让你问住了。)

●催促别人说话

你说点什么吧!

Say something.

Say something. (你说点什么吧!)

I'm speechless. (我连话都说不出来了。)

A penny for your thoughts. *这是惯用表达方式，用于当对方在考虑什么的时候。直译是“给你一便士也好，请告诉我你在想什么。”

我想知道得详细一些。

Tell me more (about it).

I want to know more about it in detail.

I'd like to know more details. *比较有礼貌的说法。

你的旅行怎么样?

How was your trip?

How was your trip? (你的旅行怎么样?)

It was terrible. (太糟糕了。)

我在认真地听呢。

I'm all ears. *“聚精会神地听”。

会开得怎么样?

How was the meeting?

How was the meeting? (会开得怎么样?)

We didn't accomplish much. (没什么结果。)

继续说呀。

I'm listening. *在对方停止谈话时，向对方表示“请继续说下去，我在呢”或“我听着呢”。

Keep talking.

我很想听听那件事。

I'd like to hear the story.

Did you hear about my trip? (你听说我旅行的事了吗?)

Not yet. I'd like to hear the story. (没呢。我很想知道。)

I'd like to know the story.

I'd like to hear about it.

我们只是闲聊一会儿。

We had small talk. *small talk “闲话，不着边际的话”。

电影怎么样?

How was the movie?

How was the movie? (电影怎么样?)

I really enjoyed it. (我觉得很有意思。)

那部戏有意思吗?

Did you enjoy the play?

Did you enjoy the play? (那部戏有意思吗?)

No, it was dull. (真没劲。)

我想现在就谈谈那件事。

I want to talk about it now.

Let's talk about it later. (那事我们以后再谈吧。)

I want to talk about it now. (我想现在谈。)

说吧，说吧。

Shoot! *动词shoot有“发射，射击”的意思，但在口语中也可以用来催促对方，“请说吧”、“说吧，说吧”。

I need to tell you something. (我有事要告诉你。)

Shoot! (说吧，说吧。)Go ahead.

What's on your mind.

咱们说英语吧。

Let's talk in English.

Let's speak in English.

咱们聊会儿天吧!

Let's have a chat.

抓重点的说。

To the point, please. *用在说话人说一些无关痛痒的事，或没有时间听完说话人要说的事情以及不想听的场合。

Stop beating around the bush. *常用短语。

Get to the point, please.

今天过得怎么样?

How was your day?

How was your day? (今天过得怎么样?)

Exhausting. (我已经精疲力尽了。)

●转换话题

我们换个话题吧!

Let's change the subject.

Okay, okay, I'll pay you back next week... (好吧，好吧，下星期我还你钱……)

Let's change the subject. (那，我们换个话题吧。)

Let's talk about something else.

Let's talk about something different.

I'd rather talk about something else. (能不能换个别的话题。)

言归正传。

Let's get back to the subject.

Let's get back to the subject. (言归正传。)

Yes, let's. (对。)

Let's get back to the point.

Let's get back on track.

我现在不想谈那件事。

I don't want to talk about it now.

I'd prefer not to talk about it. (我不想谈论那件事。)

那事儿以后再说吧。

Let's talk about it later.

We're playing golf this Sunday, right? (我们这个星期天要去打高尔夫球，对吧?)

Let's talk about it later. (那事儿以后再说吧。)

另外我们说说……

To change the subject...

I can't believe it. (真让人难以相信。)

To change the subject... (另外我们谈点儿别的吧。)

好了，玩笑就到此……

Well, all joking aside,...

Ha, ha, that's a good one! (哈，哈，这个玩笑真有趣。)

Well, all joking aside, let's get to work. (好了好了，玩笑归玩笑，快去干活儿吧。)

Well, seriously,...

顺便提一下……

By the way,...

It was really fun. (真的特好玩。)

By the way, how is John? (顺便问一下，约翰怎么样了?)

Well,...

Now,...

你刚才说什么来着?

You were saying? *说话过程中话题改变时。

Continue.

Carry on.

Please go on.

啊，我想起来了。

That reminds me.

The party gonna be great! (那个舞会一定会很棒。)

Oh, that reminds me. I can't go. (啊，我想起来了，我去不了。)

别说了。

Let's stop talking.

I'm tired of talking. (我都说累了。)

I don't want to talk anymore. (我不想说了。)

那事儿我听过了。

I've heard the story before. *用于对方重复说一件事时。

You've already told me.

I'm sick and tired of hearing that. (我耳朵都听出老茧了。) *sick and tired of... “对……腻透了”。

I've heard enough about it (already).*加already起强调作用。

I don't want to hear about it anymore. (我再也不想听那件事了。)

这件事别再说了。

Let's drop the subject. *drop 除了“落下”之外，还表示“(问题、事件、话题等)完了、结束、停止”。

Let's drop it.

I don't want to talk about it anymore. (我再也不想说那件事了。)

别那么大声说。

Don't say it so loud.

Don't say it so loud. (别那么大声说。)

I thought you were hard of hearing. (我以为你没听见呢。)

Don't say that kind of thing so loudly. (那种事别那么大声嚷嚷。)

(Please) lower you voice. (小点儿声。)

●下决心

我已经决定了。

I've decided.

I've decided to move. (我已经决定搬家了。)

Really? (真的?)

I've made up my mind.

I've come to a decision.

一切都看你的了。

It's up to you. *up to... “应该……做”、“随便……”、“全由……负责”。

What should we do tonight? (今天晚上我们干点儿什么?)

It's up to you. (一切都看你的了。)

It depends on you.

It's completely up to you. *稍微强调的语气。

It's all up to you. *比较强调的说法。

你决定吧!

You decide.

Do you want to go out or stay home? (你想出去，还是在家?)

You decide. (你决定吧!)

这是关键性的一点。

This is the important point.

This is the main point.

This is crucial. *语气稍重。

这是我个人的问题。

This is my personal problem.

Let me help you. (我来帮助你吧。)

This is my personal problem. (这是我个人的问题。)

This is my private affair.

这是生死攸关的大事。

It's a matter of life and death. *事情非常重大时用。

It's extremely important. (这是一件极其重要的事。)

是去是留，随你。

You're free to go or stay.

You're free to leave anytime.

I'm not keeping you here.

已经无可挽回了。

There's no turning back.

Are you going to patch things up? (你们打算和好吗?)

No, there's no turning back. (已经不能挽回了。)

We can't turn back now.

走一步看一步吧!(到时候再说吧!)

Let's play it by ear. *这是句固定说法，直译是“凭耳朵来演奏”，意为“顺其自然，走一步看一步”。

Should we go to the party tonight? (我们今天晚上是不是该去参加聚会?)

I don't know. Let's play it by ear. (我不知道，到时候再说吧。)

Let's leave everything to chance.

Let's just see what happens. (看情况吧。)

我确信我能做好。

I'm sure I can do it. *表示说话人有把握。

Are you sure you can do it? (你真的可以做吗?)

Yes, I'm sure I can do it. (我确信我能做好。)

I certainly can do it.

I believe I can do it. (我相信我能干。)

我仍然无法决定我该做什么。

I'm still unable to decide what to do.

What are you going to do? (你打算做什么?)

I'm still unable to decide what to do. (我仍然无法决定该做什么。)

I'm still undecided. (我还下不了决心。)

I still can't decide what to do. (我还无法决定我该干什么。)

I'm still unsure. (我仍然没有把握。)

我跟着她。

I'll follow her.

I'll go after her.

我们拧成一股绳地去干。

Let's all get together and act as one.

Let's work together as a team.

反正，也得干。

I have to do it anyhow. *anyhow表示“反正”、“无论如何”。

I must do it anyway.

机不可失，时不再来。

It's now or never. *直译“现在不做，将来永远没机会了。”

Should I go to college? (我应该去上大学吗?)

Yeah, it's now or never. (当然，机不可失，时不再来。)

No time like the present. *直译是“没有像现在这样的时间了”。

Seize the day. *直译“把握今天”。多在军队中用。

Carpe diem. (不必担忧未来，及时行乐。)　*出自拉丁语，英语中也常使用。

越早越好。

The sooner, the better.

When should I go? (我什么时候去?)

The sooner, the better. (越早越好。)

碰碰运气看。

I'll take a chance.

Can you jump over the river? (你能跳过那条河吗?)

I'll take a chance. (碰碰运气看。)

I'll take a gamble.

I'll go for it. (我大胆试一试。)

I'll give it a try. (试试看。)

再拿出点勇气来。

Have more guts!

我们总得想办法完成。

Let's finish it somehow. *somehow “想方设法”、“不管怎样”。

It's getting late. (已经这么晚了。)

Let's finish it somehow. (我们总得想办法完成。)

Let's try our best to finish it. (竭尽全力完成。)

Let's get it over with. (赶快把它做完吧。)

值得一试。

It's worth a try. *worth “有价值”、“值得”、“也许不顺利”或“做起来太勉强，但值得一试”。

I don't think I can beat him. (我想我赢不了他。)

Well, it's worth a try. (但，值得一试。)

我们必须同心同德。

We must function as one mind and one body.

We have to work together.

We must be a team.

We have to cooperate with each other. (我们必须相互协助。)

你等着瞧吧。

You just wait.

豁出去了。

It's all or nothing. *这是一句短语，最好能记住。

We're betting all of our money. (我们把所有的钱都赌上吧。)

Yeah, it's all or nothing. (好吧，孤注一掷。)

重要的提醒和忠告

●教诲、告诫

约翰，向她道歉。

John, apologize to her.

John, apologize to her. (约翰，向她道歉。)

I'm really sorry. (真对不起。)

约翰，你听我说!

John, you listen to me!

John, you listen to me! (约翰，你听我说!)

I don't want to. (我不想听。)

危险，别淘气。

Watch out! Don't play with that thing.

Mom, watch! (妈妈，你看!)

Watch out! Don't play with that thing. (危险，别淘气。)

自己的事情自己做。

Do it yourself.

Can you fix my bicycle? (能帮我修一下自行车吗?)

Do it yourself. (自己修。)

Do it by yourself.

Do it for yourself.

你别半途而废。

You should finish what you start.

I'm going to give up. (我想放弃了。)

You should finish what you start. (你别半途而废。)

Don't leave things half done. *也可用half done来表示“半途而废”。

我认输了。

I'm ready to throw in the towel. *这是一句拳击用语，用来比喻“认输”。

You failed the exam again. (你又没考上。)

I'm ready to throw in the towel. (我认输了。)

这是你(应尽)的责任。

It's your duty (to do that). *duty “(法律、道德上的)义务，应尽的责任”。

It's up to you to do that. (这是你应该做的。)

It's your responsibility. (这是你分内的工作。)

要善待他人。

Be good to others.

Do unto others as you would have done to you.*正式的说法。

You should treat others kindly.

Do unto others.

你要再三小心。

You can't be too careful. *直译“再小心也不为过”。

You can't be too careful. (你要再三小心。)

That's true. (那是当然。)

It's best to be as safe as possible.

(It's) better safe than sorry. (保得安全总比后悔好。)

三思而后行。

Make up your mind after thinking it over carefully. *make up one's mind 常用词组，表示decide(下决心)。带有“仔细考虑之后再下决定”的语感。

Make your decision after you give it a lot of thought.

Think it over carefully before you decide.

我全靠你了。

I'm counting on you. *这句表示“我全仗你了，你好好干”。

I'm relying on you.

你终究会明白的。

You'll see.

I don't think she's mean. (我没觉得她有什么恶意。)

You'll see. (你终究会明白的。)

You'll find out soon enough.

Time will tell. (时间会证明一切。)

冷静下来好好想想。

Calm down and think carefully. *calm down “冷静”、“镇静”。

Calm down and think carefully. (冷静下来好好想想。)

I can't! (我做不到。)

Calm down and think about it clearly.

这是最重要的事情。

That's the most important thing.

We need to know who's buying our products. (我们需要弄清楚谁买了我们的商品。)

That's the most important thing. (这是最重要的事情。)

That's the name of the game.

人要有自知之明。

Don't bite off more than you can chew. *bite off more than one can chew 直译是“咬下了自己嚼不了的东西”，常用来表示“接受自己力所不及的工作”、“接受超过自己能力的事情”。

Don't attempt more than you are capable of.

这事做起来没有太大价值。

There isn't much merit in doing so.

There is no reason to do so.

I don't see the point (of doing that).

你还得再加把劲儿。

What you need is a little more effort. *effort “努力”、“尽力”。

You should put a little more effort into it. (你应该再加一把劲儿。)

You should try a little harder. (你应该再努力一点儿。)

有点自尊心吧!

Respect yourself.

我希望你事事要积极。

I hope you'll be more positive overall. *positive “积极的”。

I don't think I can do it. (我觉得我做不了。)

I hope you'll be more positive overall. (我希望你事事要积极。)

I hope you'll be more positive in every way.

I wish you'd be more positive.

You should be more optimistic. (希望你能乐观点儿。) *optimistic “积极的”、“乐天派的”。

你说得容易。

That's easy for you to say.

If you practice hard, you'll get a gold medal. (如果你刻苦练习，一定能够得金牌。)

That's easy for you to say. (你说得容易。)

你发什么牢骚?

There's no reason for complaints. *complaint “不满”、“抱怨”、“诉苦”。

There is no reason to complain.

There is nothing to complain about.

你脸上都写着呢呀!

It's written all over your face.

Did you pass the exam? (考试都通过了?)

How did you know? (你怎么知道的?)

It's written all over your face. (你脸上都写着呢呀!)

It's obvious. (明显地能看出来。) *obvious “一眼就能看出来的，明显的”。

I can see it in your eyes. *你的眼睛告诉了我。

我当然会生气了。

It's natural for me to get angry. *It's natural for...to “当然(自然)会”。

Why shouldn't I be angry?

I have a right to be upset!

My reaction is completely appropriate. (我这样的反应是自然的。) *appropriate “与目的、条件等相称的，适合的，恰当的”。

我是根据我的经验才这样说的。

I'm telling you this from my experience.

Are you sure about it? (确实是这样吗?)

I'm telling you this from my experience. (我是根据我的经验才这样说的。)

Let me offer you some advice. From my experience... (我给你一个建议，据我的经验来看……)

没其他不同的看法吗?

Can't you think of it differently?

Can't you look at it another way?

Can't you think of it in a different way?

好好想想。

Just think of it!

Just fancy. *有点过时的表达方式。

Just imagine. (想像一下。)

不要轻信。

Don't trust it. *“不要轻率地相信对方的话，别轻信”。

The newspapers say that the yen will go up soon. (报纸上说，日元马上就会升值。)

Don't trust it. (别轻信!)

Be cautious. (请慎重。)

Be careful. (要多加小心。)

Trust it. (请相信。)

我是个容易上当的人。

I'm so gullible. *gullible “易受骗的，轻信的，太老实的”。

别小看他。

Don't underestimate him. *underestimate “过于轻视”、“小看”。

We don't need to worry about him. (我们不必担心他。)

Don't underestimate him. (别小看他的能力。）

You shouldn't underestimate his abilities. (你不该小看他的能力。)

He is better than you think. (他比你想像的要好。)

那是最重要的呀!

That's the name of the game.

我不能对你特殊。

I can't make any exceptions for you. *exception “除去……”、“……除外”。

We can't give you any special treatment.

I can't make an exception for you.

动动脑子。

Use your head!

I don't know how to do it. (我不知道怎么做。)

Use your head! You can do it. (动动脑子，你能做到的。)

自作自受。

You asked for it! *直译是“那是你追求的”。常用短语“自作自受，活该”。

My boss scolded me today. (今天被老板训斥了一顿。)

You asked for it! You didn't finish your report on time again. (自作自受，你又没有按时交报告。)

如果批评得对，你就接受吧。

If the shoe fits, wear it. *直译是“如果鞋合适，你就穿上它”，表示“如果认为别人批评得有道理，就该接受”。

My boss criticized my sloppy personal appearance. (我的老板批评我穿得邋遢。)

Well, if the shoe fits, wear it. (如果批评得对，你就接受吧。)

●提醒

我得提醒一句。

Let me give you a piece of advice.

I want to buy this car. (我真想买这辆汽车。)

Let me give you a piece of advice. (我得提醒你一句。)

Let me tell you something.

I think you should know...

小心!

Watch out! *用于有险情时，“危险!”、“留神!”、“小心!”。

Watch out! (小心!)

Thanks! You saved my life. (谢谢你救了我一条命。)

Look out!

Be careful!

Heads up!

You'd better be careful!

Please be careful! (请多加小心!)

You should be careful! (你得多加小心!)

You should watch out! (你得留神!)

注意脚下。

Watch your step! *用于提醒地滑，看不清楚楼梯等场合。常用于公共告示。

Watch your step! (注意脚下。)

Oh, yeah? Why? (噢?是吗?为什么?)

Mind your step.

Be careful where you walk.

Look where you're going.

抓紧我。

Hold on to me tight.

Don't let go! (别松手!)

Hold me tightly.

要提防着点儿他!

Watch out for him!

Watch out for him! (要提防着点儿他!)

Why? (为什么?)

Be careful of him.

Keep your eye on him.

这里有点儿蹊跷。

There's a little catch. *“小心有陷阱，圈套”。

That sounds easy. (好像很简单。)

Well, there's a little catch. (可是，有点蹊跷。)

There's something to it.

It's not as easy as it sounds. (并不像听起来的那么容易。)

三思而后行。

Think twice before you do it.

轻拿轻放。/动作轻点儿。

Easy does it. *表示“要小心谨慎地处理”易碎品或贵重物。

Easy does it, doesn't drop the TV. (动作轻点儿，小心别把电视掉下来。)

Don't worry. I won't. (放心吧，掉不下来。)

Gently.

Be careful. (小心啊!)

手下留情。

Please go easy on me. *出自于新手和没有实力的人的口中。 也可用于体育运动go easy on... 常用于命令句， 表示“对……要手软”、 “对人或东西要珍惜”、 “对……要留有余地”。

It's my first time, please go easy on me. (我这是第一次，请手下留情。)

Alright, I'll try. (知道了，我会的。)

别操之过急。

Let's not jump the gun. *gun为“手枪”，而jump the gun是固定词组，表示比赛枪响前就跑出去的意思。即“抢跑”、“抢先……”之意。

I think I've got the job. Let's celebrate! (我想我已经找到了工作。我们来庆祝一下吧!)

Let's not jump the gun. (为之过早了吧。)

Let's not be too hasty.

Let's not rush into things.

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. *“别在小鸡孵出之前就数鸡”，常用于口语中。

不要做得太过火。

Let's not go overboard. *go overboard “做过了”、“超限度”。

I bought four dozen eggs. (我买了四打鸡蛋。)

Let's not go overboard. (别太离谱呀!)

Let's not go too far.

Let's not be extreme.

我们看情况再说。

Let's wait and see how things go. *用于各种情况。

Let's wait and see.

别这么快下结论。

Don't jump to conclusions! *jump to conclusions直译是“随便下结论”，即“过早地下结论”、“贸然断定”。

So, I think she's pregnant. (所以，我想她已经怀孕了。)

Don't jump to conclusions! (别这么快地下结论。)

Don't prejudge it! (别凭想像判断。)

Don't make assumptions! (不能主观臆断。)

Don't get the wrong idea. (不要抱有那种错误想法。)

别那么自私。

Don't be selfish. *selfish “任性的，自私的，利己的”。

Don't be self-centered.

Don't be egotistical.

你的工作表现总是不稳定。

Your work is always inconsistent. *inconsistent “不一致的”、“不稳定的”、“反复无常的”。

Your work is always erratic.

Your work is always patchy.

Your work is always uneven.

你不该随便乱花钱。

You shouldn't spend money foolishly.

You should try to be thriftier. (你该试着再节约些。)

You shouldn't spend your money like water.

You shouldn't waste your money. (你不该那么浪费钱。)

你的态度太恶劣了。

You have an attitude problem.

You have an attitude problem. (你的态度太恶劣了。)

Who are you to say that? (你不是在说你自己吧。)

I don't like your attitude.

You have a bad attitude.

You need to readjust your attitude.

别那么没有礼貌。

Don't be so naughty. *naughty “不听话，顽皮的，淘气的”。

Don't do such naughty things.

Don't be so bad.

Behave yourself! (有点礼貌!)

请安静!

Hold it down!

Be quiet! *用于一般情况下。

Keep it down!

Keep it quiet!

Silence!　*用于学校老师对学生。

Turn it down! *对看电视或听收音机的人说的。turn down是“关小电视、收音机等的声音”。

嘘!(安静!)

Hush!

Shh.

太吵了。

It's too noisy.

It's too loud.

别丢人现眼了!

Don't make a fool of yourself.

I'm going to dance. (我想去跳舞。)

Don't make a fool of yourself. (别丢人现眼了!)

Don't play the fool.

Don't make an ass out of yourself.

Stop acting like a fool.

分清场合。

Think about where you are.

You should consider where you are.

你也不看看你多大了。

Act your age. *一般用在父母等上年纪的人教育年轻人时。“做和自己年龄相符的举止、行为”。

How do you like my new red skirt? (你觉得我这条新的红裙子怎么样?)

Act your age. (你也不看看你多大了。)

You should act your age. *比较温和的说法。

Behave in accordance with what is expected of your age!

You should behave more maturely. (你该表现得更成熟些。)

You shouldn't act like a child. (别像个孩子似的。)

你想得也太天真了。

Your view is too optimistic. *optimistic “乐观的”，“乐天派的”。

你的想法太不现实了。

You should get your head out of the clouds. *直译是“你应该把你的脑袋从云中伸出来”，即“你的想法太不实际了，回到现实中吧”。

You should get your head out of the clouds. (你的想法太离谱了。)

Maybe you're right. I should try to be more down-to-earth. (也许你是对的。我该更现实点儿。)

You aren't being realistic.

You should be more logical. *logical “符合逻辑的”、“道理上讲得通的”。

别再重复这种愚蠢的错误了。

Don't make such stupid mistakes again! *make a mistake 惯用语， “出错”。

Don't make such stupid mistakes again! (不要重复这种愚蠢的错误。)

I won't, I won't. (不会了，不会了。)

You should be more careful! (你应该多加小心。)

Don't make dumb mistakes again!

别那么自命不凡。

Don't be stuck-up. *stuck-up “骄傲自满”、“自高自大”。

Don't be so pompous. *pompous “装模作样的”、“自负的”、“华而不实的”。

Don't be such a snob. *snob “势利小人”、“看人行事的俗人”。

Don't act like you're better than I am.

Don't flatter yourself so much. (别那么自以为是。) *flatter oneself “骄傲自满”、“得意洋洋”。

人不可貌相。

Don't judge a book by its cover. *谚语，直译“不要根据书皮来判断书的内容”。

He's so short. (他的个儿多矮呀。)

Listen, don't judge a book by its cover. He was the best basketball player in California last year. (喂!你可不能以貌取人，他是去年加利福尼亚最棒的篮球运动员。)

Never judge something by its looks.

Appearances are deceiving. (不能以貌取人。)

Don't form an opinion about something based on appearance alone. (人不可貌相。)

说话要留神。

Watch your tongue. *直译是“看看你的舌头”，即“说话要小心”。

Hey, you, asshole! (你这个混蛋!)

Watch your tongue. (嘿，说话留点神儿。)

Watch your language.

Watch your mouth.

Be careful of what you say.

Don't use bad language. (不要说脏话。)

要遵守规则。

Follow the rules. *follow “遵守，服从(规则、命令、劝说等等)”。

Follow the rules. (要遵守规则。)

You're the one not following the rules. (你就没有遵守规则。)

Don't violate rules. (不许违反规则。)

Don't violate regulations. (不许违反章程。)

Don't break the rules. (不许破坏规则。)

别偷懒!

Stop goofing off! *这是一句俚语，用于针对在工作、学习或练习中偷懒、耍滑的人。 goof off是口语表达方式，意为“懒惰”、“偷懒”。

Get a life!

You should make something out of yourself!

Don't be a bum!

Get a job! (去找个工作。)

Grow up! (该长大成人了!/你什么时候才能长大!)

照我说的做!

Do as I said!

Do what I said.

Do what I tell you to do!

不要说别人的坏话。

Don't say bad things about others.

Don't speak ill of others.

Don't speak bad about other people.

别食言。

Don't go back on your word!

I'm sorry, I can't do that. (对不起，我做不了。)

Don't go back on your word! (别食言。)

Don't break your promise. (不能说话不算数。)

You should keep your word.

做你能做的。

Don't take on more than you can. *“不要承担自己处理不了的工作，不要承担超过自己能力的事情”。

Don't take on more than you can handle.

别那么粗鲁!

Don't be rude!

Don't be impolite!

你被开除了。

You're fired!

Man, you're out of here. *严厉的说法。

I have to sack you. *温和的说法。

I have to let you go. *温和的说法。

你得像个男子汉!

Be a man!

I don't want to be a leader. (我不想当头儿。)

Be a man! (你得像个男子汉!)

Be strong! (坚强些!)

Don't be a wimp! (别那么窝囊!)

Don't be a chicken! (别当胆小鬼。)

别自吹自擂。

Don't talk boastfully. *boastfully “夸耀的”、“自吹自擂的”。

Japan is a very rich country. (日本是一个富裕的国家。)

Don't talk boastfully. (别自吹自擂。)

Don't brag.

Don't boast.

You should be more modest. (你该谦虚一些。)

请别让我失望。

Please don't disappoint me. *disappoint “让……失望”、 “辜负……期望”。

Please don't let me down.

别挑逗女孩/男孩!

Don't flirt with girls/boys! *flirt with “对异性半开玩笑的引诱”、“男女之间的调情”。

Don't flirt with girls! (别挑逗女孩!)

I was just being friendly. (我只是表示友好。)

Don't make eyes at her/him! (别跟她/他眉来眼去的。) *make eyes at... “向……送秋波”。

别抱怨，叫你怎么做，就怎么做。

Don't complain and do as you are told.

Do what I tell you to do without complaining.

干脆点!(赶快!)

Make it snappy! *这是一个惯用句， “快!”、“干脆点儿!”

Hurry it up!

Look snappy. *英式英语。

麻利点!/利索点!

Step on it! *step on it 原意是“坐火车飞跑”现在常表示“赶紧”的意思。

Be quick!

Get a move on!

Move it!

Snap to it.

●责备

别把责任推给我。

Don't blame me. *blame “把责任归于……”、“让人承担罪责等”。

It's all your fault! (都是你的错!)

Don't blame me, I'm innocent. (这可不能怨我，我是清白的。)

Don't say it's my fault.

Don't put the blame on me.

Don't accuse me.

这是你的过错。

You're to blame.

You're to blame. (这是你的过错。)

Why me? (怎么是我?)

It's your fault.

你站在我的立场上想想。

Put yourself in my shoes. *直译是“把你的脚放到我的鞋里试试?”，即“你站到我的立场上考虑考虑。”

We will not take your illness into consideration. (我们没考虑到你生病。)

Put yourself in my shoes. (你们该为我想想。)

Try to see it from my point of view.

Try to see it my way.

你就不觉得害臊吗?

Aren't you ashamed of yourself? *ashamed “做了不好的事感到的羞愧和惭愧”。 be ashamed of... 表示“……觉得害臊”。

How do you live with yourself?

You should be ashamed of yourself. (你该为自己害臊。)

我要教训他一顿。

I'll give him a piece of my mind. *give...a piece of...'s mind “严厉批评、责备……”、“大声地叱责……”。

I'll give him a piece of my mind for lying! (他撒谎了，我会好好说说他的。)

I don't blame you. (我不会怪你的。)

别把我卷进去。

Don't involve me!

I'd like you to lie for me. (能不能帮我撒一次谎?)

Please don't involve me! (请别把我卷进去。)

I don't want to get involved. (我不想被卷进去。)

我早说过了吧。

I told you so.

I got in trouble for lying. (因为撒谎，我闯祸了。)

I told you so. You shouldn't lie. (我早说过吧，你不该撒谎。)

See, I told you so.

There now, didn't I tell you?

You should have listened to me. (你要听我的就好了。)

你知道的吧?

You knew that, didn't you?

My son stopped going to school. (我儿子没去上学。)

You knew that, didn't you? (你知道这事儿吧?)

好像是我做错了什么事似的。

It is as if I had done something wrong. *as if... “好像……似的”。

It's as if it's my fault.

It's as if I'm to blame.

It's like I did something wrong.

他在最后关头胆怯了。

He chickened out at the last moment.

别冲我发火。

Don't take it out on me. *take it out on... “为泄愤而冲……发火”。

Don't take your frustration out on me.

Don't treat me badly just because you had a bad day. (别因为今天你不顺就拿我撒气。)

I didn't do anything wrong! (我没有做错什么事。)

还我钱。

Pay up!

Pay up! (还我钱!)

Can you wait till next month? (能等到下个月吗?)

Pay your debt!

Pay me back!

Give me my money now! (现在你就还我钱。)

我会找你算帐的。

You'll pay for this. *威胁他人，带有“要报复你”的语感。

你疯了!

You're out of your mind! *直译“你失去理智了”。

You're off your rocker.

You're nuts.

你怎么这么说?

You shouldn't say things like that.

Don't say stuff like that. (你别这样说呀!)

这可全为了你!

It's for your own good!

I don't want to. (我不想做。)

It's for your own good! (这可全为了你!)

It's for your own benefit.

It's for your own sake.

你干吗老挑我的刺儿?

Why are you picking on me? *表示“为什么责备我?”、 “干吗我非得挨责备?”

You've got an ugly tie on. (瞧你系这么条难看的领带。)

Why are you picking on me? (你干吗老挑我的刺儿?)

他对我的工作总是鸡蛋里挑骨头。

He always finds fault with my work. *find fault with... “吹毛求疵”、“有意见”、“挑剔”。

●制止

停!

Hold it! *用来表达“等等!”、“停下!”、“别干了!”。

Hold it! It's time for lunch. (别干了，该吃午饭了。)

It's about time. (总算到点了。)

Stop!

Cut it out!

Knock it off! *俚语，“安静!”、“别动!”

等等!

Wait!

Wait! You forgot your umbrella. (等等，你忘了带伞。)

Oh, yeah. I almost forgot. (哦，我差点忘了。)

Wait a minute, please! (请等一下!)

Just a minute, please! (请稍等!)

Hold on!

Give me a minute!

别动!别动!

Uh-uh-uh! *为了阻止正在进行着的动作，而做出的强烈的警告。

Uh-uh-uh! Leave the cake alone. (别动!别动那块蛋糕。)

I want it. (可我想吃。)

别干那事!

Don't do that!

Stop it!

Stop that!

你干吗要干那种事?

Why are you doing that?

Why are you doing that? (你干吗要干那种事?)

Why not? (为什么不能干?)

请排队!

Please line up! *用于人们不排队很混乱的时候。line up 表示“排”、“列队” 、“排队”。

Please make a line.

Please form a line.

别夹塞儿!

Don't cut in line! *cut in line “插到队伍里”。

Don't cut in line! (别夹塞儿!)

Sorry about that. (真对不起!)

Don't cut!

Get in line!

Get to the end of the line!

Please go to the end of the line. (请到后面排队去。)

别推呀!

Don't push!

Quit pushing! (别推!)

Don't shove!

Get your hands off me! (拿开你的手。)

Don't touch me! (别碰我!)

别张口就骂人。

Don't call me names! *call... names “骂人”、“说坏话”、“说脏话”。

Hey, don't call me names! (别张口就骂人。)

I didn't call you names. (我哪儿骂你了。)

别多嘴多舌的。

Don't be a blabber mouth! *“没必要说的话别喋喋不休地说”。

Don't blab this to anyone! (别对什么人都唠叨这事。)

Mum's the word! (别声张!) *要求别说出去。

Don't be so talkative! (别多嘴。) *talkative “多嘴多舌的”、“好说话的”。

Don't tell anyone my secret! (别告诉别人我的秘密。)

Keep your lips sealed. (闭上你的嘴巴。)

要做得不露痕迹。

Keep it out of sight. *out of sight 短语，“看不见的地方”、“视线之外”。

Keep it out of sight. (要做得不露痕迹。)

Okay. I'll try. (明白了。就这么着。)

I don't want anyone to see it. (我不想让人看到。)

I don't want to see it ever again. (我再也不想看到。)

离我远点儿!

Stay away from me!

Hi! That's a nice jacket. (嗨!这夹克真不错!)

Stay away from me. (离我远点儿。)

Stay away!

Get out of here! (从这儿出去!)

Leave me alone. (让我一个人呆会儿。)

不许耍花样!

No funny stuff! *口语中常常使用，最好能记住。funny除“奇怪”之外，还有“怪异”和“可疑”的意思。

Drop the gun, and no funny stuff! (放下枪，不许耍花样。)

Anything you say. (照你说的做。)

别介入那件事!

Stay out of this!

I'm going to call the police. (我要给警察打电话。)

You stay out of this! (别介入这件事!)

Don't get involved!

Mind your own business! (少管闲事!管管你自己吧。)

Stay out of it!

别给弄砸了。

Don't ruin it. *ruin “破坏”、“糟蹋”。

I'll finish the decorations for you. (我要给你把这些都装饰好。)

Okay, but don't ruin it. (好吧!不过你别给弄坏了。)

Don't be a party pooper. *party pooper原指“使宴会扫兴的人”。

别打架!

Stop fighting.

Stop fighting. (别打架!)

But he hit me first. (是他先打我的。)

●警告

别动!

Freeze! *“动就开枪!”，语气强烈。

Hey, you, freeze! (喂，说你呢，别动!)

蹲下!

Duck! *上面有危险的东西掉下来时，提醒对方注意“卧倒”、“蹲下”。

You have to duck down here. (你得躲到这儿来。) *还有时间，不太紧急的情况。

举起手来!

Hands up!

Put your hands up!

Hands in the air!

不许动!

Don't move!

Don't make a move!

照我说的去做!

You listen to me!

Do as I said!

趴下!

Get down! *“趴在地上”。

站住!

Halt!

Hold it!

呆在那儿!

Stay where you are! *“有危险，呆在原来的地方”的语气。

往前走!

Move on!

Move!

跪下!

On your knees! *knees “膝盖”。

放手!

Let go of me! *告诉对方松开抓着的手或东西。

Let go!

快逃吧!

Run for your lives!

Let's get out of here!

截住他!

Stop him! *指女性时用stop her。

闭嘴!

Can it! *这是2个词的句子，说快了仿佛一个词。

Shut up! *这是2个词的句子，说快了仿佛一个词。

后退!

Stand back! *“一步也好两步也好，往后退退!”、“从站的地方向后退”。

Step back!

算了吧!

Cut it out!

Stop it!

你被逮捕了。

You're under arrest. *arrest “逮捕”。

手脚分开。

Spread'em! *是Spread them的口语连读形式。them 指“手脚”。

小心!危险!

Heads up!

Look out!

Watch out!

放下!

Drop it! *要对方放下手里拿的东西。比如枪或刀子等的场合下使用。

拿开你的手!

Get your hands off!

趴下!

Stay down!

快溜走吧!

Get lost! *不愿意见到对方或不愿与对方说话的心情。

滚出去。

Get out of here! *四个词常连读。

闪开!

Back off! *当感到对方靠近自己，给自己带来危险时。

Go away! (走远点儿!)

Leave me alone! (让我一个人呆会儿。)

内心表白

●道谢

谢谢!

Thank you. *在欧美日常生活中，不能忘记对别人表示感谢。

Thank you. (谢谢!)

You're welcome. (不客气。)

多谢!

Thanks. *比Thank you.较随便些。

非常感谢!

Thank you very much. *比Thank you.要有礼貌。

Thanks a lot.

Thank you so much.

真是非常感谢。

Much appreciated. Thank you. *appreciate “感激”、“感谢”，多在美国南部使用。

I appreciate it.

谢谢您的好意。

Thanks for your kindness.

That's very nice of you.

That's very kind of you.

How kind of you.

非常感谢你的关怀。

I appreciate your kindness.

I appreciate your kindness. (非常感谢你的关怀。)

Don't mention it. (别客气。)

我无法表达对您的感谢。

I can't thank you enough.

I can't thank you enough. (我无法表达对您的感谢。)

You're quite welcome. (您太客气了。)

真不知如何感谢你的关心。

I can hardly thank you enough for your kindness. *hardly常常和can、could构成否定的形式表示“根本不能……”、“难以……”。和barely意思大致相同。

I have no words to thank you. (不知说什么才能感谢您。)

I can't express how grateful I am. (不知如何表达谢意。)

你帮了我大忙了。

You've been very helpful.

You've been a big help. (你帮我大忙了。)

You've been a great help. (你帮我大忙了。)

谢谢你的帮助。

Thank you for the help.

Thank you for the help. (谢谢你的帮助。)

My pleasure. (没什么。)

Thank you for helping me. (谢谢你对我的照顾。)

I appreciate your help.

耽误您时间，实在对不起。

Thanks for your time.

Thanks for your time. (耽误您时间，实在对不起。)

Don't worry about it. (没关系。)

感谢您为我做的一切。

Thanks for everything.

Thanks for all you've done.

Thank you for all of your kindness.

不管怎么都要谢谢您。

Thank you anyway. *对方虽好意相助，但终究没有起到作用时使用。

Sorry, I don't know. (对不起，我不知道。)

Thank you anyway. (不管怎么都要谢谢您。)

Thanks for offering, but... (谢谢你的建议，但是……)

Thanks for offering, but I have other plans. (谢谢您的建议，可是我们有其他计划。)

哦!那太好了。

How nice!

It's on me. (这次我请客。)

Oh! How nice! (哦!那太好了。)

How lovely! *女性常用。

What a treat!

我欠你的情。

I owe you one.

I'm much obliged. (万分感谢。)*比较礼貌的说法。be obliged表示“感谢，感激”，多在美国南部使用。

I'm in your debt. *in one's debt “向……借过钱”，引申为“受……的恩惠”，比较强调感谢的心情。

谢谢你送给我的礼物。

Thanks a lot for your present.

Thank you for your gift.

您能这样说，我非常感谢。

Thanks for saying so.

I really like your apartment. (我真的喜欢你的公寓。)

Thanks for saying so. (您能这样说，我非常感谢。)

It's nice of you to say so.

谢谢你告诉我。

Thanks for telling me.

You have a run in your stocking. (你的丝袜跳线了。)

Thanks for telling me. (谢谢你告诉我。)

Thanks for letting me know.

非常感谢你等着我。

Thanks for waiting for me.

Sorry to have kept you waiting. (对不起，让你久等了。)

Sorry, I'm late. (对不起，我晚了。)

谢谢你约我出来。

Thanks for asking me out. *ask someone out 一般是“约会”的意思。

Thanks for inviting me. (谢谢您邀请我。)

谢谢你鼓励我。

Thanks for cheering me up. *cheer up “鼓励”、“打起精神”、“鼓足勇气”。

Thank you for making me feel better.

你救了我一命。

You saved my life.

Watch out! Stop! (小心!站住!)

Thanks, you saved my life. (谢谢，你救了我一命。)

谢谢你对我的忠告。

Thanks for warning me.

Thanks for the warning.

Thanks for telling me. (谢谢你告诉我。)

谢谢你不远万里专程跑一趟。

Thanks for coming all the way over here.

Thanks for coming all the way over here. (谢谢你大老远专程跑一趟。)

It was no trouble. (这没什么大不了的。)

谢谢你的来信，你对我太好了。

Thank you for your letter. It was very kind of you.

Thank you for your letter. It was very kind of you. (谢谢你的来信，你对我太好了。)

You're welcome. (这没什么。)

●还礼

不客气。

You're welcome.

Thank you for everything. (感谢您做的一切。)

You're welcome. (不客气。)

My pleasure.

Don't mention it.

No problem.

Not at all.

You're quite welcome.

That's quite alright.

Don't worry about it.

不必客气。

Don't mention it. *这句常用于美国，在英国和澳大利亚则不常使用。

能帮助您，我非常高兴。

I'm glad I could help.

Thanks, you saved my life! (谢谢您救了我一命。)

I'm glad I could help. (能帮助您，我非常高兴。)

●道歉

对不起。

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I made a mistake. (对不起，我弄错了。)

That's all right. (没什么。)

Excuse me. *用于各种情况。如“对不起，您再说一遍”、“对不起……”。

啊!对不起。

Whoops, excuse me. *用于踩了别人的脚等场合。

Ouch! (唉哟!)

Whoops, excuse me. (啊!对不起。)

对不起，请原谅。

Excuse me. *用于一般的道歉。

I beg your pardon. *比较正式的说法。

Oh, sorry.

真的非常抱歉。

I'm awfully sorry.

那件事真对不起。

I'm sorry about that.

这是我的疏忽。

It's my fault. *直截了当地承认自己的错误并致歉的说法。

It's my fault. (这是我的疏忽。)

That's okay. Don't worry about it. (没关系，别太在意。)

I'm to blame. (全怪我。)

哎呀，我弄错了。

Oops. My mistake. *茫然不知所措，不知如何是好或感到很遗憾，对做错的事感到惊讶和表示道歉的心情。Oops是“哎呀!”的语气。

Oops, so sorry. (哎呀，真对不起。)

那事我觉得很抱歉。

I feel bad about it.

I wish it had never happened. *直译“我希望没有发生过那样的事”，即“那事如果没有发生过该多好呀!”

真抱歉，我不能来。

I'm sorry I couldn't come.

I'm sorry I couldn't come. (真抱歉，我不能来。)

That's all right. (没关系。)

前几天真是很抱歉。

I'm sorry about the other day.

Hi, John! (嗨!约翰，你好!)

I'm sorry about the other day. (前几天真是很抱歉。)

请您原谅我的失礼。

Please forgive my rudeness.

A) Please forgive my rudeness. (请您原谅我的失礼。)

B) I'll forgive you. (我原谅你。)*A更口语的说法是I'm sorry I was rude. (很抱歉，我失礼了。)

我不知该怎样向您道歉。

I don't know how to apologize to you. *apologize to...“向……道歉”。

I can't express how sorry I am.

Words can't express how sorry I am.

I have no words to apologize to you.

我并没有那个意思。

I didn't mean that. *mean “打算说/做……”。

真对不起，给您添麻烦了。

I'm sorry to trouble you.

I'm sorry to trouble you. (真对不起，给您添麻烦了。)

That's okay. (没关系。)

实在对不起，让您费心了。

I'm really sorry for troubling you.

I'm really sorry for troubling you. (实在对不起，让您费心了。)

It was nothing. (这没什么。)

抱歉，让您久等了。

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. (抱歉，让您久等了。)

I was about to go home. (我正想要回家呢。)

I'm sorry to be late again. (对不起，我又来晚了。)

Sorry, I'm late again. (对不起，我又迟到了。)

我希望……可是……

I wish I could...

Are you coming to my party? (你能来参加我的晚会吗?)

I wish I could come, but I'm busy on Friday. (我非常想去，可是星期五我很忙。)

●对道歉的回答

没事儿。/别放在心里!

That's all right. *有时连写成That's alright.

I'm sorry. (对不起。)

That's all right. (没事儿。/别放在心里!)

Don't worry about it.

Don't worry.

It's no big deal. (不是什么大不了的事。)

Never mind.

I forgot to bring your book. (我忘了把你的书带来了。)

Never mind. (不必在意。)

下次要多加小心。

Please be more careful next time.

●关心对方

我帮您收大衣吧。

Let me get your coat for you. *主人迎接穿大衣来访的客人时使用。

Let me get your coat for you. (我帮您收大衣吧。)

Thanks. (谢谢。)

别拘束，像在自己家一样吧。

Make yourself at home.

I like your apartment. (我很喜欢您的公寓。)

Make yourself at home. (别客气，像在自己家一样吧。)

很抱歉……

Excuse me. *中途退席时。

One moment, please.

现在您有空吗?

Do you have a minute? *要和对方说话时。

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Are you busy now? (现在你忙吗?)

我能跟您说几句话吗?

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Can I talk to you for a minute? (我能跟您说几句话吗?)

Sure, go ahead. (当然可以，你说吧!)

您先请。

After you.

After you. (您先请。)

Oh, thank you. (噢!谢谢!)

我帮您一把吧!

Can I give you a hand?

Can I give you a hand? (我帮您一把吧!)

That's all right, thanks. (好的，谢谢。)

对不起，我过一下。

Excuse me.

Excuse me. (对不起，我过一下。)

That's all right. (您请。)

我接受你的建议。/就照你说的。

I'll accept your offer.

I'll accept your offer. (我接受你的建议。/就照你说的。)

That's great! (太棒了。)*常用于在工作中。例如在回答类似“我考虑要你做A分店的分店长怎么样?”和“这辆车我想卖5000美元”的问题时，前一种情况意为“我想我可以接受你的建议”，后一种情况可以理解为“好吧，这个价钱我买了。”

对不起，打断一下。

Sorry to interrupt you.

Sorry to interrupt you. (对不起，打断一下。)

Yes? (什么事?)

真抱歉，这么突然。

Sorry for the short notice. *short notice “急的，突然的”。

Sorry for the short notice. (真抱歉，这么突然。)

Don't worry about it. (没关系，不必担心。)

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●表扬

太棒了!

Great!

I got a promotion today. (今天我被提升了。)

Great! (太棒了!)

That's great!

Excellent!

Fantastic! *表示非常高兴，同时又有点儿吃惊的心情。

Wonderful!

约翰你真够出色的!

John is incredible!

John is the greatest! (约翰是个很了不起的人。)

真不错。

Good job! *赞扬对方出色行为时比较随便的说法。

Look! I made this chair. (你看，这是我做的椅子。)

Good job! (真不错!)

You did it!

Well done!

Great!

干得真好!

Way to go! *“太好了”、“真的”，向对方表示惊叹的语气。多用于父母对孩子，意为“你真是个好孩子”。大人之间也常用。

I got 100 points! (我考了100分。)

Way to go! (好样的!)

Right on!

Nice going!

Good going!

All right.

儿子，你真棒!

Well done, son! *例句是对儿子说的，如果是对女儿说，句尾不用加任何词。

My grades went up! (我的成绩提高了!)

Well done, son! (儿子，你真棒!)

恭喜了!

Congratulations!

We ran a race and I was the fastest. (我赛跑得了第一名。)

Congratulations! (是吗?恭喜你了!)

你真了不起!

You were great!

You were great! (你真了不起!)

It was nothing. (这算不了什么。)

You were wonderful!

That was very smart! (你真聪明!)

恭喜你。/干得不错。/真是件好事。

Good for you. *听到好事时的回答。

I've started jogging. (我开始跑步了。)

Good for you! (这真不错。)

My teacher praised me today. (今天老师表扬我了。)

Good for you! (真是件好事。)

I admire you for it!

That's great!

Kenji and I are friends now. (现在我和健二是好朋友。)

That's great. (那太好了。)

That's good (for you)! (太好了!)

真是好孩子。

Good boy.

I cleaned up my room. (我把我的房间打扫干净了。)

Good boy. (真是好孩子。)

Good girl.

多漂亮的裙子呀!

What a nice dress!

我真喜欢你的衬衫。

I like your shirt.

That's a nice shirt.

That shirt looks good on you. (你穿这件衬衫真合适。)

You look good in that shirt. (你穿这件衬衫正合适。)

你的领带真漂亮。

That's a great tie.

That's a great tie. (你的领带真漂亮。)

Do you like it? (你喜欢吗?)

I like your tie. (我喜欢你的领带。)

你有辆好车呀!

You have a nice car.

You have a nice car. (你有辆好车呀!)

It's brand-new. (这可是辆新车呀。)

在哪儿买的?

Where did you buy it?

是在K店买的。

I bought it at the K store.

在特别降价的时候。

It was on sale. *on sale是“降价，减价，甩卖”；for sale是“正在出售的，出售的”。两种用法不同，注意不要混淆。

你看上去真好/真帅。

You look nice.

You look good.

You look pretty. (你真可爱。)

You look great!

对你正合适。

It looks nice on you. *look nice on... “合适……”，“看上去很适合……”。

A) How does it look? (你看怎么样?)

B) It looks nice on you. (对你正合适。)

*A正在试衣服。

这得归功于您呀!

All the credit goes to you. *credit “功绩”、“功劳”、“名誉”。

It's a big hit! (这是一个巨大的成功!)

All the credit goes to you. (这完全都得归功于您呀!)

You deserve all the credit.

非常出色!

Brilliant! *有了让人吃惊的主意或解决了问题时使用。

What do you think of my proposal? (您认为我的提案怎么样?)

It's brilliant! (非常出色!)

That's brilliant!

真是个男子汉!

What a man!

He's a real hero! (他是一个真正的英雄!)

What a man! (真是个男子汉!)

He's a great man!

He's a real man.

真不愧是你，干得好!

Wow, you're on a winning streak. *直译“啊!你连连取胜”，表达“真不愧是你”的语感。

We won again. (我们又赢了。)

Wow, you're on a winning streak. (哇，又赢啦!干得好。)

你的儿子真可爱。

You have a cute son. *是男孩的情况下。

You have a cute son. (你的儿子真可爱。)

Thank you. (谢谢。)*表示女孩子的说法如下。

You have a cute daughter. (你女儿真可爱。)

Thank you. She takes after her mother. (谢谢，她长得像她妈妈。)

您看上去很年轻。

You look young for your age.

You look young for your age. (您看上去很年轻。)

You're the only one who has said that. (只有你一个人这样对我说。)

我非常感谢您为此所做出的努力。

I appreciate your effort very much.

Thank you for your hard work.

真羡慕你。

I envy you.

I'm getting married. (我要结婚了。)

I envy you. (真羡慕你。)

I don't envy you. (我并不羡慕你。)

他对你的评价很高。

He thinks highly of you.

He thinks a lot of you... 这句虽然不是一句正确的英语，但口语常用。

He has a high opinion of you.

我需要一个值得我尊敬的老板。

I need a boss I can look up to. *look up to “尊敬，对人表示尊敬”。

他真有勇气。

He's got guts. *guts还有“内脏”的意思。

So, he complained to his boss. (所以，他向老板发牢骚。)

He's got guts. (他可真敢。)

He's brave.

商谈

●赞成

赞成。

I agree. *比较生硬的说法。

I think it's very important. (我认为这个问题很重要。)

I agree. (我同意。)

I agree with that.

I'm with you. *“对，对”、“很好嘛”、“我赞成”、“OK”。

I'm for it.

I don't agree. (我反对。)

我也这样认为。

I think so, too. *更口语的说法。

Tokyo is too expensive. (东京的物价太贵。)

I think so, too. (我也这样认为。)

好哇!

Anything you say!

Let's see a movie. (我们去看电影吧。)

Anything you say! (好哇!)

I'm with you.

Okay, let's.

You're in charge.

You're the boss.

I agree with you.

没有异议。

No objection!

我不反对。

I don't have any objection to it. *objection “异议”、“反对”、“不服从”、“反对理由”。

What do you think of my proposal? (你觉得我的建议怎么样?)

I don't have any objection to it. (我不反对。)

I have no objection to it.

I don't object to it.

No problem here.

Sounds alright to me.

我觉得那样很好。

That's fine with me.

How's tomorrow? (明天怎么样?)

That's fine with me. (我没问题。)

That sounds good.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

很好!

Fine. *这是种常用的表达方式，表示带有“无可挑剔的”、“不错的”、“好的”等语感。

How was the proposal? (这个建议怎么样?)

Fine. (很好!)

How's everything? (一切都好吗?)

Fine. (很好呀!)

Good.

It's acceptable.

Okay.

那就行了。

That's fair. *用于听到对方给予妥协性的回答时，就对方的意见或行为作出答复，含有“这样才公平、公正”的语气。

How does that sound? (那样行吗?)

That's fair. (那就行了。)

Fair enough.

我也有同样感觉。

You can say that again. *表示“我的看法和你完全一致”，带有同情的语感。

That meeting was awful. (那个会开得真糟糕。)

You can say that again. (我也有同样感觉。)

I'll say.

Definitely.

好像挺有意思。

Sounds like fun. *接受别人的邀请或建议时。

Let's go out! (我们出去玩吧。)

Sounds like fun. (那一定很有意思。)

当然!/一定!

You bet! *完全赞成对方所说的事的语气。

Did you study for the test? (快考试了，你准备了吗?)

You bet. (当然!/一定!)

That is for sure.

You know it.

I'd bet on it.

You can bet on it.

Bet on it.

Of course.

It goes without saying.

That goes without saying.

You betcha. *俚语。

你是反对还是赞成他的主意?

Are you for or against his idea?

好!

Good. *用来向对方表达愉快、批准、同意、满意等心情。

How is it? (这个怎么样?)

Good. (好!)

It's good.

太棒了!

Great! *比good更要强烈地表示“吃惊的、终于可以松一口气的心情”，还带有“得意洋洋”、“心满意足”的语感。

The boss approved my proposal. (老板同意了我的建议。)

Great! (太棒了!)

That's great!

好主意。

Good idea.

Let's do this part first. (我们先做这部分吧!)

Good idea. (好主意。)

Good thinking.

Bad idea. (馊主意。)

你说的有一部分是对的。

What you say is partly right. *partly “部分的”。

Don't you agree? (你同意吗?)

What you say is partly right. (你说的有一部分是对的。)

You are partially correct.

I agree with you partially. (我部分同意。)

●反对

我反对。

I don't agree. *比I can't agree.的语气还要强烈，给人一种直接反对的印象。

I know I'm correct. (我认为我是正确的。)

I don't agree. (我不这样认为。)

I don't agree with that.

I don't agree with you.

I agree. (同意。)

我不能同意。

I can't agree. *“我不能同意你的意见”，比较礼貌的说法。

All politicians are liars. (所有的政治家都是骗子。)

I can't agree. (我不能同意。)

I can't agree with that.

I can't agree with you.

我怀疑。

I doubt it.

Do you think it's true? (你觉得那是真的吗?)

I doubt it. (我怀疑。)

I don't think so.

It's not likely to happen. (才不会发生呢!)

我反对。

Objection!

We found out that he wasn't there. (我们发现他没有在那儿。)

Objection! (我反对。)

I object!

你不是这么说的。

That's not what you said.

You didn't say that.

我无法相信。

I can't buy that! *buy 除了“买”以外，还有“相信”、“承认”的意思。

I'm telling the truth. (我说的都是真的。)

I can't buy that! (我无法相信。)

That doesn't make sense. (那不合乎道理。)

That's ridiculous! (那太荒谬了。)

I refuse to believe that. (我不敢相信。)

馊主意。

Bad idea. *用于不同意对方的提议时。

Let's cheat. (我们糊弄一回吧。)

Bad idea. (馊主意。)

That's a bad idea.

That's not a good idea.

Not a good idea.

Good. (好哇。)

那可不好哦!

No good. *用于否定对方的意图、打算、计划时。是“那样不好”、“不行”的意思。这种表达方式让人觉得说话人有与对方不同的主意。

How is it? (怎么样?)

No good. (那可不好哦!)

That's no good.

Good. (那很好。)

算了吧!

Let's not. *否定、拒绝对方的提议、定义、暗示。

Let's go drinking. (我们去喝酒吧!)

Let's not. (算了吧!)

那怎么可能。

That's impossible. *很有把握时。

He's guilty. (他有罪。)

That's impossible. (那怎么可能。)

Impossible.

That can't be.

那完全是胡说八道。

That's absolute nonsense.

I saw you steal the money. (我看见你偷人家钱了。)

That's absolute nonsense. (那完全是胡说八道。)

Don't be so unreasonable. (别那么不讲道理。)

That's out of the question. (那根本不可能。)

That's quite impossible. (那根本不可能。)

行不通。

It won't work. *意为“好像怎么也不行”、“好像不顺利”、“好像不妥当”，是No good的较正式的表达方式。

I think it's a good idea. (我觉得那是一个好主意。)

It won't work. (恐怕行不通。)

It will work. (看起来不错。)

不总是这样。

Not always.

You always work late. (你总是工作到很晚啊。)

Not always. (不总是这样。)

不是那样。

Not really. *不能同意对方的意见或信息时，有礼貌地加以否定。

Do you want to go out for dinner? (你想不想去外面吃晚饭?)

Not really. (不太想去。)

Was it fun? (有意思吗?)

Not really. (不怎么有意思。)

It must be expensive. (这个一定很贵吧!)

Not really. (也不那么贵。)

Not especially.

●肯定

对，是我。

Yes, I am.

Are you Ms. Tanaka? (您是田中女士吗?)

Yes, I am. (对，是我。)

Oh, yes! (啊，是!) *充分地肯定。

Oh, yeah!

No, I'm not. (不，不是。)

嗯。

Yeah. *非常随便地表示同意。

Do you like movies? (你喜欢看电影吗?)

Yeah. (嗯。)

我想是的。

I think so. *稍带迟疑的肯定，“好像……吧!” “好像听说是……”。

Is John off today? (约翰今天休息?)

I think so. (我想是吧。)

I believe so.

So they say.

So I understand.

I suppose so.

To my understanding.

是的。/对。

Right. *就问题或想法等表示同意、赞成时。“你说得对，完全正确，是那么回事”。

You're from Canada, right? (你是加拿大人，对吧?)

Right. (对。)

That's right.

Yes.

Correct. *“与事实相符”、“没错”、“完全正确”。

That's correct.

You're correct.

That's true.

Wrong. (不对。)

一点儿没错!

Absolutely! *充分肯定的表达方式。“一点儿没错，就是那样”，表示完全认可对方所说的话。

Is that right? (是那么回事吗?)

Absolutely! (一点儿没错!)

Do you want to go? (你想去吗?)

Absolutely! (特想去。)

Definitely.

That's it exactly.

Exactly.

Not exactly. (未必。/不全是。)

一句话，是。

In a word, yes.

Is it true? (是真的吗?)

In a word, yes. (一句话，是。)

Absolutely.

完全和你说的一样。

You're perfectly correct.

What do you think? (你觉得怎么样?)

You're perfectly correct. (我觉得你说的很对。)

You're quite right.

You're absolutely correct.

You're exactly right.

在某种意义上，他是对的。

In a sense he's right.

啊，对啦!

That's it! *正中对方话语、行为的核心，惊讶或高兴时用。

Let's push this button. (摁这个按钮看看。)

That's it! (啊，对啦!)

Let's try this way. (用这个方法试一试。)

That's it! (啊，对啦!)

That's a winner.

Sounds like a winner.

That's not it. (啊，不对。)

正是!

You got it. *直译是“我说的话你正确地理解了”。

Do you mean this one? (你的意思是这个?)

You got it. (正是!)

You've got it.

That's right.

You know it.

你说到点子上了。

Your answer is to the point. *Your answer is very to the point. 加上very后，句中就含有“确实掌握了要点”的语感。

We should fire him. (我们应该解雇他。)

Your answer is to the point. (你说到点子上了。)

That's a very straightforward answer.

应该是吧。

I bet.

It's true. (这是真的。)

I bet. (应该是的。)

①那好吧，拜托您了!/那谢谢了。②为什么不行?

Why not? *Why not? 有两种意思。(1)accepting (接受承诺)在别人的建议下回答“麻烦您……”，作“谢谢。”时使用。(2) questioning (询问理由)是询问“为什么不行?”的。

1) Would you like some more? (您还想再要点儿吗?)

Why not? (好的。)

No reason not to.

Sure.

Thanks.

No problem.

2) You can't see your friends today. (今天你不能去见你的朋友。)

Why not? (为什么不行?)

对啰!

Bingo! *俚语。表达类似“说对了!”、“猜中了!”的意想不到的喜悦心情。

You play tennis, right? (你打网球是不是?)

Bingo! (对呀!你说对了。)

说得对!说得好!

Hear, hear! *对演讲人说出的重大的事情表示充分赞成的表达方式。

We should lower taxes! (应该减少税金。)

Hear, hear! (说得对!说得对!)

是，先生。

Yes, sir. *对男性。

Yes, ma'am. *对女性。

I'd like a wake-up call, please. (请提供叫早服务。)

Yes, sir. (是，先生。)

No, sir./No, ma'am. (不，不对。) *用于工作中的有礼貌的说法。

确实是这样。

No doubt. *对别人的意见表示完全同意、赞成时。意为“毫无疑问”、“确实是这样”。

It's a hard job. (那是份很辛苦的工作。)

No doubt. (确实是这样。)

No doubt about it.

You said it. *比较随便的说法。

You can say that again. *比较随便的说法。

That's doubtful. (那是使人怀疑的。)

当然可以。

Fair enough. *因为fair“公平、公正的”是enough“足够、充分的”，所以意思是“很公平的”、“不得不同意对方的意见”。

I'll help you after dinner, okay? (晚饭以后我再帮你，行吗?)

Fair enough. (当然行!)

That's fair.

That's reasonable.

恐怕就是这样了。

I'm afraid so. *一种将不愉快的事情或对方不想听到的事情告诉对方并表示同情的语感。“很遗憾是这样”、“恐怕是这样”。

Did you lose your wallet? (你丢了钱包?)

I'm afraid so. (好像是。)

Do I have to do it again? (我还得重新干吗?)

I'm afraid so. (恐怕就是这样了。)

你的意见有道理。

Your opinion is reasonable. *reasonable “有道理的”、“合乎情理的”、“合理的”。

I don't think it's a good idea. (我觉得那不是个好主意。)

Your opinion is reasonable. (你的意见有道理。)

Your opinion stands to reason.

That's a reasonable opinion.

Your opinion is unreasonable. (你的意见没道理。)

如果你说是的话，那就是吧。

If you say so.

I'm telling the truth. (我在说事实。)

If you say so. (如果你说是的话，那就是吧。)

据我所知，是的。

Yeah, as far as I know.

Is he coming? (他来吗?)

Yeah, as far as I know. (来，据我所知。)

Yeah, as far as I can tell.

Yes, to the best of my knowledge. *恭敬的说法。

Yes, I think so. (对，我想是的。)

我这就做。

I'm going to.

Have you finished your homework yet? (你已经做完作业了吧?)

I'm going to. (我这就做。)

●否定

不，没有。

No, I'm not.

You're lying. (你在说谎。)

No, I'm not. (不，没有。)

Yes, I am. (对。)

不对。

Wrong. *这是种非常强烈的否定表达方式，所以最好考虑使用场合。

You're from Canada, right? (你是加拿大人吧?)

Wrong. (不，不对。)

Right. (对。)

那是不对的。

That's not right. *反对或不同意对方的意见时使用的口语表达方式。

Go this way. (走这条路。)

No, that's not right. (不，那么走不对。)

That's not correct.

Correct. (对，是这样。)

你的想法根本上就是错误的。

Your idea is fundamentally wrong. *fundamentally “根本地”、“本质上地”。

Everyone lies. There is nothing wrong with it. (大家都撒谎，这没什么不好的。)

Your idea is fundamentally wrong. (你的想法根本上就是错误的。)

There is something fundamentally wrong with your idea.

Your idea lacks morals. (你的想法真缺德。)

我不是那个意思。

That's not what I mean.

Are you saying you're better than I am? (你是说你比我出色吗?)

That's not what I mean. (我不是那个意思。)

I didn't mean that.

You misunderstood me. (你误会我了。)

哪儿有的事儿。/当然不是。

Certainly not. *比较正式的说法。强烈地否定对方所指责或暗示的事情。

Did you cheat? (你骗人了吧?)

Certainly not. (哪儿有的事儿。/当然不是。)

Of course not. *否定的答案是显而易见的，根本无须发问时使用。

Of course. (当然。)

没有，从来没有。

No, never.

Haven't you been abroad? (你还没去过外国吗?)

No, never. (没有，从没去过。)

不，一点儿都不。

No, not a bit.

Aren't you tired? (你不累吗?)

No, not a bit. (不，一点儿都不累。)

肯定不对!

No way! *用来强烈否定对方的主张和申诉。

I think she's pregnant. (我觉得她怀孕了。)

No way! (绝对不会。)

Never. (绝对不是那么回事。)

Definitely not!

Absolutely not!

Absolutely. (绝对一点儿没错。)

怎么可能呢?

How can that be?

I can't find my wallet. (我找不到我的钱包了。)

How can that be? (怎么可能呢?)

How could that be?

That's impossible.

How can it be true?

在这一点上我们意见分歧。

We don't agree on this point.

我没说那个。

I'm not talking about that.

..., but he's rich. (……可他有钱吧!)

I'm not talking about that. (我没说那个。)

What I'm saying is another matter.

That's not what I'm talking about.

这个嘛……!

Uh-uh. *非常随便的否定说法。在熟悉的同伴中使用。

Are you free tonight? (今晚你有空吗?)

Uh-uh. (这个嘛……)

Uh-huh. (嗯。)

那样不行。

That won't do.

他呀，不行。

He won't do.

那也太没道理了。

That makes no sense.

He got a promotion. (他升官了。)

That makes no sense. (那也太没道理了。)

That doesn't make sense.

Makes sense. (可以理解/合乎情理。)

That makes sense. (这事儿可以理解/合乎道理。)

不是我。

Not me. *当被指责“你干了……吧!”或“你说了……吧!”时给予的回答。“我没做。”“我没说。”较随便的口语说法。

Who broke my coffee cup? (谁把我的咖啡杯给打碎了?)

Not me. (不是我。)

It wasn't me.

I didn't do it. (我没干那事。)

I didn't say that. (我没说那事。)

I'm innocent. (我是清白的。)

我否认。

I deny that. *正式的说法。在受到指责，否认其申述或陈述时。

I heard you say it. (我听你这么说的。)

I deny that. (我否认。)

●含糊其辞的回答

也许吧。

Maybe. *虽然有可能性，但较接近于No, 概率只在40%左右，让人听上去是否定的语气。与perhaps同义。possibly更拘泥于形式，但同样含有消极的语感。probably的可能性较大，语感积极，概率在80%到90%左右，给对方以肯定的，即Yes的感觉。

Can you finish the report by Friday? (星期五之前你能写完那篇报告吗?)

Maybe. (也许吧。)

It may possibly rain, but it will probably be sunny again. (也许下雨，但可能过会儿又会晴了。)

Possibly.

Perhaps.

Probably.

不完全。

Not exactly. *“不能说完全是那样”、“不能断定就是那样”的意思。

Do you agree? (你同意吗?)

Not exactly. (不完全同意。)

Not quite.

可能是吧。

I guess so. *不能明确断定，“好像是”、“是吧”等推测的表达方式。

Don't you think Japanese people are healthier? (你不觉得日本人更健康些吗?)

I guess so. (可能是吧!)

I suppose so.

也许是真的吧。

It might be true. *听上去是不太肯定，接近于No (不)的感觉。

Do you think it's true? (你觉得那是真的吗?)

It might be true. (也许是真的吧。)

It's possible.

可能会吧。

It could be. *听对方说了许多之后，自己也觉得“可能会吧”时使用。

What do you think? (你觉得怎么样?)

It could be true. (也许吧!)

That could be.

That could be true.

我不太清楚。

I'm not sure. *没把握说时，或不知道时。

Is he in the office now? (他现在在办公室吗?)

I'm not sure. (我不太清楚。)

I'm not certain.

I can't say for sure.

但愿是这样。

I hope you're right.

It'll be sunny tomorrow. (明天是个好天吧。)

I hope you're right. (但愿是这样。)

有那么点儿。

Sort of.

Is your dog big? (你的狗大吗?)

Sort of. (说大也大吧!)

Kind of.

差不多吧!

It's something like that.

Is this it? (是这个吗?)

Yeah, it's something like that. (嗯，差不多吧。)

That's about it.

That'll do.

That's about right.

那得看情况。

It depends.

Don't you think you can save more money in Tokyo? (你不觉得在东京能攒更多的钱吗?)

It depends. (那得看情况。) *on a case by-case basis “基于具体情况”。

That depends.

也许是，也许不是。

Maybe yes, maybe no. *虽然有话要说，但又不想让对方明白时。

Are you going to ask him? (你打算去问他吗?)

Maybe yes, maybe no. (也许问，也许不问。)

但愿如此。

Hopefully. *表达虽然无法约定，但仍渴望能够实现的心情。

Can you play tomorrow? (明天能去比赛吗?)

Hopefully. (但愿能去。)

I hope so.

不能保证。

There's no guarantee. *带有也许不可能一切顺利的语感， 但可以感觉到成功的概率很高。

Will it make money? (能挣大钱吗?)

There's no guarantee. (不能保证。)

I can't guarantee it.

我想是的。

I think so. *可以用于各种场合。表达“我想是的”、“是那样”的语感。

Will it rain today? (今天会下雨吗?)

I think so. (我想会吧。)

我说不好。

I can't say. *不愿意说出秘密或不足以提出意见时。

Do you know where they are? (你知道他们在哪儿吗?)

I can't say. (我说不好。)

I couldn't say.

I can't say for certain.

I can't say for sure.

I couldn't say for certain.

也是也不是。

Yes and no. *无法断定是“是”还是“不是”时。

Are the people friendly? (那些人都很友善吗?)

Yes and no. (也是也不是。)

Fifty-fifty. *俚语。

喜忧参半。/一半一半。

Half and half. *表示不能断言好还是不好，无法确定的心情。同时有向对方表示事情进展得不顺利、搁浅的语感。

Is that new plan effective? (那个新计划有效果吗?)

Half and half. (嗯，难说。)

我会试试。

I'll try. *“试试”、“努力”。

Can you find him? (你能找到他吗?)

I'll try. (我会试试。)

I'll do my best.

I'll try to.

怎么说呢。

It's difficult to say. *用于难以立刻回答时。

Is your boss nice to you? (你的老板对你好吗?)

It's difficult to say. (怎么说呢。)

It's hard to say.

还可以更好点。

Could be better. *考虑到对方的心情，避免给予对方否定的回答。“还有发展的余地”、“不能说是最好的”。

Is he a good salesman? (他是个很好的推销员吗?)

Could be better. (还可以更好点。)

他给我的回答很含糊。

He gave me an ambiguous answer. *ambiguous “可以有两种以上理解的，模棱两可的”。

His answer was very vague.

He wasn't very clear.

●保留意见

让我想想。

Let me think about it.

So, you should buy it now. (所以，你应该现在就买。)

Let me think about it. (让我想想。)

Give me time to think it over.

请给我点儿时间考虑。

I need some time to think it over.

I need more time to think about it.

我会考虑的。

I'll consider it. *正式的说法。表达不能马上回答时，有“请给我时间考虑”、“让我考虑考虑”的语感。

Do you like my idea? (你接受我的建议吗?)

I'll consider it. (我会考虑的。)

我考虑考虑吧。

I'll think about it. *比I'll consider it.的说法更随便，比直接拒绝语气要缓和。

Will you come to my party? (你来参加我的晚会吗?)

I'll think about it. (我考虑考虑吧。)

I'll sleep on it. *俚语。

I'll give it some thought.

我得琢磨琢磨。

I'll think it over.

Will you approve the proposal? (你同意我的计划吗?)

I'll think it over. (我得琢磨琢磨。)

请给我一个晚上的时间考虑。

Let me sleep on it.

Please give me a raise. (请给我涨工资。)

Let me sleep on it. (请给我一个晚上的时间考虑。)

我得研究研究。

I'll see what I can do.

We need longer breaks. (我们的休假有必要再长一些。)

I'll see what I can do. (我得研究研究。)

●提出、询问意见

你呢?

How about you? *回答了别人的问题后，用这句反问对方，有助于对话的顺利进行。

I like New York in June. How about you? (我喜欢6月的纽约，你呢?)

Me, too. (我也是。)

What about you?

你觉得呢?

What do you think? *用来询问“怎么样?”、“你的意见呢?”

What do you think? (你觉得呢?)

I think it's all right. (我觉得没关系。)

What do you say?

How about it?

What do you think?

What's your answer?

你的意见呢?

What's your opinion?

What's your viewpoint?

What's your point of view?

你的建议呢?

What's your suggestion?

What do you suggest?

还有别的吗?

What else?

Anything else?

What's left?

Missing anything?

什么问题都可以。

Any question will do. *催促别人提问时“请提问题吧”。

Ask anything.

你有什么建议吗?

What do you recommend?

What do you think is the best?

你不这样认为吗?

Don't you think so? *征求对方同意。

Can't you see it?

你同意吗?

Do you agree? *比较正式的说法。

给我一个明确的答复。

Give me a definite answer. *definite “明确的”。

I want a definite answer. (我希望得到明确的答复。)

I need a definite answer. (我需要一个明确的答复。)

“是”还是“不是”?

Is it “yes” or “no”?

Yes, or no?

这可不算答复。

It doesn't answer my question.

That's no answer.

That's not what I want to know. (这不是我想知道的事情。)

You didn't answer my question. (你没有回答我的问题。)

你没有希望赢。

You don't stand a chance. *stand a chance “有可能性”。

I'm running for mayor. (我的目标是成为市长。)

You don't stand a chance. (你没有希望赢。)

我已经忍无可忍了。

It's the last straw. *It's the last straw.是句谚语，出自The last straw breaks the camel's back. 意思是往骆驼身上放稻草，放得太多时，就是一根也会把骆驼的脊背压断。即忍耐超过了限度，就会爆发。

That's it.

It's the end.

It's the limit.

I can't take it anymore.

让我听听您的直言。

Let me hear your candid opinion. *candid “直率的，不客气的”。

Please tell me what you honestly think.

你有什么更好的主意吗?

Can you think of anything better?

Have you got a better idea?

有什么不满意的吗?

Any complaints? *complaint“不平”、“不满意”、“抱怨的原因”。

Any complaints? (有什么不满意的吗?)

No, I'm satisfied. (没有，我心满意足。)

Do you have any complaints to make?

Do you have anything to complain about?

你不满意什么?

What is your complaint?

What are your complaints?

What are you dissatisfied with?

我是个有气量的人。

I'm fairly broad-minded. *broad-minded “心胸宽阔，宽宏大量”。

这是一个难得的机会。

That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon. *once in a blue moon “稀少的，很少”。

I went out with a gorgeous girl last night.(我昨天晚上和一个非常漂亮的姑娘约会了。)

That kind of chance comes once in a blue moon. (这是一个难得的机会。)

照我的想法……

In my opinion...

What do you think? (你认为如何?)

In my opinion, we need to cut costs. (我的想法是，我们必须减少经费。)*有人用According to my opinion...， 这种表达方式是错误的。

I think...

我的意思是……

What I meant was...

Do you mean fire people? (你的意思是要裁人?)

No, what I meant was we need to use cheaper materials. (不，我的意思是必须使用更便宜的材料。)

What I wanted to say was...

我想是的。

I think so.

我想不是。

I don't think so.

我认为这要看个人的看法。

I think it is a matter of opinion.

I think that depends on one's opinion.

那并不重要。

It's not important.

那是个好主意。

That's a good idea.

那是胡说。

That's not true.

对了/没错!

That's right!

我可负担不起。

I can't afford it.

值得一看。

It's worth a look.

这不，你看……

You see... *非常随便的说法。

Why? (为什么?)

You see, we need to stay competitive. (你看，我们必须在竞争中坚持住。)

The reason is...

我可跟你说清楚。

Let's get this straight. *“我得先把话说清楚”、 “这点我可告诉你” 这样引起对方的注意力之后，表达自己的意见才有效果。

Let's get this straight, I'm the boss. (我得先说清楚，我是老板。)

Yes, sir. (是的，先生。)

我是不会做那种事儿的。

I would not do that.

I would not do that. (我是不会做那种事儿的。)

I believe you. (我相信你。)

I wouldn't do that.

I wouldn't ever do that. (我是绝对不会做那种事儿的。)

I'm not the kind of person who would do that. (我不是做那种事的人。)

还有更厉害的呢。

You ain't seen nothing yet. *按正确的语法关系来说，应该是You haven't seen anything yet.直译是“你还有很多没看到呢”。

A) Shibuya is very crowded. (涉谷人多得要命。)

B) You ain't seen nothing yet. You should see Shinjuku. (你没看到更厉害的呢，你去新宿看看。)*美国朋友A来到日本。

不要画蛇添足了。

Let's leave well enough alone. *直译是“这样就很好了，保持别动了”。表示“这种状态就很好，所以如果再修改的话就会画蛇添足”。

One more hand. (再玩一次吧。)

Let's leave well enough alone. (这样就行了，到此为止吧!)*玩扑克游戏时。

Let's quit while we're ahead.

Let's not try to improve the results. *这种表达方式不常使用。

肯定是我的幻觉。

It must be my imagination. *imagination “空想”、“想像”。

从长远来看……

In the long run,...

Tax cuts are a good idea. (减税是个好主意。)

But, in the long run, it's not good for the country. (但从长远来看，对国家没有什么好处。)

●叙述、询问理由

为什么?

Why?

I forgot to lock the door. (我忘了锁门了。)

Why? (为什么?)

为什么?

How come? *比why?还要口语。

I didn't like the movie. (我不喜欢那部电影。)

How come? (为什么?)

你怎么会那么想呢?

What makes you think that?

I think she's in love with you. (我想她爱上你了。)

What makes you think that? (你怎么会那么想呢?)

Why do you say that?

Why do you think that?

告诉我为什么。

Tell me why.

What's the reason? (理由是什么?)

是怎么发生的?

How did it happen?

My car broke down. (我的汽车出故障了。)

How did it happen? (是怎么回事?)

How did that happen?

你干吗要去做这种事呢?

What are you doing this for? *当不明白对方为什么要做毫无理由的事情的时候使用。

Why are you doing this?

What's the reason you're doing this?

Why are you doing something like this? (你干吗要干这样的事呢?)

你为什么干那样的事呢?

Why did you do that?

Why did you do that? (你为什么干那样的事呢?)

I didn't know I wasn't supposed to. (我不知道不能这样做。)

What made you do that?

Why did you do something like that?

How could you?

How could you do that?

是什么原因呢?

What causes it? *cause“成为……的原因”、“引起”。

The river is getting dirty. (那条河越来越脏。)

What causes it? (为什么会这样呢?)

What causes it? (是什么原因?)

Air pollution. (由于空气污染。)

What is it caused by?

请给我解释一下。

Explain it to me.

You'd better start explaining.

为什么不行?

Why not? *在被对方否定时，反驳对方“为什么不行?”，还含有“当然可以”、“同意”的意思。

You can't wear the red pants. (你不能穿那条红裤子。)

Why not? They're my favorite. (为什么不能?这是我最喜欢的裤子。)

Why can't I?

Is there a reason? (有理由吗?)

你怎么那么高兴?

What are you so happy about?

What are you so happy about? (你怎么那么高兴?)

It's a wonderful day. (今天是最棒的一天。)

You seem especially happy today. (你今天显得特别高兴。)

What makes you so happy? *更随意的说法。

为了什么?

What for?

I made this big box! (我做了个这么大的箱子。)

What for? (干什么用?)For what?

What is this for? (这个用来干嘛?)

为了谁?

For who?

I bought this gift today. (今天我买了一份礼物。)

For who? (给谁买的?)

Who is it for?

你旅行的目的是什么?

What's the purpose of your visit? *出境游时，边防检查官的问话。

What brought you here? (你为什么来这儿?)

没有理由不让做吧。

No reason not to.

Why do you want to do that? (你为什么想做那件事?)

No reason not to. (没有理由不让做吧。)

Why not?

What's wrong with it?

Why shouldn't I?

你怎么在这儿?

Why are you here? *根据说话方式的不同，有时会让对方听起来不礼貌。

我告诉你为什么……

I'll tell you why...

This is the reason why...

总之，是这么回事儿。

In brief, it's like this. *比较随便的说法，用在说出重点之前。虽然不是正式的说法，但可用于所有情况。

In short, it's like this.

In a word, it's like this.

To sum up, it's like this.

它的由来是这样的……

It started like this...

How did Edison make the light bulb? (爱迪生是怎样发明灯泡的呢?)

It started like this... (它的由来是这样的……)

This is its history...

This is the way it began...

原来如此!

That's why! *比较随便的说法。

Why doesn't it work? (为什么不动呢?)

You have to turn it on first. (你得先打开开关。)

Oh, that's why! (哦，是这样啊!)

所以……

That's why...

That's why I like her. (所以我喜欢她。)

I see. (我明白了。)

●指出错误

我觉得你错了。

I think you're mistaken.

I think you've been misled.

你错了。

You're wrong.

That man is Mr. Smith. (那位是史密斯先生。)

You're wrong. He's Mr. Sheehan. (你错了，他是希恩先生。)

You're incorrect.

那是谁的错呀?

Whose fault is that? *含有责备对方的语感。

Whose fault is it?

Who's to blame?

吃不着葡萄就说葡萄是酸的(还嘴硬!)

I think it's sour grapes. *sour grapes是意为“酸葡萄”、“不认输”的惯用表达方式。它来自有名的伊索寓言。“狐狸看到树上长满了诱人的葡萄，可是怎么也够不着时，就说那葡萄是酸的，算了吧。”狐狸嘴硬，但却不得不死心。

I think it's a case of sour grapes.

那随你的便。

That's up to you. *up to... 表示“随……的便”、“由……决定”。

Should I buy a red car or a blue car? (我是买红色的汽车还是买蓝的?)

That's up to you. (那就随便你喽。)

You choose.

You decide.

你没说到点儿上。

That's not the point.

He's poor because he's lazy. (他很穷是因为他很懒。)

That's not the point. (你没说到点儿上。)

That's not the issue.

That's not what I'm talking about.

对不起，那是我的。

Excuse me. That's mine. *当发现别人错拿走什么东西时使用。

That doesn't belong to you. (那不是你的。)

Excuse me, that's not yours. (对不起，那不是你的。)

I think that belongs to me. (我想那是我的。)

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