每天10分钟日常英语口语
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第3章 从早到晚(2)

Dexter: Well, it's getting light out, so I thought I could just...

EmmA: You should go if you want to go. It's very poignant.

Dexter: Really I just thought you might wanna get some sleep. I don't have to go.

EmmA: No, no, go. I'm not bothered. Sneak off.

德克斯特:你上哪儿去?

艾玛:我就是去刷个牙。你知道,烈酒、香烟那些味道……

德克斯特:我不介意的。

艾玛:我介意。听着,一下就好,我不在的时候可不许自个儿玩哦。

德克斯特:什么鬼东西?

艾玛:没事的,集中注意力,冷静别搞砸了!噢,你这就要走了?

德克斯特:那个,天快亮了,所以我想我应该……

艾玛:你想走就走吧,只是有点伤人罢了。

德克斯特:我只是觉得你可能会想好好睡一觉,我不是非走不可。

艾玛:不,不,你走吧。别顾虑我,赶紧溜吧。

——《一天》(One Day)

Unit 3 你好,全世界——出门离家

OOPS! NG 场景!

对于忙碌的上班族来说,早上起来注定是一番慌乱的景象。每个人的早晨几乎都是在“晚起”和“忙乱”中度过,然后在“迟到”的催促中急急忙忙地出门。早上的每一分钟都显得那么珍贵,有没有?你有没有一边嘴里叼着面包,一边说“我走了,拜拜”的经历呢?

一句话告别NG

在国外,即使再匆忙出门时也会给家人一个告别之吻。当然你也可以直接跟家人说:

I'm leaving. Bye everybody!

不NG必备词

hurry up 快点

give sb. a ride 开车送某人

schedule 行程

lock the door 锁门

pick up 接送

traffic jam 交通堵塞

wait for 等待

in a hurry 立即

in time 及时

take out the trash 倒垃圾

get stuck in 陷入

get ready for 为某事做准备

不NG必备句

迟到催促

眼看上班要迟到了,你还在磨蹭!催促家人行动快点儿,你可以这样说。

● Hurry up, Honey! You'll be late!

快点,亲爱的!你要迟到了!

● Do you know how late you are?

你知道你晚多久了吗?

● I'll be outside waiting for you.

我在外面等你。

● Oh no! It's too late!

噢,不会吧!太晚了!

● I think I have to give you a ride.

我想我得开车送你了。

家人叮嘱

家人永远会在出门的时候送上唠叨而甜蜜的叮嘱,虽然每天都重复同样的话,但一样感觉很温暖。

● Aren't you forgetting anything?

没忘了什么东西吧?

● Don't run. Walk slowly.

不要跑,慢慢走。

● Did you lock the door?

你锁门了吗?

● Don't forget to take out the trash.

别忘了扔垃圾。

● Don't forget your portfolio.

别忘了带公文包。

告别家人

临出门你会用到这样的句子。

● I'm leaving. Bye mom!

我走了,妈妈再见!

● Mind/Watch your step.

路上当心。

● Please be careful.

请当心。

● Have a nice trip!

一路平安!

出门准备的常用英语表达

Let's hit the road! 走吧!

Shall we go? 我们可以走了吗?

Are you all set? 好了吗?

Let's get going. 我们走吧。

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

不NG实景对话

● What kind of clothes should I wear?

我穿什么样的衣服好呢?

A: Do you want to go to Mike's party?

你想去参加迈克的聚会吗?

B: Yeah, what kind of clothes should I wear?

是的,我穿什么样的衣服好呢?

还可以说 What kind of outfit should I wear?

What should I wear?

● I'm in a hurry! 我得赶紧走了!

A: Just stay for one more cup of coffee.

再喝杯咖啡再走吧。

B: I really can't! I'm in a hurry!

真的不行!我得赶紧走了!

还可以说 I have to rush!

I don't have any time!

● Did you forget anything? 你没忘什么东西吧?

A: I'm ready. Let's go.

我准备好了,走吧。

B: Did you forget something?

你没忘什么东西吧?

A: Oh right. The keys.

噢,对了,忘拿钥匙了。

● Take your umbrella with you. 带上雨伞吧。

A: OK, I'm leaving for work.

好了,我要去上班了。

B: It's supposed to rain today. Take your umbrella with you.

今天会下雨,带上雨伞吧。

还可以说 Don't forget an umbrella. 不要忘记带雨伞。

● Are you running late today? 你今天会回来得晚吗?

A: Alright, I'm headed for work. 好吧,我去上班了。

B: Are you running late today? 你今天会回来得晚吗?

A: No, I'll be home in time for dinner. 不会,我会赶上吃晚饭的。

还可以问 Are you going to be late today?

Are you behind schedule?

● I'll go pick you up later. 我晚点会去接你。

A: Will you be home when I come back? 我回家的时候,你会在家吗?

B: I'll go pick you up later. 我晚点会去接你。

像老外一样张口即来

情景对话

Jenny: When's that application due?

Dan: Monday. Noah Shapiro's helping me choose which stories to submit.

Jenny: What happened to that Jeremiah Harris guy?

Dan: He, uh, well, after he fired me, I went ahead and sent my story to Shapiro anyway, and he —— he -he loved it.

Jenny: That's great! Why haven't you told me any of this?

Dan: Well, I've barely seen you. You're always off at your internship. Hey. You have French first period. Aren't you gonna be late?

Jenny: Uh. Uh, we have a sub, and he always starts late, so...

Dan: Okay. Well, I'm really late for Italian, so ciao, sorella mia.

Jenny: Hi. Laurel? Yeah, it's me. Sorry. I got stuck in traffic. I'll see you at Eleanor's in five, okay?

詹尼:申请什么时候截止?

丹:星期一。诺亚·夏皮罗会帮我决定该送哪篇文章去。

詹尼:那个耶利米·哈里斯怎么办?

丹:他,呃,嗯,他炒掉我之后,我坚持己见还是把我的文章寄给了夏皮罗,他……他……他很喜欢。

詹尼:那太好了!你怎么都不告诉我呢?

丹:哦,我很少见到你啊,你老是在忙你的实习。嘿,你第一节有法语课,想要迟到吗?

詹尼:呃,呃,我们的老师是代课老师,他总是迟一点才开始讲课,所以……

丹:好吧。哦,不过我的意大利语课快迟到了,那就再见,我的小妹妹。

詹尼:嗨,劳雷尔?是,是我。抱歉啊,路上堵车了,我们5点在埃莉诺那儿碰面,好吗?

——《绯闻女孩》(Gossip Girl)

Unit 4 小问候里有大学问——日常问候

OOPS! NG 场景!

中国人常会说“吃了吗?”“要上哪儿去啊?”等来打招呼,可对西方人来说,如果你直接问对方Where are you going?或Have you had your meal?老外一定会感到尴尬,甚至不快。因为在西方人眼中这种问话是一种“盘问”,他们常用“What's up? (近来如何啊?)”来打招呼。

一句话告别NG

如果你厌倦了上面提到的那种千篇一律的打招呼方式,想要一种地道、简单的方式来打招呼,就可以说:

Hi, there!

不NG必备词

run into 偶然遇到

coincidence 巧合

family 家人

radiant 容光焕发的

great/excellent 精彩的

exhausted 疲惫的

trouble 麻烦

nod 点头

greeting 招呼,问候

business 生意

good/fine/nice 不错

come around 过来

pleasant/lovely 愉快的

不NG必备句

见面打招呼

不管是早上、中午还是傍晚,见到熟人或者朋友,你可以这样说。

● Nice to meet you.

很高兴见到你。(正式场合)

● Hello! /Hi! /Hey!

你好!(非正式场合)

● Good morning/Morning.

早上好。

● Good afternoon/evening.

下午/晚上好。

● Good night.

晚安。

● How are you doing?

你好吗?

询问近况

许久不见的朋友见面了,想了解朋友的近况如何?可以这样表示对对方的关切。

● How was your day?

今天过得怎么样?

● How's it going?

最近怎么样?

● What's happening?

最近在忙什么呢?

● How's it going?

一切都好吗?

● How's everything at home?

家里一切还好吗?

● How's your family?

家人还好吗?

● You look great.

你看上去不错。

过得不错

如果你的近况不错,或者最近比较烦,你可以这样说。

● Very well.

很好。

● Quite well.

非常好。

● Not much!

还好啦!

● Just so so.

一般一般。

● Bearing up, bearing up.

马马虎虎。

● It's a long story.

一言难尽。

● Tired!

很累!

日常问候小短句

How's everything? 一切都好?

What's up? 近况如何?

What's new? 有什么新鲜事?

Long time no see. 好久不见。

不NG实景对话

● Good to see you. 见到你很高兴。

A: Good to see you. 见到你很高兴。

B: Same to you. 我也是。

还可以说 Likewise.

Same here.

● How's your work? 工作怎样?

A: How's your work? 工作怎样?

B: Same as usual. 跟往常一样。

还可以说 How's your job?

● Nothing new. 没什么特别的。

A: How have you been doing?

你过得怎么样?

B: Nothing new. 没什么特别的。

还可以说 Same as always.

Same as before.

Same as ever.

Same as usual.

Like always.

● What have you been up to?

你最近在忙些什么?

A: What have you been up to?

你最近在忙些什么?

B: Nothing special. 没什么特别的。

还可以说 What's new with you?

What's been going on?

What's happening?

● How about you? 你怎么样呢?

A: I'm good. How about you?

我很好。你怎么样呢?

B: Excellent. 很棒。

● I'm worn out. 累死了!

A: How was your day?

今天过得如何?

B: I'm worn out. 累死了!

还可以说 I'm exhausted!

I can't keep my eyes open.

像老外一样张口即来

情景对话

A: I'm home.

B: How did it go today, honey?

A: Pretty much the usual.

B: You went to the party, didn't you?