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?