7.While I remember…
交談時(shí),你可能會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)換話題,不要只說(shuō)“By the way”,實(shí)際上,“To change the subject”、“Before I forget”、“While I remember”、“Mind you”都是既地道又受歡迎的表達(dá)。
8.I got it。遇到你不懂的問(wèn)題時(shí)可別不懂裝懂,“I know”可能是被中國(guó)人用得最多,而最不被美國(guó)人接受的一句話。當(dāng)一個(gè)美國(guó)教師向你解釋某個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí),你如果連說(shuō)兩遍“I know”,我敢保證,他不會(huì)再跟你說(shuō)什么了。用“I got it。”就順耳得多,要是不懂就說(shuō)“I’m not clear about it。”。不過(guò)如果你會(huì)說(shuō)“It’s past my understanding。”或“It’s beyond me。”,你的教師一定會(huì)驚訝不已的。
無(wú)限擴(kuò)展:
1.I’m supposed to go on a diet/get a raise。我應(yīng)該節(jié)食/漲工資。
2.The meeting was scheduled for two hours,but it is not over yet。會(huì)議原定兩個(gè)小時(shí),不過(guò)現(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有結(jié)束。
3.Would you care to see it/sit down for a while?你要不要看/坐一會(huì)呢?
4.Do you mind if I take tomorrow off?你介意我明天請(qǐng)假嗎?
5.I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out。我恐怕這事不會(huì)成的。
6.Is everything under control?一切都在掌握之中嗎?
7.It really depends on who is in charge。那純粹要看誰(shuí)負(fù)責(zé)了