乘务员 Excuse me. What would you like to eat, Chinese food or Western food?
打扰一下,请问您早餐要吃中餐还是西餐?
乘客 What are you serving for the Chinese breakfast?
中式早餐有什么?
乘务员 Rice porridge
白粥。
乘客 And the western style breakfast?
西式早餐呢?
乘务员 Fried eggs with ham.
火腿肠煎蛋。
乘客 I'll take the western style breakfast, please make it a double.
那给我来西式早餐吧,双份。
莉莉 What would you like to eat?
你想吃什么?
艾丽丝 I'd like an egg soup.
我要一个蛋汤。
莉莉 Anything else?
还要别的吗?
艾丽丝 No, I don't have much of an appetite today.
不要了,今天没什么胃口。
莉莉 What about steamed fish? It's light.
来个清蒸鱼吧,清淡。
艾丽丝 That sounds good.
听起来不错。
莉莉 Yeah. I like it a lot.
嗯。我可喜欢吃了。
It is a shame!这是一句可以用在许多适当情况的口语 (Catch-all phrase),是表示一种轻度的「遗憾」或「同情」(a form of sympathy or regret) 但没有「羞耻」的意思。例如:
It is a shame that your car got stuck in the snow.(你的汽车陷在雪里,真糟糕。) When I said, "I lost ten dollars from my pocket.",he replied, "It is a shame!"(当我说:「我从口袋里掉了十块钱」,他回答:「真遗憾?」)
至於 "What a shame",其实与 "it is a shame" 意思相似,也有 "It is too bad" 的味道。例如: What a shame that his son's behavior is so rude.(他儿子的粗鲁行为是令人遗憾的)
Hey, Give me five
范例:
"Hey, Tom ! Give me five!" shouted Henry, raising his hand.
“嗨,汤姆!好啊!”享得大叫着,并把手举起来。
句型解说:
在现代美国电影或电视中,常常可看到两个人手伸出一互相击掌(其实中国人也有许多这样),这种现象发生在两初见面时,或是有什么值得两人高兴的事发生时。
有时会说“Give me five”。有时两人很有默契时,不说“Give me five,就互相击掌。
灵活运用:
Tom: Hey, dude! Give me five! 嗨,家伙,好啊!
John: How are you doing, Tom? 汤姆,你好吗?
I haven't seen you since last winter. 自从去年冬天以后就没见过你了。
她真是漂亮.
要懂得适时地称赞女孩实在是每个男士必修的功课. 一句简单的 You are pretty! 或是 You are so beautiful 就可以让人家高兴上好半天. Gorgeous 和 pretty, beautiful 都是美丽的意思, 但是程度上可能要比 pretty 和 beautiful 还要再来的高一些. 所以下次再看到美女, 别忘了说一声, You are gorgeous!
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。)