● 饭桌上
我有点饿了。
I'm kind of hungry.
I'm kind of hungry. How about you? (我有点儿饿了,你呢?)
Yeah, it's lunch time. (是的,到了吃午饭的时候了。)
I'm getting hungry. (我已经饿了。)
我都快饿死了。
I'm starving. starve是动词,表示“饿得不得了”。
I'm very hungry.
I'm extremely hungry.
I could eat a horse. 直译是“我能吃下一匹马”。表示饿的程度,“非常地饿”。
我渴了。
I'm thirsty.
闻着真香。
It smells good.
It smells nice.
我在节食。
I'm on a diet.
I'm on a diet. (我在节食呢。)
How's it going so far? (现在感觉怎么样?)
看上去真好吃!
This looks great! 看到食物,说“好像很好吃”。
This looks good!
This looks delicious!
My mouth is watering. (我都要流口水了!)
This smells great! 用于闻着味道,说“很香”时。
看上去都好吃。
They all look good.
They all look so delicious, don't they?
They both look great. 以上两个例句是就3个以上的东西或饭菜所说。这一句只限于说2个东西或饭菜。
我可以吃这个吗?
Can I eat this?
Is this edible?
你不能吃这个。
You can't eat that.
It's inedible.
这个好吃吗?
Is this delicious?
Does this taste good?
好吃。
It's good.
How is it? (怎么样?)
It's good. (很好吃。)
Good.
It's delicious.
Delicious!
Yum-yum! 比较随便的说法。
Umm! 比较随便的说法。
Mmm! 比较随便的说法。
Yummy! 女性和孩子们常用。
不好吃。
It's not good.
It doesn't taste good.
味道很怪。
This tastes strange.
This tastes funny. funny “怪的,奇妙的”。
This tastes weird. weird “不可思议的,奇怪的”。
我什么都能吃。
I eat anything.
I can eat anything.
别吃太多。
Don't overeat.
Don't eat too much.
Don't eat so much.
他真能吃。
He's a big eater.
我什么都不想吃。
I don't feel like eating anything. fell like … ing “产生想要(饮食等)的感觉”。
我是海量。
I drink like a fish.
我酒量小。
I get drunk easily.
我酒量还可以。
I can hold my own. hold my own表示“一般”、“比赛等中不输”、“不亚于任何人”。
I can hold my liquor.
I can drink a lot. (我能喝很多酒。)
I'm a strong drinker. (我的酒量大。)
吃蛋糕会发胖。
Cake is fattening. fatten 有“使人胖”的意思。
你喝咖啡吗?
Would you like some coffee?
Would you like some coffee? (你喝咖啡吗?)
Not now, thanks. (现在不喝,谢谢。)
请把盐递给我。
Please pass me the salt. pass 在饭桌上“传递,递过来”。
Could I have the salt, please?
Salt, please? 较随便的说法。
Could you hand me the salt, please?
这是大酱汤。
It's called misoshiru.
This is misoshiru.
This is called misoshiru.
寿司怎么吃呀?
How do you eat sushi?
你得蘸酱油。
You dip it in soy sauce. dip 表示“浸泡或涂抹液体”。
Place the sushi in some soy sauce.
你会用筷子吗?
Can you use chopsticks? 筷子是chopsticks。
这是什么鱼?
What kind of fish is this?
What kind of fish is this? (这是什么鱼?)
Oh, that's tuna. (啊,那是金枪鱼。)
真辣!
It's spicy.
It's hot.
真咸。
It's salty.
真甜。
It's sweet.
真脆。
It's crispy.
真粘。
It's slimy.
这咖啡不够热。
This coffee is not hot enough.
This coffee is lukewarm.
面包没烤透。
This bread is soggy. “soggy” 面包等没有烤透的”状态。
这土豆片变味了。
These potato chips are stale. “stale”也可用来表示面包等“不新鲜”、“走味”、“有霉味的”。
These potato chips are soft.
这牛奶酸了。
This milk is sour.
This milk is sour. (这牛奶酸了。)
I'll buy more today. (今天我再买点吧。)
这咖啡太苦了。
This coffee tastes bitter.
This coffee is bitter.
这肉太老。
This meat is tough.
This meat is tender. (这肉挺嫩。)
味很重。
This has a strong flavor.
This has a weak flavor. (味道淡。)
太咸了。
It's too salty.
太油腻。
It's too greasy.
It's too oily.
太烫了。
It's too hot. 语气上是“太烫了”。
It's too cold. (太凉了。)
我的嘴都麻了。
My mouth is burning. 吃了辣椒或芥末等辛辣的东西时。burn除了“燃烧”、“烧焦”以外,还有“嘴和舌头都麻木了”的意思。
My mouth is on fire.
你也来点儿吗?
Would you like some? 把自己吃的东西向别人推荐时。
Would you like some? (你也来点儿吗?)
Yes, please. (好吧。)拒绝时用
No, thank you. I'm fine. (不,谢谢,我不要),是比较有礼貌的说法。
Do you want some? 比较直接的说法。
我想再要一点葡萄酒。
I'd like some more wine.
我的叉子掉了。
I dropped my fork.
再要一杯咖啡。
I'd like another cup of coffee.
真好吃。
That was good. 除了食品、饮料之外,还表示事情顺利。
That was delicious.
我吃饱了。
I'm very full.
I couldn't eat another bite. (再也吃不下了。)
I've had enough. (我已经吃得够多了。)
I'm very hungry. (我很饿。)
食物不够了。
There isn't enough (food)。
There isn't enough food. (食物不够了。)
I'll make more. (我再做点儿。)
再喝一杯吗?
Would you like another drink?
Would you like another drink? (再喝一杯吗?)
No, I think I've had enough. (不,我喝得够多的了。)
您喝什么样的咖啡?
How do you like your coffee? 这样询问
是表示“咖啡里要加糖和牛奶吗?”。喝清咖啡时,回答是Black will be fine. 只放糖时Just sugar, please. 只放牛奶是Just cream, please.
How do you like your coffee? (您喝什么样的咖啡?)
With cream and sugar, please. (放牛奶和糖的。)
How do you want you coffee?
1) 如果别人在你旁边罗嗦个没完,你感到厌烦了,说"you are so boring"(你真烦!)。“shut up!”(闭嘴!)自然没错,可人家受得了吗?不如来一句“oh, come on.give me a break!”(帮帮忙,让我歇歇吧!)这地道幽默吧?
2)要想说人“气色好”。“you look fine!”当然不错,可如果你说“ you’re in the pink! ”就妙得多了,实际上,在英语口语中,表示颜色的词用起来非常形象生动。
3)“他精力充沛”美国人说:“he is bouncy”而不说"he is energetic ",牢记一些日常对话中的活句式是你一把必备的钥匙。如:久仰,"I get mind of you"比”I heard a lot about you.”轻松得多。
4)代问他人好当然能用"please remember me to your sister”或"please give my best wishes to your father"不过,若是很好的朋友,何不说,“please give my love to Jim。”
5)在中国可不能随便说“我想你”,然而,当和西方人分手时说“Im will miss you”要比说“good-bye”或“see you soon”有趣得多,不妨一试。
6)有人开会迟到了,你若对他说 “you are late”,听起来象是废话,若说“did you get lost?”,则更能让他歉然,可别说成“get lost!”那可是让人滚蛋的意思。
7)别人问你不愿公开的问题,切勿用“it’s my secret, don’t ask such a personal question”回答,一来显得你没有个性,二来也让对方尴尬。你可以说“I would rather not say”(还是别说了吧!)。
8) 有时候,你想说什么,可说是想不起来,你可以说“well…”、“let me see”、“just a moment ”或“it’s on the tip of my tongue”等,相比之下,最后一个句型是最地道的。
9) 交谈时,你可能会转换话题,不要只说“by the way ”实际上,“to change the subject”、“before I forget”、“while I remember”、“mind you”都是既地道有受欢迎的表达。
10) 遇到你不懂的问题时可别不懂装懂,“I know”可能是中国人用得最多,而美国人最不能接受的一句话。当一美国教师向你解释某个问题时,你如果连说两遍“I know”,我敢保证,他不会再跟你说什么了。用“I got it ”就顺耳得多,要是不懂就说“I’m not clear about it .”不过如果你会说“It’s past my understanding”或“it’s beyond me .”你的教师定会惊讶不已的。
put on one's clothes 穿上衣服
-You need to put on your clothes quickly or you'll be late for work.
-Where's my belt?
wear layers of clothes
穿着几层衣服
-They say that the best way to keep warm is to wear layers of clothes.
-That's for sure.
try on clothes 试穿衣服
-Can I try on the clothes hung on the wall?
-Of course. I will get them for you.
take clothes out of the wardrobe 从衣柜里拿衣服
-I can't find that red skirt. I remember putting it into the wardrobe.
-I suggest that you take all the clothes out of wardrobe. It's probably the only way to find it.
put one's clothes on backwards 把衣服前后穿反
-Hey, you've put your clothes on backwards.
-I went to bed very late last night, and I was still half-asleep when I've dressed.
take off one's clothes 脱衣服
-Please don't drop your clothes on the floor when you take them off. It looks messy.
-Sorry, I will pick them up right away.
change clothes 换衣服
-I didn't have any time to change clothes before the party.
-You mean you wore jeans and T-shirt for the party last night?
change out of wet clothes 把湿衣服换下来
-I fell into the pool by accident.
-You are to change out of those wet clothes.
fold clothes 叠衣服
-Who folded these piles of clothes so neatly?
-Mary was folding clothes when I came in.
其他短语:
lay clothes out on the bed 把衣服摊平放在床上
sew up the hole in clothes 补衣服上的洞
wring clothes 把衣服拧干
put the clothes into the dryer 把衣服放进烘干机
hang up clothes on the washing line 把衣服晾在晾衣绳上
take clothes off the hanger 把衣服从衣架上取下来
shop for clothes 逛街买衣服
bring a change of clothes 带一套换洗衣服
白领(white-collar worker)是指有教育背景和工作经验的、从事脑力劳动的阶层,对这些人来说,英语应该算得上是一种利器,有些公司甚至直接将晋升机会与英语水平挂钩,这使得职场白领平添了对英语学习的“激情”。
1.I'm an office worker. 我是上班族。
2.I work for the government. 我在政府机关做事。
3.I'm happy to meet you. 很高兴见到你。
4.I like your sense of humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。
5.I'm glad to see you again. 很高兴再次见到你。
6.I'll call you. 我会打电话给你。
7.I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk. 我想睡/散步。
8.I want something to eat. 我想吃点东西。
9.I need your help. 我需要你的帮助。
10.I would like to talk to you for a minute. 我想和你谈一下。
11.I have a lot of problems. 我有很多问题。
12.I hope our dreams come true. 我希望我们的梦想成真。
13.I'm looking forward to seeing you. 我期望见到你。
14.I'm supposed to go on a diet / get a raise. 我应该节食/涨工资。
15.I heard that you're gettin
g married. Congratulations。听说你要结婚了,恭喜!
16.I see what your mean. 我了解你的意思。
17.I can't do this. 我不能这么做。
18.Let me explain why I was late. 让我解释迟到的理由。
19.Let's have a beer or something. 咱们喝点啤酒什么的。
20.Where is your office? 你们的办公室在哪?
21.What is your plan? 你的计划是什么?
22.When is the store closing? 这家店什么时候结束营业?
23.Are you sure you can come by at nine? 你肯定你九点能来吗?
24.Am I allowed to stay out past 10? 我可以十点过后再回家吗?
25.The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is now over yet. 会议原定了两个小时,不过现在还没有结束。
26.Tom's birthday is this week. 汤姆的生日就在这个星期。
27.Would you care to see it/ sit down for a while? 你要不要看/坐一会呢?
28.Can you cover for me on Friday/help me/ tell me how to get there? 星期五能不能请你替我个班/你能帮我吗/你能告诉我到那里怎么走吗?
29.Could you do me a big favor? 能否请你帮我个忙?
30.He is crazy about Crazy English. 他对疯狂英语很着迷。
31.Can you imagine how much he paid for that car?你能想象他买那车花了多少钱吗?
32.Can you believe that I bought a TV for $25?
33.Did you know he was having an affair/cheating on his wife? 你知道他有外遇了吗?/欺骗他的妻子吗?
34.Did you hear about the new project? 你知道那个新项目吗?
35.Do you realize that all of these shirts are half off? 你知道这些衬衫都卖半价了吗?
36.Are you mind if I take tomorrow off? 你介意我明天请假吗?
37.I enjoy working with you very much. 我很喜欢和你一起工作。
38.Did you know that Stone ended up marrying his secretary? 你知道吗?斯通最终和他的秘书结婚了。
39.Let's get together for lunch. 让我们一起吃顿午餐吧。
40.How did you do on your test? 你这次考试的结果如何?
41.Do you think you can come? 你认为你能来吗?
42.How was your weekend ? 你周末过得怎么样?
43.Here is my card. 这是我的名片。
44.He is used to eating out all the time. 他已经习惯在外面吃饭了。
45.I'm getting a new computer for birthday present. 我得到一台电脑作生日礼物。
46.Have you ever driven a BMW? 你有没有开过"宝马"?
47.How about if we go tomorrow instead? 我们改成明天去怎么样?
48.How do you like Hong Kong? 你喜欢香港吗?
49.How do you want your steak? 你的牛排要几分熟?
50.How did the game turn out? 球赛结果如何?
在外企工作或者想要去外企工作的人,不是你会说英文就行的。由于文化传统、思维方式、教育习惯的不同,在语言表达上也会有很大的区别,有时甚至会产生南辕北辙的后果。同样一个英文单词,在老外眼里是“含蓄的批评”,在中国人眼里就成了“得到认可”,长此以往的误解,对工作对交流都是极为不利的。以下总结的一些“混外企一定要懂的英语潜台词”,大家不妨学一学,并且举一反三、触类旁通。
1.Unacceptable
分析:老外打小受的教育是人要以表扬鼓励为主,所以老外批评人比较含蓄。说你这件事办的unacceptable,已经算是说的很重了。中国老板在外企混久了,也学会了这一招,对你不满的时候写email给你,也是左一个unacceptable,右一个unacceptable。
潜台词:你这个傻X,你奶奶个熊,给老子小心点,等等。
分析:就是抄送(揭秘外企电邮制度>>)。我看email,第一看标题,第二看CC给谁,第三才看内容。CC给谁基本上能够说明对方的态度:CC一大批老板的,肯定不是啥好事,对方要推卸责任。
潜台词:我这件事告诉你了哦,和我没关系了,你自己看着办吧。反正老板都知道了,都盯着你呢。最开心的是看到自己的名字在CC那一栏里面,因为那意味着那就是这封信不用回,看看就可以,有人会回的。
3.Concern
分析:中文翻译成"关注",其实根本不是关注的意思。老外要是说他很concern,那就是事情不妙。所谓老外打喷嚏,中国人集体感冒。
潜台词:老子很不爽,这事儿怎么这么乱七八糟,给我注意点!
4.Great
分析:刚才说了,老外打小受教育要多夸人、少批评人,所以老外一天到晚把 “It’s great!”, “You did a great job!”挂在嘴上。初听还飘飘然了几回,听久了才知道其实压根儿就是他们口头禅,心里未必觉得你有多great。同义词还有fantastic,wonderful,gorgeous,fabulous等等。
潜台词:还马马虎虎啦,一般般,还过得去。
5.F.Y.I
分析:以前一直以为是forward邮件的时候系统会自动加上这几个字,因为人家转过来的信上都有这三个字母。过了好久才知道是人家自己加的,意思是:For Your Information。看到这几个字母意味着下面内容和我有关,但是关系不大,看看就好。因为对方如果要你采取行动,一定会说清楚: “Allen, please…” 而不会只是F.Y.I了事。
潜台词:和你关系不大,给你随便看看。
6.Issue
分析:中文翻译成事情,其实是贬义词,准确意思是“不好的事情”。老外说有一个issue,就是有件鸟事
要处理。要有很多issue,那就是一团糟。
潜台词:事情不妙,大家都赶快处理。
7.Aggressive
分析:中文翻译成“进攻性的”。在外企里面意思含糊,褒义的有“具有开拓精神的”,“有事业心的”;贬义的有“咄咄逼人的”,“喜欢没头脑乱闯的”,“容易得罪别人的”。反正意思可褒可贬,看你自己琢磨。
潜台词:面试时候说自己“aggressive”指的是:我可不是那种混日子的人,我是能干事,招我准没错。但是一但说别人“very aggressive”,基本上是在说:这人凶巴巴的,不好相处,做事没头没脑,老闯祸…不是啥好鸟。
8.Involve
分析:中文翻译成“介入”,反正involve的老板越高层事情就越复杂。director要是involve了,manager就开始紧张;VP要是involve了,中国区相关人员都别想有好日子过,得加班加得四脚朝天。
潜台词:大佬很生气,后果很严重。
9.RESEND!
分析:重传。关键是还加了惊叹号,这就能表示态度了。
潜台词:有没在上班的呀?还没有答复过来?是不是在混水摸鱼?我的时间很宝贵的,不快点回复你就死定了。
10.highlight
分析:强调。
潜台词:意思是说你搞不定一定要提前highlight出来,扛不住就早点讲,一般要highlight的东西都是比较难搞定的。
11.my understanding is...
分析:翻成中文是我的理解是XXX。
潜台词:应该是XXX。你的理解有误,我在此再给你解释一下。虽然看上去是对方在说自己的理解,但基本上是认为你的看法是错的,他的是正确的。
12.I’m very disappointed...
分析:中文是“我很失望”的意思。
潜台词是:你怎么搞得,弄成这样。后果有点严重,基本上这个人对你有了一个很差的印象了。