职场英语口语:freshen up
<p>下午会议室里的谈话正好告一段落，也到了休息时间。<span word="Tim">Tim</span>请张先生享用咖啡及茶点。</p><p><span word="Tim">Tim</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="refreshments">refreshments</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>.</p><p>茶点已经准备好了，请用。</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>.<span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>: <span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p>谢谢。</p><p>可是张先生想在吃茶点前先去厕所。这时候<span word="Tim">Tim</span>说到：</p><p><span word="Tim">Tim</span>: <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="freshen">freshen</span> <span word="up">up</span>?</p><p>听到这话，张先生以为<span word="Tim">Tim</span>再次请他去享用<span word="refreshments">refreshments</span>(茶点)：</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>.<span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>: <span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restroom">restroom</span>.</p><p>谢谢，但是我想先去趟洗手间。</p><p><span word="Tim">Tim</span>: <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p>哦，这边请。</p><p><span word="Tim">Tim</span>露出诧异的神色一边说着，一边告诉张先生厕所的位置。</p><p><span word="Tim">Tim</span>为什么会诧异呢？因为张先生把<span word="freshen">freshen</span> <span word="up">up</span>的含义给搞错了!</p><p>原来，"<span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="freshen">freshen</span> <span word="up">up</span>?"、"<span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>?"与 "<span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restroom">restroom</span>?" 是同样的意思，都是委婉地表示“你想不想上厕所？”之意。</p><p>大家可要小心使用，不要弄错哦</p>
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