十句趣味美语(2)
<p> 5. <span word="Probably">Probably</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.大概吧. 但还不确定.</p><p> 大家都应该常常有和别人相约的经验吧! 其实和别人相约是一件很不容易的事情. 一开始没女朋友觉得没人陪不想出门, 但就算有人陪了却又不知要去哪里, 而就算知道要去哪里, 又不知道要作什么. 不知道各位有没有这样的经验, 你问他我们今天见面要作什么, 他说我也不知道, 到时再看看吧. 其实这种情形中外皆然, 各位不必惊讶. 到时候再看看也是老美常说的一句话, 简单的讲法就是, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. 或是 <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="see">see</span>. 就可以了, 不然的话你也可以小小地卖弄一下英文, <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p> 另外 <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. 比较俏皮的翻法就是: 八字还没一撇呢! 例如别人问你, <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="now">now</span>? (你跟 <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> 开始在约会了吗?) 你就可以答, <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. (八字还没一撇呢!)</p><p> 6. <span word="Okay">Okay</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="checking">checking</span>.好吧. 我只是随囗问问.</p><p> 在囗语中我们常会讲, 没什么, 我只是随囗问问而已. 这个随囗问问在英文里当然你可以讲, <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="asking">asking</span>. 但事实上呢? 大多数的老美都会说, <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="checking">checking</span>. <span word="Check">Check</span> 当动词用是一般指 检查 而言, 例如你想进来时可能忘了关门, 你就可以说, <span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="open">open</span>. (检查看看门是不是还开着.) 但是老美说, <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="checking">checking</span>. 时, 这个 <span word="check">check</span> 要翻译成 随囗问问 会比较通顺一些. 这句话老美用得很多, 非常值得把它记下来.</p>
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