你在等人嗎的表達(dá)

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Herbert: Um, excuse me, miss. Are you waiting for someone? May I sit with you for a second?
    赫伯特: 嗯,小姐,對(duì)不起。你在等人嗎?我可以跟你坐一會(huì)兒嗎?
    Rose: Yes, I guess it's OK.
    柔絲: 好吧,我想無妨。
    Herbert: Thanks. So, um, do you go to bars often?
    赫伯特: 謝謝。所以,嗯,你常上酒吧嗎?
    Rose: Of course not!
    柔絲: 當(dāng)然沒有。
    Herbert: Sorry, I didn't mean anything bad. Would you like another drink?
    赫伯特: 對(duì)不起,我沒有惡意。你想再來一杯嗎?
    Rose: No. This one is 2) half full. Any way, it's very 3) strong.
    柔絲: 不了。這杯還剩一半。況且,這杯酒非常烈。
    Herbert: I guess the 4) bartender thought you liked strong drinks.
    赫伯特: 我猜那個(gè)酒保大概以為你喜歡烈一點(diǎn)的酒。
    Rose:5) Excuse me?!
    柔絲: 什么?!
    語言詳解
    A: I'm putting it all on the line with Debbie tonight.
    今晚我要不計(jì)任何代價(jià)跟黛比說清楚。
    B: What? You're gonna tell her the truth? That takes courage, man.
    什么?你要跟她說說實(shí)話?那需要很大的勇氣,老兄。
    「I didn't meaning anything bad. 我沒有惡意」
    “言者無心,聽者有意”的情況,就是這句話的使用時(shí)機(jī)。
    A: You look very mature in that dress.
    你穿那件衣服看起來很成熟。
    B: Are you saying I'm old?
    你在說我老嗎?
    A: I didn't mean anything bad. It looks very nice.
    我沒有任何惡意。那看起來很好。
    1) half full 半滿的
    2) strong (a.) 濃烈的,強(qiáng)烈的
    3) bartender (n.) 酒保
    4) Excuse me? 你說什么?Excuse me.一般表示“抱歉”的意思,但在這里,是表示不敢相信對(duì)方竟然跟自己說這種話。但要表達(dá)這種意思,必須配合正確的語調(diào),才能傳神。