職場社交英語 Lesson 36:他或許會有些尷尬

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職場社交英語 Lesson 36:他或許會有些尷尬
    SCENE③ C 吉娜到了自己的隔間
    【他或許會有些尷尬】
    Zina: He's on the phone right now. I 1) imagine he's finding out.
    吉娜: 他現(xiàn)在正在通電話。我想他就要知道了。
    Dave: What's he going to say?
    戴夫: 那他會怎么說?
    Zina: He might find it a little 2) awkward, but he's going to thank me.
    吉娜: 他或許會有些尷尬,不過他會感謝我的。
    Dave: Are you sure?
    戴夫: 你確定嗎?
    Zina: Yes. Because I'm going to help him become a very, very rich man.
    吉娜: 對。因?yàn)槲覍退兊梅浅7浅S绣X。
    語言詳解
    A: What would you do if Matt Daemon asked you out?
    夢特戴蒙約你出去的話,你會怎樣?
    B: I can't even imagine that he would talk to me...
    我連他會跟我說話都無法想象了……
    【On the phone 在電話上】
    與phone搭配的動詞包括answer, speak on ,talk on。要注意phone之前要有定冠詞the?!敖勇犽娫挕笔莂nswer the phone,絕不可誤用receive, speak/talk on the phone是“在電話中講話”。而“你的電話”在英文里絕非your telephone,應(yīng)說It's for you或You are wanted on the phone。
    A: Janet, you are wanted on the phone.
    珍妮特,你的電話。
    B: I'm sorry. I Just can't answer the phone right now.
    抱歉,我現(xiàn)在沒有空接電話。
    1) imagine (v.) 想像
    2) awkward (a.) 感到尷尬的,令人尷尬的