職場(chǎng)社交英語(yǔ) Lesson 36

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職場(chǎng)社交英語(yǔ) Lesson 36:他或許會(huì)有些尷尬
    SCENE③ C 吉娜到了自己的隔間
    【他或許會(huì)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(huà)。我想他就要知道了。
    Dave: What's he going to say?
    戴夫: 那他會(huì)怎么說(shuō)?
    Zina: He might find it a little 2) awkward, but he's going to thank me.
    吉娜: 他或許會(huì)有些尷尬,不過(guò)他會(huì)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(duì)。因?yàn)槲覍?huì)幫他變得非常非常有錢(qián)。
    語(yǔ)言詳解
    A: What would you do if Matt Daemon asked you out?
    夢(mèng)特戴蒙約你出去的話(huà),你會(huì)怎樣?
    B: I can't even imagine that he would talk to me...
    我連他會(huì)跟我說(shuō)話(huà)都無(wú)法想象了……
    【On the phone 在電話(huà)上】
    與phone搭配的動(dòng)詞包括answer, speak on ,talk on。要注意phone之前要有定冠詞the?!敖勇?tīng)電話(huà)”是answer the phone,絕不可誤用receive, speak/talk on the phone是“在電話(huà)中講話(huà)”。而“你的電話(huà)”在英文里絕非your telephone,應(yīng)說(shuō)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(huà)。
    B: I'm sorry. I Just can't answer the phone right now.
    抱歉,我現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有空接電話(huà)。
    1) imagine (v.) 想像
    2) awkward (a.) 感到尷尬的,令人尷尬的