商務(wù)英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)每日會(huì)刊NO.66

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1.I don't believe you're bringing this up.
    你現(xiàn)在提這件事真是豈有此理。
    bring something up是指“提到(某件事)”。當(dāng)然情況會(huì)有正反兩面。你若沒(méi)想到對(duì)方會(huì)提起這件事討罵,你可以說(shuō)I don't believe you're bringing this up.。而反過(guò)來(lái)說(shuō),若你很高興對(duì)方主動(dòng)提起了一件事,你也可以用這個(gè)短語(yǔ),自然說(shuō)出I am glad you are bringing this up.
    2. spy on...
    跟蹤(某人)
    spy這個(gè)字就是“間諜”。當(dāng)動(dòng)詞用的意思自然就是“做間諜做的事”,也就是“監(jiān)視,跟蹤”之意。當(dāng)你要去監(jiān)視跟蹤某人,美語(yǔ)中就說(shuō)成spy on someone。
    3.There's no other way of saying it.
    沒(méi)有其他說(shuō)法。
    有時(shí)候不管你再怎么轉(zhuǎn)、再怎么拗,也沒(méi)有辦法更婉轉(zhuǎn)或是避開(kāi)一些絕對(duì)會(huì)出現(xiàn)的字,這時(shí)候你就可以用上There's no other way of saying it.這句話,來(lái)表達(dá)自己避無(wú)可避的為難,因?yàn)椤皼](méi)有其他說(shuō)法。”
    4. That will not always be the case.
    情況不會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)是這樣 。
    case這個(gè)字有“情況”的意思,That will be the case.就是指“情況就會(huì)是這樣了?!?但是你若覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在的情況只會(huì)是暫時(shí),不會(huì)長(zhǎng)久,你就可以反過(guò)來(lái)說(shuō)That will not always be the case.“情況不會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)是這樣。”
    5.She is coming on to you.
    她對(duì)你有意思。
    這句話是用在兩性的關(guān)系上,意思是“她對(duì)你投懷送抱?!币簿褪切稳菽橙藢?duì)某人有意思的情況,這個(gè)句型男女兩性都適用;同樣的情況,你也可以說(shuō)She is making a pass at you.“她對(duì)你眉來(lái)眼去的?!边@兩種說(shuō)法都很生動(dòng),而且最棒的是沒(méi)有新單字,贊!