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<p><strong>●拜访</strong></p><p><strong>◎有人吗?Hello! Anyone home? </strong><br />*"对不起，屋里有人吗?"的语气。<br />Yes? (谁呀?)<br />Yoo hoo! *进入别人家时一种口语的说法。<br />= Hello! Is anyone there?<br />Excuse me! (对不起。)<br />Hey, you! (嘿，你呀!) *比较粗鲁的说法。</p><p><strong>◎欢迎，请进!Please come in! *可以用于各种场合，如欢迎他人等。<br /></strong>Sorry I didn't call first. (对不起，来之前我没打个电话来。)<br />= Welcome!<br />= Hello!</p><p><strong>◎你能来，太好啦。How nice of you to come!</strong><br />Thanks for inviting me. (谢谢你邀请我。)<br />= (It's) nice of you to come!<br />= Thank you for coming.</p><p><strong>◎你有事吗?What do you want? </strong><br />*比较莽撞的语气。<br />Is anyone here? (有人吗?)<br />What do you want? (你有事吗?)<br />What are you here for?</p><p><strong>◎别客气，像在自己家一样。Please feel free to make yourself at home.</strong><br />= Make yourself at home.</p><p><strong>◎请坐吧。Have a seat.</strong><br />Oh, thank you. (啊，谢谢。)<br />= Take a seat.<br />= Please sit down.</p><p><strong>◎您尽兴。Enjoy yourself!</strong><br />= Have a good time!</p><p><strong>◎您喝点什么吗?Would you care for something to drink?</strong><br />A) Would you care for something to drink?<br />(您喝点儿什么吗?)<br />B) Yes, I'll have a beer, please. (好的，我要啤酒。)<br />*当拒绝A的提问时，可以用No, thank you. (谢谢，我不喝。)/Maybe later. (过一会儿再说)。<br />没关系。(不用担心我。)<br />Don't mind me.<br />Sorry, I'm too busy to talk to you now.<br />(对不起，我太忙了，顾不上和你说话。)<br />Don't mind me. I just came to see John.<br />(没关系，我只是来看看约翰。)</p><p><strong>◎我可以用洗手间吗?May I use your bathroom?</strong><br />Sure, go ahead. (当然可以，请吧!)<br />= May I use your rest room?<br />= Where can I freshen up? <br />*女性问Where can I freshen up? (我可以在哪儿梳洗?) 是打听厕所的婉转说法。<br />= May I use your toilet? <br />*toilet 表示"厕所"，太直接，一般不用。除此之外，ladies' room"女厕所"， men's room"男厕所"，俚语 the john、the head也表示"厕所"。</p><p><strong>◎洗手间在哪儿?Where's the bathroom?</strong><br />= How can I get to the bathroom?<br />= Could you tell me how to get to the bathroom? (能告诉我洗手间怎么走吗?)</p><p><strong>◎可以借用一下您的电话吗?May I use your phone?</strong><br />= Is it all right if I use your phone?</p><p><strong>◎我得告辞了。I'd better get going now</strong>.<br />= I must be going now.<br />= I have to leave now.<br />= I gotta go now. <br />*gotta为口语，是got to的缩略形式。</p><p><strong>◎非常感谢您的盛情款待。Thank you for inviting me. </strong><br />*用于要离开主人家时表示感谢的心情。<br />= I'm glad you could come. (非常高兴，您今天能来。)<br />= Thank you for inviting me. (非常感谢您的邀请。)<br />= Thanks so much for inviting us today. (十分感谢您今天的盛情招待。)</p><p><strong>◎有空再来串门吧。Drop by sometime. </strong><br />*drop by "(顺便)拜访，串门"。<br />= Good-bye, John. Drop by sometime. (再见，约翰，有时间再来。)<br />Thanks. I will. (谢谢。好的。)</p><p><strong>◎他亲自来看我。He came to see me himself.</strong><br />Did he send someone to see you? (他让谁来看你了?)<br />No, he came to see me himself. (不，他亲自来看我了。)<br />= He came to see me personally.</p><p><strong>◎您介意我抽烟吗?Do you mind if I smoke? </strong><br />*回答这个问题的时候，不允许时用Yes, 允许时用No，与平时回答相反。<br />No, not at all. (不介意，你抽吧。)<br />= Would it bother you if I smoked?<br />= Can I smoke?<br />= Is it all right if I smoke?<br />= Would it be okay to smoke?</p><p><strong>◎您的房子真好。I like your house.</strong><br />I'm glad to hear that. (听你这么说，我很高兴。)</p><p><strong>◎我很喜欢你的公寓。I really like your apartment.</strong><br />= I love your apartment.</p><p><strong>◎小心脚下。Watch your step.</strong><br />= Mind your step.<br />= Be careful where you walk.<br />= Look where you're going.</p><p><strong>◎地上很滑。The floor is slippery. </strong><br />*slippery "光滑"、"容易滑倒的"。</p><p><strong>◎请打开电视。Please turn on the TV. </strong><br />*关于turn的用法：turn on是打开(电视等)，turn off是关上(电视等)，turn up是开大(电视等)的声音，turn down是关小(电视等)的声音。</p><p><strong>◎我可以把车停这儿吗?Can I park my car here? </strong><br />*park "停车"。<br />= Is parking okay here?<br />= Is it all right to park my car here?<br />= Am I permitted to park my car here?</p>
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