Guest: My air con's messed up. 我的空調沒了。 Clerk: Excuse me? Guest: I said my air con's messed up. Clerk: I'm sorry, I don't understand you. Guest: I mean the air conditioner is not working. Clerk: Oh, I see. I think I need to improve my English. 我想我需要加強我的英文。
無法了解房客的話
A:My air con's 1)messed up. 我的空調沒了。
B:2)I'm sorry, I don't understand you. 很抱歉,我不懂您的話。 |
1) mess up 弄亂;弄糟 2) I'm sorry 抱歉 ★相關用語 Excuse me 抱歉 Forgive me 請見諒 Sorry 對不起 |
A:I'm 3)gonna stay a couple days more. 我還要多停留二天。
B:I'm not sure what you mean. 我不太確定您的意思。 |
3) gonna為口語用法,相當於 going to。
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A:Back in a sec. 馬上就回來。
B:4)What do you mean? 您指的是什麼? |
4) 也可以請對方再說一次,例如:I beg your pardon.、Say that again, please.、One more time, please.,或是Can you repeat that?。 |
確認房客所說的話
A:One more time. 再說一次。
B:The air conditioner is broken. 空調壞了。 |
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A:Can you 5)explain what you mean? 您能不能解釋一下是什麼意思?
B:6)I said it's very hot in here. 我是說這裡很熱。 |
5) explain (v.) 解釋;說明 6) 當別人聽不清楚你說的話,重複說時前面可以加上I said或I was saying。 |
A:I was saying I'd like to order room service. 我是說我想要叫客房服務。
B:Ah, that's what you mean. 7)Please excuse my poor English. 喔,您是這個意思,請原諒我的英文太差。 |
7) 表示英文不好還可以說Sorry, I can't speak English very well.(抱歉,我英文說得不好。)。
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A:I don't have much time. I'm 8)in a hurry. 我沒多少時間,我在趕時間。
B:I get it. You're in a hurry. 我懂了,您在趕時間。 |
8) in a hurry 匆忙,急忙
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A:9)What I mean is I'll 10)return in a moment. 我是說我一會兒就會回來。
B:Oh, I see. 喔,我明白了。 |
9) 重複解釋自己說的話,前面可以加上What I mean is....(我是說...)、I mean....(我是說...),或是I'm trying to say....(我說的是...)。 10) return (v.) 回來 |
Now I 11)understand. 現在我了解了。 |
11) understand (v.) 了解;懂得 |
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