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二、住宿英文

Excuse me? 您說什麼?

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



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。

 

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 saidI 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。)。

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




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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