[分享]日常用英语8000句连载(18)
●和初次见面的人交谈<br/><br/>您是哪里人? <br/>Where are you from?<br/>My country has a lot of mountains... (我的家乡有很多山……)<br/>Oh, yeah? Where are you from? (哦，是吗?您是哪儿人?)<br/>Where are you from? (您是哪里人?)<br/>I'm from Japan. (我是日本人。) <br/><br/>我是加拿大人。 <br/>I'm from Canada. <br/><br/>我从加拿大来。 <br/>I come from Canada. *①I'm from Canada.和②I come from Canada.的意思几乎一样。但是②含有两种意思：一种是“自加拿大来，但并非是加拿大籍”；另一种意思是“我是加拿大人”。<br/>I was born in Canada. (我出生在加拿大。)<br/>Chicago is my hometown. (我的故乡是芝加哥。) <br/><br/>你觉得日本怎么样? <br/>How do you like Japan?<br/>What do you think about Japan? <br/><br/>我很喜欢。 <br/>I like it. <br/><br/>是个好地方。 <br/>It's a good place. <br/><br/>你都去过日本的哪些地方? <br/>Where have you been in Japan? <br/><br/>你现在住在哪儿? <br/>Where do you live now? <br/><br/>我住在东京。 <br/>I live in Tokyo.<br/><br/>您是来度假的吗? <br/>Are you here on vacation? *on business是“因公”，on vacation是“度假”。<br/>Are you vacationing?<br/>Are you here for a vacation?<br/>Is this a pleasure trip?<br/>Are you here on business or for pleasure? (您来这是工作还是游玩?)<br/><br/>我是来工作的。 <br/>I'm here on business.<br/>My trip is business related. (我的旅行和工作有关。)<br/>I'm on a business trip. <br/><br/>您来日本多长时间了? <br/>How long have you been in Japan?<br/>How long have you been in Japan? (您来日本多长时间了?)<br/>I just arrived last week. (上星期刚来。)<br/>How long have you been in Japan? (您来日本多长时间了?)<br/>About three years. (大概3年左右了。) <br/>4个月左右。 <br/>About four months. <br/><br/>你习惯日本的生活了吗? <br/>Are you used to life in Japan? *be used to “习惯”，注意“d”不发音。<br/>Are you used to life in Japan? (你习惯日本的生活了吗?)<br/>No, not yet. (没有，还不习惯。)<br/>Have you gotten used to life in Japan?<br/>Have you grown accustomed to Japan? <br/><br/>你在日本呆到什么时候? <br/>How long will you be in Japan?<br/>How long will you be in Japan? (你在日本呆到什么时候?)<br/>Until next month. (呆到下个月。)<br/>How long do you plan to stay? <br/><br/>呆到12月。 <br/>Until December. <br/><br/>你说日语吗? <br/>Do you speak Japanese?<br/>Do you speak Japanese? (你说日语吗?)<br/>Unfortunately, no. (很遗憾，我不会。)<br/>Can you speak Japanese? (你能说日语吗?)<br/>Are you a Japanese speaker? <br/><br/>只会一点儿。 <br/>A little.<br/>Just a little.<br/>Some. (一点儿。) <br/><br/>我一点儿都不会说。 <br/>I can't speak Japanese at all. *not...at all “一点都不……”。 <br/><br/>我会一点儿日常会话。<br/>I know (everyday) conversational Japanese. <br/><br/>你是在哪儿学的日语? <br/>Where did you learn Japanese? <br/><br/>在学校。<br/>At school. <br/><br/>我自学的。 <br/>I learned it on my own. *on my own “自学”、“靠自己的力量”。<br/>I learned it by myself. *by oneself “一个人”、“靠自己的力量”。 <br/><br/>你什么时候过生日? <br/>When's your birthday?<br/>When's your birthday? (你什么时候过生日?)<br/>It's May 24th. (5月24日。)<br/><br/>●有关工作<br/><br/>你了解他的背景吗? <br/>Do you know his background?<br/>Do you know his background? (你了解他的背景吗?)<br/>I know very little about him. (我一点儿也不了解。)<br/><br/>我在一家电脑公司工作。 <br/>I work for a computer company. <br/><br/>我是国家公务员。 <br/>I'm a government employee. <br/><br/>我是个体经营者。 <br/>I'm self-employed. <br/><br/>你在哪个部门工作? <br/>Which department do you work for?<br/>I work for ABC Company. (我在ABC公司工作。)<br/>Which department do you work for? (你在哪个部门工作?) <br/><br/>搞销售的。 <br/>Sales. <br/><br/>这个工作你做了多长时间了? <br/>How long have you been doing that job? <br/><br/>10年了。 <br/>For 10 years. <br/><br/>你的公司在哪儿? <br/>Where is your company?<br/>Where is your company located? <br/><br/>在新宿。 <br/>In Shinjuku. <br/><br/>上下班路上要花多长时间? <br/>How long does it take (you) to commute? *commute “上班，上学”。 <br/><br/>1个小时左右。 <br/>About one hour.<br/>Around one hour.<br/>It takes about one hour.<br/>About an hour. <br/><br/>你怎么去上班?<br/>How do you get to work?<br/>How do you go to work? <br/><br/>我坐地铁。 <br/>I ride the subway.<br/>I use the subway.<br/>I take the subway. <br/><br/>我正在调工作。 <br/>I'm changing jobs. <br/><br/>我正在找工作。 <br/>I'm job hunting now.<br/>I'm looking for work now. <br/><br/>我明年退休。 <br/>I'm retiring next year. <br/><br/>我现在失业了。 <br/>I'm out of work now. *out of work “失业”。<br/>I don't have a job now.<br/>I'm not working right now.<br/>I'm unemployed. (现在失业了。)<br/><br/>●有关学校<br/><br/>你是学生吗? <br/>Are you a student?<br/>Are you a student? (你是学生吗?)<br/>No, I've already finished school. (不是，我已经毕业了。)<br/>Do you go to school? (你还在上学吗?) <br/><br/>我是个大学生。 <br/>I'm a college student. *在美国，college指包括university在内的大学。<br/>I'm a junior college student. (我是大专生。)<br/>I go to a vocational school. (我上职业专科学校。)<br/>I go to a cram school. (我上的是补习学校。) <br/><br/>我正在学习英文。 <br/>I'm studying English. <br/><br/>我毕业于明治大学。 <br/>I went to Meiji University. <br/><br/>你上的哪所大学? <br/>Where did you go to college? *college 指的一般大学。<br/>Where did you go to college? (你上的哪所大学?)<br/>I went to Harvard University. (我上的是哈佛大学。) <br/><br/>你上什么学校? <br/>What school do you go to?<br/>Which school do you go to? <br/><br/>我上……大学。 <br/>I go to...university. *elementary school “小学”，junior high school “中学”，high school “高中”。 <br/><br/>你上几年级了? <br/>What year are you in? *这句主要是问高中和大学的年级。如果是问小学生的话，应该用What grade are you in?<br/><br/>我上一年级。 <br/>I'm a freshman. *在美国的高中和大学1年级是freshman,2年级是sophomore，3年级是junior，4年级是senior。在美国没有初中的情况很多。在小学用I'm in first grade.表示1年级，I'm in second grade.表示2年级。 <br/><br/>我明年毕业。 <br/>I'll graduate next year.<br/>I'm graduating next year. <br/><br/>你的专业是什么? <br/>What's your major?<br/>What do you major in?<br/>What are you studying? (你是学什么的?) <br/><br/>我的专业是英语。 <br/>I'm an English major.<br/>I major in English. <br/><br/>你参加哪个俱乐部? <br/>What club are you in?<br/>What club do you belong to? <br/><br/>我在滑雪俱乐部。 <br/>I'm in the ski club. <br/><br/>你在打工吗? <br/>Do you have a part-time job? *小时工是a part time job，正式职工是a full-time worker。<br/>Do you have a part-time job? (你在打工吗?)<br/>Yes, I'm a tutor. I work three times a week. (嗯，我做家教，一星期教三次。)<br/>Do you work part-time? (你在做小时工吗?) <br/><br/>我一个星期去一次书店做收银员。 <br/>I work at a bookstore as a cashier once a week.<br/><br/>毕业以后你打算做什么? <br/>What are your plans after graduation?<br/>What are your plans after graduation? (毕业以后你打算做什么?)<br/>I haven't decided yet. (我还没有决定。)<br/>What are you going to do after you graduate?<br/><br/>●有关家庭<br/><br/>你家有几口人? <br/>How many people are in your family?<br/>I have a large family. (我家是个大家庭。)<br/>How many people are in your family? (你家有几口人?) <br/><br/>四口人。 <br/>Four people. <br/><br/>父母和我的妹妹。 <br/>My parents and my younger sister. <br/><br/>你有兄弟姐妹吗? <br/>Any brothers or sisters?<br/>Any brothers or sisters? (你有兄弟姐妹吗?)<br/>No, none. (没有，一个也没有。)<br/>Do you have any brothers or sisters?<br/>Any siblings? *文言表达方式。sibling指“兄弟姐妹”。 <br/><br/>只有一个哥哥(弟弟)。 <br/>Just one brother. *just和only都表示“只有，只”。想明确表示哥哥时用older brother，弟弟用younger brother。英语中一般不把兄弟或姐妹加以区分。<br/>I just have one brother. <br/><br/>你和父母住在一起吗? <br/>Do you live with your parents? <br/><br/>我一个人住。 <br/>I live alone.<br/><br/>我住在公寓里。 <br/>I live in an apartment. <br/><br/>你结婚了吗? <br/>Are you married?<br/>Are you married? (你结婚了吗?)<br/>Yes, I'm married. (是的，我结婚了。) <br/><br/>不，还没有。 <br/>No, not yet.<br/>Do you have any children? (你有孩子吗?)<br/>No, not yet. (不，还没有。)<br/>Nope. (没，没有。)<br/>Neah. (哪有啊。)<br/><br/>我有对象了。 <br/>I have a fiancé. *fiancé来自于法语，严格地来讲fiancé是“未婚夫”；fiancée是“未婚妻”。两者后缀不同，发音一样。 <br/><br/>我打算明年结婚。<br/>I'm going to get married next year. <br/><br/>我结婚了。 <br/>I'm married. *“独身”用I'm single表示。 <br/><br/>我订婚了。 <br/>I'm engaged. <br/><br/>有孩子吗? <br/>Any children?<br/>Any children? (有孩子吗?)<br/>I have one of each. (我有一个男孩，一个女孩。)<br/>Do you have any children? <br/><br/>我有两个男孩。 <br/>I have two boys.<br/>I have two sons. (我有两个儿子。) <br/><br/>我有一个女儿，在上小学。 <br/>I have one daughter in elementary school. <br/><br/>我没有孩子。<br/>I don't have any children.<br/><br/>●有关兴趣和爱好<br/><br/>你有什么爱好? <br/>What are your hobbies?<br/>What are your hobbies? (你有什么爱好?)<br/>I play golf. (我的爱好是打高尔夫球。) <br/><br/>你有点什么爱好吗? <br/>Do you have any hobbies? <br/><br/>业余时间你都干什么? <br/>What do you do when you have free time?<br/>What do you do when you have free time?<br/>(业余时间你都干什么?)<br/>Nothing much. (不干什么。)<br/><br/>我喜欢看电影。 <br/>I like to watch movies.<br/>I enjoy watching movies. <br/><br/>你喜欢看什么样的电影? <br/>What kind of movies do you like?<br/>What kind of movies do you like? (你喜欢看什么样的电影?)<br/>Any kind. (什么都爱看。) <br/><br/>你的钢琴弹得真好。 <br/>You're a good pianist.<br/>You play the piano well. <br/><br/>你喜欢哪种运动? <br/>What kind of sports do you like? <br/><br/>你滑了多长时间雪了? <br/>How long have you been skiing? <br/><br/>我只是喜欢看。 <br/>I just like to watch.<br/>Do you play baseball? (你打棒球吗?)<br/>No, I just like to watch. (不，我只是喜欢看。)<br/>I only watch. <br/><br/>我是棒球迷。 <br/>I'm a baseball fan.<br/>I'm a fan of baseball. <br/><br/>我喜欢打高尔夫球。 <br/>I like to play golf. <br/><br/>你练习过健美操吗? <br/>Have you ever done aerobics?<br/>Have you ever done aerobics? (你练过健美操吗?)<br/>No way. (怎么可能!)<br/>Have you done aerobics before? <br/><br/>你对什么感兴趣? <br/>What are your interests? *interest “爱好”、“关心的事”。<br/>What are your interests? (你对什么感兴趣?)<br/>I'm interested in art. (我对美术感兴趣。)<br/>What are your interested in?<br/>What kind of things are you interested in?<br/>What do you like? <br/><br/>我从没做过。<br/>I've never done that.<br/>I've never done that before.<br/>That was the first time for me. (我可是头一次。) <br/><br/>你去国外旅行过吗? <br/>Have you ever traveled abroad?<br/>Have you ever traveled abroad? (你去国外旅行过吗?)<br/>Yes, twice. (是的，去过两次。)<br/>Have you been overseas? (你去国外旅行过吗?) <br/><br/>你去哪儿了? <br/>Where have you been? <br/><br/>我去美国和德国了。 <br/>I've been to the U.S. and Germany. <br/><br/>下次你想去哪儿? <br/>Where do you want to go next?<br/>Where do you want to go next? (下次你想去哪儿?)<br/>No place particular. (没有什么特别的地方。)<br/><br/>●有关年龄、身高和体重<br/><br/>你多大了? <br/>How old are you? *在美国，出于礼貌是不问别人的年龄、体重和身高的。除非是自己比较熟悉的人，最好回避提这些问题。<br/>I'm not old enough to drive. (我还不到开车的年龄。)<br/>How old are you? (你多大了?)<br/>I can't drink alcohol yet. (我还不能喝酒。)<br/>How old are you? (你多大了?)<br/>May I ask how old you are? (我可以问您的年龄吗?)<br/>May I ask your age? (我可以问您的年龄吗?) *比较礼貌的说法。<br/><br/>我48岁。 <br/>I'm forty-eight. <br/><br/>你的体重是多少? <br/>How much do you weigh?<br/>What's your weight? <br/><br/>75公斤左右。 <br/>About seventy-five kilograms. *美国不用公制单位，而用pound磅(1磅大约453克，复数是pounds)。 <br/><br/>我重164磅。 <br/>I weigh a-hundred-sixty-four pounds.<br/>I weigh 164 Ibs. *Ibs.读为pounds。 <br/><br/>你有多高? <br/>How tall are you?<br/>What's your height? <br/><br/>1米80左右。 <br/>About one-hundred-eighty centimeters. *美国不用公制单位，而用foot英尺计算(1英尺大约30厘米，复数是feet；1英大约是2.5厘米，复数是inches)。 <br/><br/>我身高5英尺3寸。 <br/>I'm five feet three inches tall.<br/>I'm 5′3″ tall.<br/>I'm five three. *口语中常用这种省略说法。<br/><br/> 呵呵很好 谢谢，太慷慨了
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