恋爱和结婚
●喜欢、爱上……
汤姆是个美男子。
Tom is a lady-killer. *lady-killer直译是“少女杀手”，其实不是杀手，而是指一下子就能迷住女人的男子。
Tom dates around a lot. (汤姆和好多女人来往。)
Tom is a real playboy. (汤姆真是个花花公子。)
汤姆真让我神魂颠倒。
Tom really turns me on. *turn...on“有性方面的吸引力”、“使人着迷”。
Tom really turns me on. (汤姆真让我神魂颠倒。)
I didn't know you felt that way. (我一点儿都不知道你的感觉。)
I'm crazy about Tom.
I have strong feelings for Tom.
I love Tom.
I have the hots for Tom. *俚语。
克里斯长得真帅。
Chris is really a heartbreaker. *用heartbreaker表示“长得很帅，对异性有吸引力的人”。进一步讲，“heartbreaker”是指给异性带来撕心裂肺的痛苦和失望的人，魅惑他人，让人沉醉的人。Elvis Presley (爱尔维斯·普里斯利)有一首成名曲“Heartbreak Hotel”，指的就是“(因恋爱而)绝望的人住的饭店”。
Chris breaks a lot of hearts. (克里斯使很多女人尝到了失恋的痛苦。)
Chris dates a lot of women. (克里斯和许多女人有来往。)
珍妮特真迷人。
Janet is a knockout. (珍妮特真迷人呀。)
You can say that again! (颇有同感。)
Janet is sexy.
Janet is beautiful.
他好像看上你了。
I think he has a crush on you. *have a crush on...“看上……”。
I think he has a crush on you. (他好像看上你了。)
Give me a break. (别随便瞎说。)
I think he is infatuated with you. * be infatuated with...“被……迷住，为……神魂颠倒”。
I think he likes you.
简好像喜欢上我了。
Jane seems to like me. *seem“好像，看上去像……”。
I've got the feeling that Jane likes me.
I think Jane likes me.
I have a hunch (that) Jane likes me.
戴安娜对杰克有意思。
Diana's been coming on to Jack.
我不敢打像她那样的姑娘的主意。
I can't handle a girl like her. * handle 表示“对待，对待(人)”。
She's too much for me.
我非常想见到她。
I'm dying to see her. *dying to“忍耐不住地想做某事”。
我想追求她。
I'm trying to make a pass at her. *make a pass at...“(特别是对女性)挑逗，求爱”。
I'm trying to make a pass at her. (我想追求她。)
I don't blame you. (［她对你来说很有魅力，］我理解你的心情。)
I'm trying to get a date with her. (我打算和她约会。) *get a date with...“和……约会”、“约会”。
你也太狠心了。
You broke my heart. *break...heart在恋爱中“使……十分痛苦”，用于甩掉自己的人。
You broke my heart. (你也太狠心了。)
I didn't mean to... (我不是那个意思……)
●约会
今晚有空吗?
Are you free tonight? *free“空闲的”。
Are you free tonight? (今晚有空吗?)
Yes. Why? (有空，干嘛?)
Do you have plans tonight? (今天晚上有事吗?)
Are you available tonight?
Are you busy tonight? (今天晚上忙吗?)
今晚你能和我约会吗?
Do you want to go out with me tonight? *go out并不一定就是“约会”，但是如果go out的后面直接跟with me的话，就一定是“约会”了。
Let's go out tonight. (今晚出去吧。)
If you're free, why don't we go out tonight?(要是晚上有空，我们出去走走行吗?)
愿意和我一起去看电影吗?
Would you like to go to the movies with me?
Would you like to go to the movies with me? (愿意和我一起去看电影吗?)
I'd love to. (当然，我很乐意。)
我们喝点茶什么的吧。
Let's have tea or something.
Let's have something to drink. (我们喝点什么吧。)
How about having a cup of tea?
能陪陪我吗?
Please keep me company for a while. *keep me company“和我在一起”、“交往”、“亲近”。
我想请你去看演出。
I'd like to invite you to a show.
Would you like to go to a show with me? (愿意和我一起去看演出吗?)
我能和你约会吗?
May I ask you out? *ask out“约会”。
May I ask you out? (我能和你约会吗?)
Sorry, I have a boyfriend. (对不起，我有男朋友了。)
Would you mind if I took you out?
Would you go on a date with me?
你是想和我约会吗? (你想勾引我吗?)
Are you trying to pick me up? *pick up“勾引(男人/女人)，欺骗”。
Are you asking me out?
Are you asking me for a date?
Are you asking me out on a date?
在哪儿见面?
Where do you want to meet?
Where do you want to meet? (在哪儿见面?)
Any place you want. (你觉得哪儿合适就在哪儿。)
我们几点见面?
What time should we meet?
What time should we meet? (我们几点见面?)
How about seven? (7点怎么样?)
●表白
我有话要对你说。
I want to talk to you.
Can we talk?
I'd like to talk with you.
你现在有朋友吗?
Are you seeing anyone now? *see 除了表示“看见”之外，还可表示“与……交往”。
Are you seeing anyone now? (你现在有朋友吗?)
Yeah, kind of. (嗯，怎么说呢……)
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend now? (你现在有男/女朋友吗?)
Are you dating anyone now?
Do you have a partner?
Are you going steady with someone? *比较旧的说法。
你觉得我怎么样?
What do you think of me?
What do you think of me? (你觉得我怎么样?)
I think you're great. (我觉得你挺棒的。)
What do you think about me?
我爱你。
I love you.
I love you. (我爱你。)
I love you, too. (我也爱你。)
I'm in love with you.
你是我见到过的最美的女人。
You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
You're the most beautiful woman I know.
你使我发疯。
I'm crazy for you.
I'm crazy about you.
I'm infatuated with you. (你使我神魂颠倒。) *感觉比“I'm crazy about you.” 更强烈。
别装腔作势。
Don't play hard to get. *play hard to get一般多用在男女之间。特别是指女性为了吸引男性而使对方着急、故弄玄虚的行为。
She wouldn't even talk to me. (她连话都不跟我说。)
She's playing hard to get. (她只是在吊你的胃口。)
Don't be a tease.
Don't play games.
Don't pretend you don't want me.
我还不想太认真。
I don't want to get serious yet.
I want you to meet my parents. (我想让你见见我的父母。)
I don't want to get serious yet. (我还不想太认真。)
I'm not ready for a commitment.
I don't want to be tied down.
I just want to have fun. (我现在只是想玩玩。)
我是一见钟情。
It was love at first sight. *at first sight“第一眼”、“见到的第一面”。
I fell in love with you the first time I saw you.
I loved you the first time I laid eyes on you.
I wish I had never met you. *这句是虚拟语气的一种，表示与过去事实相反或者不可能实现的事情，用“had+过去分词”的形式。本句紧接在“I wish”的后面，表示“要是……就好了，可……”。
I regret meeting you. (我真后悔认识了你。)
I wish you were never a part of my life.
你是我喜欢的那种类型。
You're my type. *也可以用于女性对男性。
Why do you like me? (你为什么喜欢我?)
You're my type. (因为你是我喜欢的那种类型。)
You're the right girl for me.
You're my kind of woman/man. (你是我喜欢的那类女人/男人。)
你使我感到幸福。
You make me happy.
You make me happy. (你使我感到幸福。)
You do, too. (你也是。)
能认识你我非常幸福。
I'm happy to have known you.
I'm happy to have been a part of your life.
I'm glad I've gotten to know you.
你的眼睛真美。
You have beautiful eyes.
Your eyes are beautiful.
你真好。
You're sweet.
You're so kind.
你真性感。
You're sexy.
You're hot.
我们拉着手走吧。
Let's walk hand in hand. *hand in hand指“手拉着手”、“手牵着手”。
Let's hold hands. (我们手握手吧!)
我可以牵你的手吗?
May I hold your hand?
May I hold your hand? (我可以牵你的手吗?)
Sure you may. (当然可以。)
你真漂亮。
You're beautiful. *只用于男性对女性。
我想知道你的一切。
I want to know all about you.
I want to know everything about you.
Tell me all about yourself. (请告诉我有关你的一切。)
我想要你。
I want you. *男女都可以使用。
我需要你。
I need you.
你是我的一切。
You're everything to me.
你是我的。
You're mine.
You belong to me.
我是你的。
I'm yours.
I'm all yours. (我属于你。)
没有你我无法活下去。
I can't live without you.
I don't want to live without you.
Life isn't worth living without you in my life.
You mean everything to me.
You mean the world to me.
再靠近我些。
Come closer.
你想什么呢?
What's on your mind?
What are you thinking about?
我时时刻刻都想着你。
I think of you night and day.*night and day“无论是睡着还是醒着，不分昼夜”，此句直译为“我无论是白天还是黑夜都想着你。”
I think of you constantly.
You have won my heart.
你是这个世界上独一无二的人。
There will never be another you.
I'll never find another girl/boy like you.
You are very unique. (你是如此独特。)
你的连衣裙真漂亮。
I like your dress.
I like your dress. (你的连衣裙真漂亮。)
Oh, thank you. You like it? (噢，谢谢。你喜欢?)
That's a nice dress.
That dress looks good on you. (你这条连衣裙真合适。)
You look good in that dress. (你这条连衣裙真合适。)
为你我在所不惜。
Nothing is too good for you.
You deserve the best.
你在引诱我吗?
Are you seducing me? *seduce 特指引诱年轻的女性。
Are you coming on to me?
抱紧我。
Hold me tight.
别离开我。
Don't go away. *比较随便的说法。表示“呆在这儿”、“别离开。”
Stay around.
Stick around.
我无法不爱你。
I can't help falling in love with you.
I can't stop myself from loving you.
我从来没有过这种感觉。
I've never felt like this before.
你是我的惟一。
You're the one for me.
我永远爱你。
I'll love you forever.
I'll always love you. (我会永远爱你。)
I'll love you my whole life. (我一生都会爱你的。)
我一直都说的是真心话。
I always speak my mind.
I always say what's on my mind.
I'm always honest. (我一直很诚实。)
既然那样，那你也要爱屋及乌噢。
Love me, love my dog.*这是一句有名的谚语，意思是在爱一个人的同时，也要去爱他的朋友，去接受他的缺点和毛病。“爱屋及乌”。
请温柔些。
Be gentle.
Be soft.
Please do it gently.
再多爱我一些。
Love me more.
看着我!
Look at me!
我爱上了罗丝。
I fell in love with Rose. *fall in love“坠入爱河”、“谈恋爱”、“迷恋”。
I fell in love with Rose. (我爱上了罗丝。)
Does she love you? (她爱你吗?)
我深深地爱着罗丝。
I'm deeply in love with Rose.
I love Rose from the bottom of my heart.
I love Rose with all my heart.
唧!
Smooch! *表示男女接吻时发出的声响。
●结婚
愿意和我结婚吗?
Will you marry me? *用于求爱时，男女都可以用。
Will you marry me? (愿意和我结婚吗?)
Yes, I will marry you. (是的，我愿意。)
Will you be my wife/husband? (你愿意成为我的妻子/丈夫吗?)
I want to share the rest of my life with you. (我愿今生今世和你在一起。)
I want to grow old together. (我愿意和你白头到老。)
我还不想订婚。
I don't want to get engaged yet.
I don't think we should get engaged yet. (我觉得我们还不到该订婚的时候。)
我还不想结婚。
I don't want to get married yet.
I don't want to get married yet. (我还不想结婚。)
When will you be ready? (那你想什么时候呢?)
I'm not ready to settle down yet.
I'm not ready for married life yet.
结婚，我还没想过呢。
I haven't thought about marriage yet. *当对方问到When are you going to get married? (你打算什么时候结婚)时的回答。
我爱你，可是不能和你结婚。
I love you but I can't marry you.
我还下不了决心和她结婚。
I hesitate to marry her. * hesitate“踌躇”、“没心思”、“犹豫”。
I hesitate to marry her. (我还下不了决心和她结婚。)
Why? (为什么呢?)
I'm not sure if I want to marry her.
I'm hesitant to marry her.
他刚刚结婚。
He's a newlywed. *newlywed“新婚的人”。
He looks very happy lately. (最近他看上去好幸福呀。)
He's a newlywed. (因为他刚刚结婚。)
He is newly married.
He just got married.
婚后生活怎么样?
How's (your) married life?
How's (your) married life? (婚后生活怎么样?)
Not bad. (不错哟。)
我们俩都感到很幸福。
We're happy together now.
我很爱我的妻子。
I love my wife.
我们夫妻俩性格相似。
We're two of a kind. *two of a kind“性格相似的人”。
We're very similar.
Like husband, like wife.
我们俩很般配。
We're a well-matched couple.
我是个顾家的人。
I'm a family-centered person.
I'm a family man.
她想要个孩子。
She wants to start a family.
我怀孕了。
I'm pregnant.
Really? (真的吗?)
I'm going to have a baby.
I'm expecting.
怀的是男孩还是女孩?
What did she have?
What did she have? (怀的是男孩还是女孩?)
It's a girl. (是女孩。)
问题总会解决的。
We can work it out.
我首先想到的是我妻子。
I think of my wife first.
My wife is very important to me.
I'm very close to my wife.
我们夫妻从不吵架。
We (as a husband and a wife) don't have any fights.
拖家带口的人。
Family man.
●离婚
我们经常吵架。
We fight a lot.
Do you two fight? (你们吵架吗?)
Yes, we fight a lot. (嗯，我们常吵架。)
我不再爱我的妻子了。
I don't love my wife any more.
我老婆有外遇。
My wife's cheating on me. *cheat on...“在男女关系上表现的不忠”。
My wife's a two-timer.
My wife's secretly dating someone else.
My wife's having an affair.
我们感情不和。
We had a falling-out. *falling-out“感情不和”、“失和”。
We had a big disagreement. (我们之间意见分歧很大。)
We don't get along anymore. (我们再也不能在一起了。)
我已经改变心意了。
I've changed my mind.
I've reconsidered. (我想重新考虑。)
你变了。
You have changed.
You're not the same as before. (你和以前不一样了。)
你现在是不是和谁交往呢?
Are you seeing someone now?
Are you seeing someone now? (你现在是不是和谁交往呢?)
Actually, no. (没有，谁也没有。)
我和妻子没什么共同语言。
I don't see eye to eye with my wife. *see eye to eye with...“和……意见一致”。
How's married life? (婚后生活怎么样?)
I don't see eye to eye with my wife. (我和妻子没什么共同语言。)
我们俩合不来了。
We just don't get along.
我想我很了解你。
I thought I knew you.
我和我的秘书有了婚外情。
I had an affair with my secretary.
和你在一起没意思。
I don't enjoy being with you.
We don't have any fun anymore.
我们离婚吧。
Let's get divorced. *divorce“离婚”。
I don't love you anymore. (我不再爱你了。)
Let's get divorced. (我们离婚吧。)
现在我和我妻子分居了。
I'm separated from my wife. *separate“夫妻分居”。
We are living separately now.
我不能失去你。
I can't get over losing you. *get over“(从疾病、痛苦中)恢复，重新站起”。
I can't recover from breaking up with you. (我无法接受和你的分手。)
I can't forget you. (我无法忘记你。)
和你分手是我最大的痛苦。
Breaking up is hard to do. *break up“朋友、夫妻间的分手”。
make up (和好，言归于好)
请不要伤我的心。
Don't break my heart. *break one's heart“使……万分痛苦，让对方因失恋而痛苦”。
I want to break up. (我想和你分手。)
Don't break my heart. (请不要伤我的心。)
Don't make me sad.
我们争论了好几个小时。
We argued for hours. *argue“是用理论来说服对方”或“各自坚持自己的主张而争论不休“。
在工作单位
●在办公室
赶上了!
I made it! *可以用于上班、上学和坐车时的情况。
I made it! (我赶上了!)
Not quite. (那可未必。)
I'm on time!
I arrived on time! (正点到达。)
要严格遵守时间。
Be punctual!
Be punctual! (要严格遵守时间。)
Yes, sir.(是，知道了。)
你又迟到了。
You are late again.
我只迟到了5分钟。
I was only late by five minutes.
I was only five minutes late.
打出勤卡了吗?
Did you punch in? *上班时。
Did you punch out? *下班时。
让我看看我的日程安排。
Let me check my schedule.
Can we meet on Tuesday? (星期二我们可以见面吗?)
Let me check my schedule. (让我看看我的日程安排。)
Let me look over my schedule.
Let me confirm my schedule.
我有好多事要干。
I've got so much to do.
I've got so much to do. (我有好多事要干。)
Don't worry. You can do it. (不用担心，你完全能干好!)
I have so much to do.
I have many things to do.
I'm extremely busy. (我非常忙。)
我的时间安排很紧。
I'm pressed for time.
我是个普通的公司职员。
I'm an ordinary office worker. *ordinary“平凡，普通”。“男职员”、“女职员”均用an office worker表示。
I do office work. (我是个公司职员。)
I'm a regular office worker. (我是个普通的公司职员。)
这工作不太费事。
The work doesn't need much effort.
The work doesn't need much effort. (这工作不吃力。)
Lucky you! (那你太幸运了。)
It's an easy job. (这个工作不吃力。)
干活别偷懒。
Don't neglect your duties! *neglect“不认真对待工作，不履行义务，马马虎虎的态度”。Duty“义务”。
Don't neglect your duties! (干活别偷懒。)
Okay. I won't. (好的，绝不偷懒。)
西区由我负责。
I'm in charge of the west side.
I take charge of the west side. (西区由我负责。)
I'm responsible for the west side.
我已经结束那项工作了。
I'm done with the work.
I'm done with the work. (我已结束那项工作了。)
Already? (已经结束了?)
I'm finished with the work.
I'm all done with the work.
我还能工作好长时间呢。
I can still work for a long time.
I'll be able to work for many more years. (我还能工作好多年呢。)
I still have many years of work. (我还可以干上好几年。)
我们的上司被解雇了。
Our boss has been fired. *fire“撤职，解雇”。
Our boss has been fired. (我们的上司被解雇了。)
You're kidding! (你不是在开玩笑吧!)
Our boss has been dismissed.
Our boss has been let go.
Our boss has been canned. *俚语。
Our boss has been sacked. *俚语。
请把这个订在一起。
Please staple these together. *stapler 是名词，“订书器”。 staple为动词，“订在一起”。
能帮我复印一下这份材料吗?
Would you copy these papers?
复印机有毛病了。
This copy machine doesn't work.
This copy machine isn't working.
This copier is broken. (这台复印机坏了。)
我想复印机是没纸了。
I think it ran out of paper. *run out“用完”。
I think it's out of paper.
付款截止到什么时候?
When is this due? *due“已到付款截止日期”。
When do I have to pay this by?
When is the last day I can pay for this?
How long is the pay period?
When is the pay period over?
When does this have to be finished by?
付款日期截止到30号。
It's due on the thirtieth.
我们休息一会儿吧。
Let's take a break.
Let's take a break. (我们休息一会儿吧。)
Yes, let's. (好吧，休息一会儿吧。)
Let's take a break, shall we?
Shall we take a break. (我们休息一会儿吗?)
能帮我倒杯咖啡吗?
Get me a cup of coffee, will you? *用于上级对下级。
Would you bring me a cup of coffee? (能麻烦您帮我倒杯咖啡吗?) *这种说法要礼貌得多。
您想喝杯咖啡吗?
Would you like some coffee?
Would you care for some coffee? *比较有礼貌的说法。
Do you want some coffee?
How about some coffee?
那真是太好了。
That would be great. *用于回答别人的邀请和建议。
That would be perfect.
That would hit the spot.
That would be grand. *比较旧的说法。
快到午饭时间了。
It's almost lunchtime.
It's almost time for lunch.
我们有1小时的午休时间。
We took an hour lunch break.
Where were you? (你去哪儿了?)
We took an hour lunch break. (我们有1小时的午休时间。)
我们开始吧。
Let's get started.
Let's begin! *用于任何场合。
Here we go.
Let's get down to business. *谈生意进入正题时使用。
Let's get down to work. (我们开始工作吧。)
现在我不能放下这个工作。
I can't leave this job at the moment.
Let's take a vacation soon. (我们马上休假吧。)
I can't leave this job at the moment. (现在我不能放下这个工作。)
I'm tied up at the moment.
我太忙了，顾不上那么琐碎的事。
I'm too busy to bother with such details. *detail“细小的，零碎的”。
我忙得四脚朝天。
I'm so busy, I'd really appreciate any help I could get.
别偷懒!
Don't slack off! *slack“懒惰”、“马马虎虑”、“松散”，slack off 表示“做事松松散散”、“偷工减料”。
尽你的全力!
Do your best!
悠着点儿。
Don't work too hard.
Good-bye, John. (约翰，再见。)
Bye. Don't work too hard. (再见。悠着点儿。)
打起精神来。
Pull yourself together. *pull oneself together“打起精神，振作起来”。
Pull yourself together. (打起精神来。)
But I just made a big mistake. (可是我出了个很大的差错。)
Get a hold of yourself.
你可以找我呀!
You can count on me. *count on...“指望”、“依赖”。
I need more help with the project. (这个计划还得找人帮忙。)
Well, you can count on me. (那，你可以找我呀。)
连喘口气的工夫都没有。
I don't even have time to catch my breath.
How's work? (工作怎么样?)
I don't even have time to catch my breath. (连喘口气的工夫都没有。)
I don't have time to breathe.
你怎么耽搁了?
What's keeping you?
What's keeping you? Hurry up. (你怎么耽搁了，快点儿!)
I'll be over soon. (马上就来。)
换个工作是惟一的解决办法。
Changing jobs is the only way out. *way out“解决办法”。
你应该更加努力工作。
You'd better work harder.
You should work harder. *这句不如上句语气强烈。
我是个工作狂。
我不知道这张表怎么填。
I don't know how to fill out this form. *fill out“在空白处填写”。form是“填写用表”。
这张表怎么填?
How do I fill out this form?
您能帮我填一下这张表吗?
Can you help me with this form?
It looks like it's going to be a long meeting, doesn't it? *look like...“好像要……”，“看样子……”。
This is gonna be a long one. (看来要拖长时间了。)
会议开得很成功。
The meeting went well.
That went well. (进行得很顺利。)
我已经尽了最大的努力了。
I did all I could do.
Why didn't you help more? (怎么没再帮他一把?)
I did all I could do. (我已经尽了最大的努力了。)
That's all I can do.
There is nothing more I can do. (我已经使出了浑身解数。)
你觉得印象深刻吗?
Are you impressed?
Are you impressed? (你觉得印象深刻吗?)
Very. (印象很深刻啊。)
Isn't it impressive?
请在重要事项的下面划线。
Please underline the important items. *underline 可用作动词，“在……下划线”。
好，没问题!
Check. *对方在检查名单时表示满意的用法。
你能把要点说得再清楚点儿吗?
Would you get to the point? *get to the
point“抓住重点，进入正题”。
Would you get to the point? (你能把要点说得再清楚点儿吗?)
All right, all right. (好的，好的。)
What's the point? (什么是重点?)
Stop beating around the bush.
What are you trying to say? (你想说什么?) *比较温和的说法。
全部重做。
Please do it all over again. *all over again“再重新做”，用于不好的事情。
Please do it all over again. (全部重做。)
From the beginning? (从头开始吗?)
Please start over from the beginning.
把这个给田中先生传真过去。
Fax this paper to Mr. Tanaka. *fax是facsimile的缩略形式，用作动词。
请把那份文件交给我。
Please hand the document in to me. *hand in“提交，交出”。
Please hand the document in to me. (请把那份文件交给我。)
What document are you talking about? (你说的是哪份文件?)
Please submit the document to me.
Please hand in the document to me.
这是我的得意之作。
This is a piece of work I can be proud of. *多用于针对论文作品或计划。
I'm really proud of this.
我找不到我的涂改液了。
I can't find my white-out. *white-out“涂改液”。
今晚你加班吗?
Are you working overtime tonight? *work overtime“加班”。
Are you working overtime tonight? (今晚你加班吗?)
Unfortunately, yes. (很遗憾，要加班。)
Are you working late tonight? (今天晚上你要工作到很晚吗?)
工作就是工作，不能讲私情。
Business is business.
他是个努力工作的人。
He's a hard worker.
你超负荷工作了。
You're overworking.
今天必须完成这份报告。
Finish this report today!
报告截止到几号?
When is the paper due?
我有很多事要做。
I've got so much to do.
瞧我桌上堆了一堆的事儿。
There's a lot of work piled up on my desk. *pile up“堆积如山”。
There's a lot of work piled up on my desk. (瞧我桌上堆了一堆的事儿。)
I feel sorry for you. (我真同情你。)
差不多就得了。
We'll fake it. *fake“敷衍，搪塞”。“伪造”，“做假”。
We'll make it up as we go along.
全都做完了。
All done!
I've finished it all.
今天忙了一天。
It's been a long day. *在这句里long不是“长”而是表示“忙”、“辛苦”的意思。
It's time to go home. (该回家了。)
It's been a long day. (今天忙了一天。)
We've worked hard today.
It was a very busy day.
Today was a rough day at work.
我不能为你破例。
I can't make an exception for you. *exception“例外”、“除外”。
外边天都黑了。
It's dark outside already.
It has become dark outside already.
It's already dark out.
就干到这儿吧。
Let's finish up. *“(工作等事)告一段落”、“到此为止”。
I'm so tired. Let's finish up. (我太累了，今天就到这里吧。)
Good idea. Let's go home. (好主意，那我们回家吧。)
Let's call it a day! (今天就到这里吧。)
Let's go home! (我们回家吧。)
正好工作刚做完。
I've just finished work.
I've just finished work. (正好工作刚做完。)
Let's go for drink. (那我们去喝一杯吧。)
I just got off work.
I've just finished working.
今天发工资。
Today's payday. *payday“发工资的日子”。
Today's payday! (今天发工资。)
Oh, yeah? I forgot all about it. (是吗?我都忘得一干二净了。)
我们一起去喝一杯吧。
Let's have a drink.
Let's go out for a drink!
你辛苦了。
Thanks for your hard work.
我先走了。
I hope you don't mind my leaving now. *英文中没有这种打招呼的习惯，但是也能说得通。
Could you excuse me, please?
Will you excuse me, please?
对不起，打断一下。
Sorry for interrupting. *用于打断别人谈话时，interrupt“插嘴”。
I'm sorry to interrupt.
I'm sorry to interrupt you.
Excuse me for interrupting.
Forgive me for interrupting.
打扰一下可以吗?
May I interrupt (you)?
Excuse me.
史密斯先生在1号线听电话。
Mr. Smith is on line one.
Mr. Smith is on line one. (史密斯先生在1号线听电话。)
Oh, okay. Thanks. (好的。谢谢。)
我已经和青木先生约好了。
I have an appointment with Mr. Aoki.
Hello. May I help you? (您好，您有什么事吗?)
Yes, I have an appointment with Mr. Aoki. (是的，我已经和青木先生约好了。)
ABC公司在几楼?
What floor is ABC on?
What floor is ABC on? (ABC公司在几楼?)
The tenth floor. (在10楼。)
电梯在哪儿?
Where are the elevators?
Where are the elevators? (电梯在哪儿?)
Around the corner over there. (在那个拐角。)
●工作单位的人际关系
我和他很合得来。
I get along well with him. *get along (well) with...“和……合得来”、“和睦相处”。
What's John like? (约翰是个什么样的人?)
I get along well with him. (我和他很合得来。)
I get on well with him. *英式英语。
我跟她合不来。
I don't get along well with her.
I don't get on well with her. *英式英语。
我很尊敬他。
I respect him.
I highly respect him. *强调说法。
I look up to him.
我瞧不起他。 I despise him.
I look down on him.
我想和大家和睦相处。
I want to get along with everyone.
你跟她合得来吗?
Are you getting along with her? *get along“合得来”、“和睦相处”。
她根本不搭理我。
She ignored me. *ignore“不放在眼里”、“不理”、“假装看不见”。
What did she do? (她怎么了?)
She ignored me. (她不搭理我。)
She gave me the cold shoulder.
She didn't pay any attention to me (at all).
我不知道他在想什么。
I don't know what he's really thinking.
I'm not sure what he is thinking about.
I don't really know what is on his mind.
我没有理由让人嫉妒。
I have no reason to be envied. *envy“羡慕他人或物”，“嫉妒”。
There is no reason to be jealous of me.
There is no reason to envy me.
我讨厌爱拍马屁的人。
I don't like brownnosers. *brownnoser俚语，“讨好别人的人”、“阿谀逢迎的人”。
They're helping our boss again. (他们又去帮上司的忙了。)
I don't like brownnosers. (我可讨厌拍马屁的人了。)
I don't like flatterers. (我不喜欢爱说恭维话的人。)
I don't like ass-kissers. *俚语，不太文雅的说法，使用时要注意场合。
我是个不顾家的人。
I'm neglecting my family. *这是种相当严厉的说法。neglect 表示“对……玩忽职守”、“不尽义务”。
I put my work before my family. (我是工作第一，家庭第二。)*比较温和的说法。
I should treat my family better. (我该重视我的家庭。)
你站在哪一方?
Which side are you? *side“(竞争、谈判等的)一方，自己人”。
Which side are you on?
Who are you rooting for?
Which side do you support? (你支持哪一方?)
我是站在你这边的。
I'm on your side. *on one's side“站在……一方”。
Whose side are you on? (你是站在哪一边的?)
I'm on your side. (我是站在你这边的。)
I will support you. (我支持你。)
I agree with you. (我同意你的意见。)
他对我很不客气的。
He's very hard on me. *be动词+hard on...“蛮横，野蛮”。
Do you like your boss? (你喜欢你的上司吗?)
No, he's very hard on me. (不，他对我很严厉。)
He treats me unkindly. (他对我一点儿都不友好。)
He's mean to me. (他对我很刻薄。)
He's very strict. (他很严厉。)
他总把我当作眼中钉。
He always treats me like an enemy. *enemy“仇人，敌人”。
He was rude to say that. (他这样对你说话也太无礼了。)
He always treats me like an enemy. (他总把我当作眼中钉。)
He acts like I'm an enemy.
He treats me as if I'm his enemy.
他对我很蛮横。
He treated me badly.
I was badly treated by him.
I received bad treatment from him.
He treated me unkindly. (他对我很粗暴。)
我欠他的情。
I'm under obligation to him.
I owe him. * owe“欠……的情”。
I have an obligation to him.
I'm deeply indebted to him. (我非常感激他。)
I've received kindness from him. (他对我很好。)
I owe him a lot for everything he has done for me. (我非常感谢他为我所做的一切。)
我们很熟，互相直呼其名。
We're on a first name basis. *表示“之间关系好，很亲密”。
We're on first name terms.
●评论他人
他的理解力很强。
He's quick on the uptake. *这是一种固定说法，表示“理解吸收能力强”。
He's a fast learner.
He has a quick mind.
He catches on quickly.
他不会让你失望的。
He'll never let you down. *let down“使人期待落空”。
他很能干。
He finished the job already. (他早就把工作做完了。)
He's efficient. (他真能干。)
He does things well and he gets them done quickly. (他工作起来又好又快。)
He gets things done efficiently. (他做事很有效率。)
He handles things quickly. (他处理事情很麻利。)
He handles matters promptly. (他处理事情很利索。)
他是个好人。
He's a good guy.
He's a good man.
He's a good person.
他显老。
He looks old for his age. *形容词+for 表示“就……而言”、“比较……”。
He's only 46. (他只有46岁。)
He looks old for his age. (他显老。)
He looks older than he is.
He looks young for his age. (他显年轻。)
你看上去比我年轻。
You look younger than me. *从语法上来讲应该是“You look younger than I”，但美国现在一般不这么说。
We're the same age. (我们同龄吧。)
But you look younger than me. (可是你看上去比我年轻。)
You look younger than I do.
他就是那种人。
That's the way he is.
That's the kind of guy he is.
他长得像谁?
Who is he like?
他有丰富的常识。
He has a lot of common sense.
他虽年轻，却很博学。
He's wise for his age. * for one's age“与年纪相比却……”
He's only ten and he made this.(他只有10岁就能做出这样的东西。)
He's wise for his age. (他虽年轻，却博学。)
He's wise considering his age.
He's wise for a man of his age.
他交际很广。
He knows a lot of people.
He's well-known.
He's very popular. (他很有人缘。)
He has a large circle of acquaintances. (他交际广泛。) *“熟悉的人，认识的人”，但和friend (朋友)不同，虽没深交，但见过面、搭过话。
他是个有才干的人。
He's a go-getter. *go-getter“有才能的人”，“干将”。
He runs a lot of business. (他有很多生意。)
Yeah, he's a go-getter. (是呀!他是个有才干的人。)
He's a man of action.
He's a man of ability.
He's a wheeler-dealer. *比较旧的说法。
你真体谅人。
You're so sympathetic. *sympathetic“同情的”、“能体谅人，体贴人的”。
他是守信用的人。
He's faithful. *faithful“对人、对工作忠诚，守信用的”。
He has a strong sense of duty.
他的嗓音低沉。
He has a deep voice.
He has a low voice.
His voice is very deep.
他发福了。
He has put on weight.
He has gained weight.
He has lost weight. (他瘦了。)
他太胖了。
He's overweight.
He's a fatso. (他是个胖猪。)
He's fat. (他很胖。)
He's skinny. (他骨瘦如柴。)
你真有胆量。(你好大胆子。)
You have a lot of nerve.
Sir, I don't think you should fire John. (先生，我觉得你不该解雇约翰。)
You have a lot of nerve to say that. (你胆子不小，竟敢这么说。)
You have a lot of balls. *balls 在这里表示“厚脸皮”、“傲慢”，同时有“睾丸”的意思。所以是一种不礼貌的说法，会给人不愉快的感觉。
You have a lot of guts.
You're bold. *bold“大胆的”、“不客气的”、“力量强的”。
You're very brave. (你很勇敢。)
他是个很谦虚的人。
He's a very modest man. *modest“(要求、意见、态度、行为等)比较慎重。”
He didn't say anything. (他可什么都没说。)
He's a very modest man. (嗯，他是个很谨慎的人。)
He's very polite. (他很有教养。)
He doesn't like to brag. (他不喜欢吹牛。)
He isn't boastful. (他一点都不自负。)
他有个好脾气。
He has a good temper.
He's in a good mood. *表示“现在正好情绪不错”，和上句的语气不一样。
他这个人脾气暴躁。
He has a bad temper.
He's in a bad mood. *表示“现在碰巧情绪不好”，和上句的语气不太一样。
她不知哪儿有点怪。
There's something strange about her.
There is something fishy about her.
There is something odd about her.
她有点不太对劲儿。
She's not herself. *直译是“她不是她自己了。”
She's been edgy lately. (她近来情绪急躁。)
Yeah, she's not herself. (是的，有点儿不太对劲儿。)
She's not acting like herself.
She's not acting normally.
她真让人捉摸不透。
She's so weird. *weird“不可思议”、“变化多端”、“古怪的”。
She cut her hair very short. (她把头发剪得短短的。)
She's so weird. (真让人捉摸不透。)
She's bizarre.
She's very strange.
塔米饭量很小。
Tammy eats like a bird. *直译“塔米像鸟一样吃饭”，是人却只有小鸟那么点儿饭量。
Tammy eats like a bird. (塔米饭量很小。)
Tammy eats very little. (塔米只吃一点点。)
Tammy doesn't eat very much. (塔米不怎么吃。)
Tammy eats like a horse. (塔米特别能吃。)
她的身材很好。
She has a nice figure. *表示“体型”时不用style。
She has a good figure.
他已过壮年。
His best days are gone.
He's past his prime.
我父亲上年纪了。
My father's getting on in years. *be getting on in years 为惯用语，“上年纪”。
My father's becoming an old man.
My father's getting older.
他长得什么样?
What does he look like?
他们闹得天翻地覆。
They're making a big fuss. *make a fuss“大声吵闹”、“喧哗”。
They're making a big deal about it.
他抽烟抽得没完没了。
He's a chain smoker.
Does he smoke? (他抽烟吗?)
Yes, he's a chain smoker. (抽，他一抽就抽个没完。)
He's a heavy smoker.
He smokes non-stop.
●贬低别人
他很自私。
He's selfish. *selfish 带有轻视的语气，表示“自私的”、“利己的”、“不考虑别人的”。
I don't like John. (我不喜欢约翰。)
Why? (为什么?)
Because he's selfish. (他太自私了。)
He's self-centered. (他总是以自己为中心。)
He's self-serving. (他是个只顾自己的人。)
He only cares about himself. (他只想他自己的事。)
He doesn't care about anyone but himself. (他从来不想别人。)
他总把问题想得过于严重。
He takes things too seriously.
他头脑简单。
He's simpleminded. *simpleminded“单纯的”、“头脑简单的”，也有“无知的”、“愚蠢的”语感。
He's a simple man. *这句话也可解释为“他是个很实际的人”。
He isn't so smart. (他不很聪明。)
今天他情绪烦躁。
He's on edge today. *edge“边缘”。on edge 表示“烦躁”、“不安稳”。
What's wrong with him? He's on edge today. (怎么啦，他今天这么烦躁。)
I don't know. (我不知道。)
He's edgy today.
He's in a bad mood today. (他今天情绪不好。)
他真是个多嘴多舌的人。
He's talkative. *talkative“喜欢说话”、“多嘴多舌”。
He's talkative. (他真多嘴多舌。)
Yeah, you can say that again. (啊，你也这么说呀。)
He's a motor-mouth.
He never shuts up. (他从来都闭不上嘴。)
他非常有钱。
How's he doing? (他现在怎么样?)
He's quite well off now. (他现在可有钱了。)
He's a wealthy man.
He's rich.
He's rolling in it.
他很好色。
He's fresh. *看样子可以翻成“他是个新鲜的人”，但实际上表达的是“他是好色的人”。
He always tries to touch me. (他总想碰我。)
Yeah, he's fresh. (是啊，他真好色。)
He's a dirty-minded man.
He's a dirty old man. (他真是个讨厌的老头。)
All he thinks about is sex. (他满脑子想的都是情事。)
他的嘴甜着呢。
He's a smooth talker.
Watch out for him. (你得小心点儿他。)
Why? (为什么?)
He's a smooth talker. (他的嘴甜着呢。)
He's honey-tongued.
他是个不可小看的人。
He's nobody's fool. *“难打交道的人”、“不容轻视的对手”。
What's Joe like? (乔这个人怎么样?)
He's nobody's fool. (你可不能小看他。)
He's very shrewd.
他净说些傻话。
He often says absurd things. *absurd“荒谬的，毫无道理的”。
He often says ridiculous things.
He says strange things a lot.
He says a lot of weird things.
他一点儿责任心都没有。
He has no sense of responsibility.
He's so irresponsible.
他真是个让人讨厌的人。
He's very offensive. *offensive“讨厌的”、“令人不愉快的”、“(人或言行等)令人作呕的”。
他这人很难对付。
He's a difficult man to deal with. *deal with“处理、对待(人或事)”。
He's hard to deal with.
He's hard to put up with. (他让人难以忍受。)
他是个倔老头。
He's a stubborn old man. *stubborn“顽固的”、“倔强的”。
Didn't your father say okay? (你爸爸同意了吗?)
No, he's a stubborn old man. (没有，他是个倔老头。)
He's a hardheaded old man.
他总是好高骛远。
He's aiming too high. *aim high“奢望”、“逞能、逞强”。
He's overreaching himself.
He's out of his league.
他从不认输。
That man never admits defeat.
He never admits he is wrong.
He is a sore loser.
He hates being defeated. (他讨厌失败。)
He can't handle defeat. (他是个输不起的人。)
他是个难以捉摸的人。
He's very vague. *vague“不可捉摸”、“不清楚的”、“不明确的”。
He's very vague. (他是个难以捉摸的人。)
He's just like my brother. (和我弟弟一样。)
He is difficult to understand. (他真让人难以理解。)
He isn't very clear. (他让人不易琢磨。)
他性格乖张。
He's crooked. *crook 原意是thief，即“小偷”、“骗子”。crooked表示“性格孤僻”、“乖张”。
He's crooked. (他性格乖张。)
But I like him. (可我喜欢他。)
He's a scammer. *俚语。
He's a crook.
He's a con man. *俚语。
他一无是处。
He's good for nothing.
He's not nice to you? (他是不是对你不好?)
No, he's good for nothing. (嗯，他简直一无是处。)
He isn't good for anything.
He's a bum. *俚语。
她认生。
She's shy around strangers.
She's bashful.
She feel uncomfortable around strangers. (她跟不认识的人在一起总觉得不自在。)
She's afraid of strangers. (她怕生人。)
你是个胆小鬼。
You're too timid.
You're gutless.
You're a wimp.
You're a chicken.
他在逞强。
He's acting big.
He's acting like a hot shot.
他动不动就生气。
He has a short temper. *temper 特指“（感情上的）秉性，气质”，short temper 表示“易怒”。
He gets angry easily.
He loses his temper quickly.
He is very temperamental. (他喜怒无常。)
他很能吃。
He eats like a horse. *直译是“他吃起来像匹马一样。”
He eats huge amounts.
He eats like a bird.（他饭量很小。）
你的香水味真够呛人的。
Your perfume is strong.
I can smell your perfume a mile away. (我老远就闻见你的香水味了。) *带有讽刺意味的表达方式。
Your perfume is romantic. (你的香水够浪漫的。) *褒义，“芳香扑鼻”。
●自我评价
我的心还很年轻。
I have a youthful spirit.
I'm young at heart.
我笨手笨脚的。
I'm all thumbs. *thumb“大拇指”，注意b不发音。每根手指都像拇指一样笨手笨脚的。
Can't you fix it? (您能帮我修理一下吗?)
I'm all thumbs. (我可是笨手笨脚的。)
I'm clumsy.
I'm very clumsy.
I have butterfingers.
I'm (such) a klutz. *俚语。
我喜欢独处。
I like being alone.
I enjoy having time to myself.
I'm a loner.
我这个人比较随和。
I'm easygoing. *easygoing“悠闲的”、“不小气的”、“不小心眼的”、“不拘小节的”。
I'm temperamental. (我爱发脾气。)
I'm not. I'm easygoing. (我可不是，我挺随和。)
I'm an optimist. (我是个乐天派。)
I'm carefree.
I like to take it easy.
我遇事就慌。
I get embarrassed easily. *embarrass“使……发窘”、“使……尴尬”、“让……为难”。
Your face is red! (你脸都红了。)
I get embarrassed easily. (我遇事就慌。)
我做什么事都很现实。
I'm practical about everything. *practical“(人或想法)很现实的”，褒义。
I like to be practical about things. (我喜欢现实地考虑问题。)
I'm a very practical person. (我是个非常现实的人。)
我是一根筋。
I have a one-track mind. *track 表示“轨道”，one-track表示“单线轨道”。这句话表示“只能考虑一件事的人”，一般为贬义。
I'm obsessed with one idea.
I can't take my mind off of... (我无法不去想……)
我看人很准。
I'm a good judge of character. *judge“能辨别好坏的人”、“鉴定者”。
I have a good eye for character.
I'm a poor judge of character. (我不会看人。)
我爱吃甜食。
I have a sweet tooth. *have a sweet tooth 直译是“有甜牙”，实际意思是“爱吃甜食”。
You like sweets, don't you? (你爱吃甜食，是吗?)
Yeah, I have a sweet tooth. (是的，我爱吃甜食。)
I love sweets. (我特喜欢吃甜的。)
我是个酒鬼。
I prefer wine to sweets. *直译是“比起甜东西来我更爱喝酒”。
I prefer savory to sweet. (比起甜的来我更爱吃辣的。)
我过着悲惨的生活。
I have led a dog's life. *lead a dog's life 直译是“像狗一样的生活”。应该记住这句惯用表达方式。
I have had a miserable life.
I've had a terrible life.
我的视力不好。
I have poor eyesight.
I have good eyesight. (我的视力很好。)
英语口语8000句-电话
●打电话
我是丹尼斯·史密斯。
This is Dennis Smith. *打电话时常用This is...代替My name is...。
This is Dennis Smith speaking.
喂，是约翰吗?
Hello, John? *常用于熟人之间。
喂， 请问是丹尼斯·史密斯先生吗?
Is this Mr. Dennis Smith?
请问是财务科吗?
Is this the finance department?
请问是吉姆·贝克医生的办公室吗?
Is this Dr. Jim Baker's office?
我能借用一下您的电话吗?
Do you mind if I use your phone? *这句话直译是“如果我用一下您的电话，您介意吗?”。如果同意，回答是No(不介意)。
Do you mind if I use your phone? (我能借用一下您的电话吗?)
No, please go ahead. (可以，请用吧。)
我想找佐藤先生。
May I speak to Mr. Sato?
May I speak with Mr. Sato?
I'd like to speak to Mr. Sato, please.
Is Mr. Sato there, please?
Mr. Sato, please. *这是最简单的说法。并不失礼，工作和日常生活中都可以用。
Let me talk to Mr. Sato, please. *这样说有点太直，除了对熟人以外一般不用。
马克在吗?
Is Mark there? *孩子们之间、朋友之间和比较熟悉的人之间比较随便的说法，工作中最好不用。
真对不起，这么晚了还给您打电话。
I'm sorry for calling you this late. *若在早晨的话把late换成early。
我希望我没打扰您。
I hope I'm not disturbing you. *disturb“打扰(休息和工作)”。
I hope I'm not keeping you.
但愿没吵醒您。
I hope I didn't wake you up.
I hope I didn't wake you up. (但愿没吵醒您。)
No, you didn't. (没有，你没吵醒我。)
我有急事要找巴尔先生。
It is urgent I talk to Mr. Barr now.
I need to get in contact with Mr. Barr right away. *get in contact with...“和……取得联系”。
I need to talk to Mr. Barr immediately.
有关明天开会的事给您打电话。
I'm calling about tomorrow's meeting.
我给您回电话。
I'm returning your call.
I'm calling you back.
●接电话
喂!
Hello. *英语中接电话的人先说“Hello”。
Hello. (喂!)
Oh, hello. Is Mark there? (喂，马克在吗?)
对，我就是。
Speaking. *对方要找的刚好是自己，就以这句“我就是”回答。
This is he. *女性用“This is she”。
This is Mr. Sato speaking. (对，我是佐藤。)
This is. *有点儿生硬的感觉。
是我呀。
It's me. *常用于像夫妻间关系非常亲密的场合。
ABC Business College, may I help you? *公司等工作场所接电话时的一般对答方式。个人家庭接电话时只需说“Hello”。
Thank you for calling ABC Business College.
Can I help you?
您是哪位?
Who's calling, please?
Who's speaking, please?
Who is this, please?
May I ask who's calling?
Who should I say is calling?
您想找哪位接电话?
Who in particular would you like to talk to? *in particular“特别”、“尤其”。
他一直在等您的电话。
您要找哪个铃木?
Which Suzuki do you want to talk to?
这儿有三位姓铃木的。
There are three Suzukis here.
您能过会儿再打吗?
Would you mind calling back later?
Could you call back later?
请转103。
Extension 103, please. *extension“延长”，在这里表示“分机电话”。
May I have extension 103?
Could I have extension number 103?
Please connect me with extension 103.
Would you transfer this call to extension 103?
我给您接103分机。
I'll connect you to extension 103.
I'm transferring your call to extension 103.
请稍等一下。
Hold on, please. *hold on“等待”。
May I speak to Mr. Smith? (请找史密斯先生。)
Hold on, please. (请稍等。)
One moment, please.
Just a moment, please.
Hold the line, please.
Just a second, please.
我让他接电话。
I'll put him on. * put...on“让……接电话”。
I'll connect you. (把电话转接给你。) *connect“连接”。
我把电话给您接过去。
I'll transfer your call.
I'll put you through.
我把电话转给负责人。
I'll get your party for you. *party 不是“聚会”而是指接电话的对象。
Let me transfer this call for you.
I'm transferring your call to the person in charge.
我把您的电话接到营业部去。
I'm transferring your call to the sales department.
是贝克打来的，请接1号线。
Mr. Peck is on line one.
Mr. Peck for you. He's on line one.
Pick up line one. It's Mr. Peck.
ABC公司米兰先生的电话。
You have a call from Mr. Miller of ABC.
There's a call from Mr. Miller of ABC.
Mr. Miller of ABC is on the line.
您要找的人来接电话了。
Your party is on the line. *通过电话交换台的接线员时，接线员接通电话后常用的表达方式。
Your party is on the line. (您要找的人来接电话了。)
Thank you. (谢谢。)
●无法接电话时
她正在接电话。
Her line is busy now. *busy表示“正在打电话”，而不是“忙”。
Sorry, her line is busy now. (对不起，她正在打电话。)
Alright. I'll try again later. (好的。那我过一会儿再打。)
She's on another line now.
Ms. Kane is talking to someone else now. (凯恩先生正在打电话。)
I'm afraid she's on the other line now.
对不起，她现在脱不开身。
I'm sorry, she's tied up at the moment. *tied up “忙得不能接电话”。
对不起，她正在接待客人。
I'm sorry, she has company at this time. *company 除了“公司”以外，还表示“朋友”、“来客”。
您等会儿行吗?
Would you like to hold? *hold“拿”、“握住”，即“不挂电话等着”。
Would you like to hold? (您等会儿行吗?)
No, I'll call back later. Thanks. (不用了，过会儿我再打吧。谢谢。)
Would you like to stay on the line?
Can you hold the line, please?
Would you like to hold on?
Wanna hold? (能等会儿吗?) *只用于朋友或熟人，工作中不能使用。Wanna...是Do you want to的省略形式。表示“你想……吗?”
他现在不在座位上。
He's away from his desk now.
他在公司，但现在不在座位上。
He's in but he's not at his desk right now.
对不起，他出去了。
I'm sorry, he's not in right now.
Is John there, please? (请问约翰在吗?)
I'm sorry, he's not in right now. (对不起，他出去了。)
He's not in.
He's out now.
He's not here now.(他现在不在这儿。)
He's out of the office right now.
他什么时候能回来?
When is he coming back?
When do you expect him back?
What time do you think he'll be back?
他大概10分钟后回来。
He should be back in ten minutes. *in 指的不是“以内”，而是“……之后”，所以是“10分钟后”的意思。
他应该下个星期来上班。
He should be back in the office next week.
他休假到下个星期。
He's on vacation until next week.
他打电话来说病了。
He called in sick today. *call in sick 是习惯用语，“打电话请病假”。
他现在出差去了。
He's out of town now.
他现在吃午饭去了。
He's out to lunch now. *out to lunch 惯用语，“午休”。
他现在正在开会。
He's in a meeting right now.
他今天休息。
He's off today. *只用off就可以表示“休息”。
●留言、接受留言
您能过会儿再打来吗?
Could you call back later?
Would you call again later?
Would you mind calling back later?
请10分钟后再打。
Please call me back in ten minutes. *in表示“从现在到……以后”、“……以后”。如果要特别强调在“……时间之内”的话，用within。表示在“某时间以后”，用after。
Would you call me back in ten minutes, if you don't mind? (你能10分钟以后再打来吗?)
Would you call me back in ten minutes if possible? (你能不能10分钟以后再打来?)
您要给他留言吗?
May I take a message?
May I take a message? (您要给他留言吗?)
No, thank you. (不用了，谢谢。)
Is there any message?
Would you like to leave a message?
Shall I take a message?
Could I take a message?
Do you have any message?
May I take a message?
过会儿我再打。
I'll try again later.
I'll call back later.
I'll call again in an hour. (一个小时后我再打来。)
能留个口信吗?
Can I leave a message?
Can I leave Mr. Smith a message? (能给史密斯先生留个口信吗?)
我给你打电话了，可是占线。
I called but your line was busy.
I called but your line was engaged. *英式英语。
请告诉他林恩·凯恩给他打过电话。
Would you tell him that Lynn Kane called?
Please tell him to call Lynn Kane. (请让他给林恩·凯恩打电话。)
请转告他让他给我回个电话。
Please tell him to call me.
Please ask him to call me.
Please have him call me back. (请让他给我打电话。)
他怎么跟您联系呢?
How can he get a hold of you?
How can he get in touch with you?
How can he get in contact with you?
请告诉我您的电话号码。
Your number, please?
Your number, please? (请告诉我您的电话号码。)
My number is 1234-1234. (我的电话号码是1234-1234。)
What's your number?
May I have your number?
Could I have your number?
我的电话号码是1234-1234。
My number is 1234-1234.
请6点以前打1234-1234跟我联系。
You can reach me at 1234-1234 until six o'clock. *reach“电话联系”。
我再确认一下电话号码，1234-1234，对吗?
Let me repeat the number. That's 1234-1234.
The number is 1234-1234. Right? (你的号码是1234-1234，对吗?)
好的，我转告他您来电话了。
OK. I'll tell him that you called.
I'll give him your message. (我将转告您的口信。)
您的名字怎么拼?
How do you spell your name?
Could you spell your name, please?
Would you please spell your name?
Could you spell that? (您能拼一下您的名字吗?)
您开会的时候史密斯先生给您来电话了。
Mr. Smith called you during the meeting.
我让他给您回电话好了。
I'll have him call you back.
I'll tell him to call you back.
I'll ask him to call you back.
是不是让他给您回电话呀?
Shall I have him call you back?
Shall I have him call you when he gets back? (他回来后，让他给您回电话吗?)
Would you like him to call you back?
Want him to call you back? *是Do you want him to call you back? 的口语缩略形式，比较随便的说法。
●挂断电话
谢谢您打来电话。
Thanks for calling. *在接到对方电话时，最后用该句结束电话以示礼貌。
So, I'll see you tomorrow. (那，明天见。)
Thanks for calling. (谢谢您打来电话。)
Thank you for your call.
Well, I have to get going. (那，我得挂电话了。)
Thank you for your call. (谢谢您来电话。)
请随时来电话。
Please call again anytime.
我得挂电话了。
I'd better get off the phone. *get off the phone 是“挂上电话”的固定说法。
我得挂电话了。
I have to go now.
I have to get going.
我该挂电话了。
I guess I'd better get going. *guess“想”，get going“挂上电话。”
能跟您通上话，我非常高兴，再见。
Nice talking to you. Bye.
请挂电话吧。
Please hang up the phone. *“挂断电话”用hang up,而不能用cut。
Please put down the receiver.
Would you please get off the phone? (您能挂上电话吗?)
电话断了。
I was cut off.
I was disconnected.
我还没说完呢，她就把电话挂上了。
She hung up on me. *hung 是hang的过去式。
She hung up before I finished.
电话不通。
The phone went dead.
谢谢你给我回电话。
Thank you for returning my call.
Thank you for calling me back.
●打错电话
您好像打错电话了。
I'm afraid you have the wrong number. *wrong“错的”、“不对的”，wrong number“错的电话号码”。
I'm afraid you have the wrong number. (您可能打错电话了。)
Oh, sorry for troubling you. (哦，对不起，打扰您了。)
I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number.
您拨的电话号码是多少?
What number are you calling?
What number are you trying to reach?
您找哪位呀?
Who would you like to talk to?
Who do you want to talk to?
Who are you calling?
Who are you trying to reach?
这儿没有您说的这个人。
There's no one here by that name.
There's nobody here by that name.
我们公司没有叫鲍勃·霍普的。
There's no Bob Hope in this office.
There's nobody named Bob Hope here. (这儿没有叫鲍勃·霍普的。)
对不起，我好像打错了。
I'm sorry. I must have misdialed. *用于自己打错电话时。
I'm afraid I have the wrong number.
●电话留言
我是加里·米尔斯，请尽快跟我联络。
This is Gary Mills calling. Please call me as soon as possible.
我是ABC公司的加里·米尔斯，请回来后给我回电话。我的电话号码是1234-1234。
This is Gary Mills of ABC. Please call me when you get home. My number is 1234-1234.
这是电话录音。
This is a recording. *录音带中的固定说法。
●打电话遇到困难时
您能说慢一点儿吗?
Please speak a little more slowly.
Would you slow down, please?
我听不清楚。
I can't hear you very well.
Are you free tomorrow? (明天有空吗?)
I can't hear you very well. (我听不清楚。)
I can barely hear you. (我一点儿都听不见。)
I'm having trouble hearing you. (我听不太清楚。)
电话线好像有毛病。
We have a bad connection.
This is a really bad line.
您能再大点儿声吗?
Could you speak up, please?
Please speak a little louder.
Would you speak up a little, please?
串线了。
The lines are crossed. *line 是指telephone line "电话线"，cross "交叉"、"干扰"。
The lines must be crossed. (肯定是串线了。)
对不起，让您久等了。
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. (对不起，让您久等了。)
That's okay. (没关系。)
I'm sorry for the delay. (对不起，我来晚了。)
Sorry to have kept you waiting. (抱歉，让您久等了。)
谢谢您等我。
Thank you for waiting.
你给我的电话号码是错的。
You gave me the wrong number.
The number you gave me was wrong.