Jeffrey’s Blog

let me 连读时Leme
ma'am .<口>夫人, 太太, 女士, 小姐

what for 为何目的, 为什么, (非正式)惩罚, 责备
go ahead: 请便
what's today's date? / what's the day today? 今天是几号
what day is today?今天是星期几
表示某月某日
1)月份+(the)+序数词,如 March (the) second
2)the+序数词+of+月份,如 the second (day) of March

congratulation n. 祝贺, 恭喜,一般口语时用复数形式 ~s
congratulations on:  ~ your promotion.
happy birthday! Many happy returns (of the day) 祝你寿比南山
I just got sacked/fired.(解雇/开除)
I'm sorry/glad to hear that!
what a pity/shame! 真可惜
shame on you,你真丢丑/丢脸. shame有丢脸的意思
It's a shame/pity +that从句:真可惜/遗憾……
How do you think…/How do you feel about…/what do you think of…你认为…怎么样
(It's) Cool/Great/Wonderful.   (It's) So-so. (It's) Awful/Lousy.
Have a nice vacation.假期愉快
Have a nice trip.旅途愉快
what a coincidence …多么巧 ~ seeing you here! Q:It is (a coincidence),isn't it?
what do you do?你是干哪一行的
what's the big deal? 有什么了不起的呢
It's no big deal. 没什么了不起的
gotta :口语 got to
Nature calls. 内急
Check,please。麻烦买单
By all means=Of course
you bet:当然,此属口语用法,仅用于同辈间
Are you free/available now? = Do you have time now?
I think so ,其中so是为了避免重复
Do you have a minute? = Are you free?   Q:Sure.What's up?/What's the matter?
I need a ride/lift to the post office. (lift作名词时,相当于ride.表示"搭便车",lift是英式,ride是美式用法)
After a while = see you later
take care 保重   take care of:照顾…
Thanks for your hospitality: 谢谢你的款待/招待
Where's your better half? 你的丈夫(妻子)在哪? 回答时以She/He/My wift/My husband开头
I beg your pardon? = Pardon me? = Pardon? 对不起,再说一遍好吗?
You can say that again.你说的没错 You're telling me.还用你说吗?
It look like +that从句:看起来…样子, 但口语中常将It及that省略,简化为Look like + S + V
Are you kidding? = Are you kidding me? = Are you joking? 不可以说Are you joking me?
Freeze! / Don't shoot. I give up.   另外frozed为freeze过去分词, frozed food冷冻食品
表示"某人也…",用法如下: So + be/助动词+S = 宾词(Me,Him…),too
表示"某人也不…",用法如下: Nor + be/助动词 + S
As luck would have it ,S+V = Fortunately,S+V 所幸的是/幸好……
Have fun:祝你愉快
well done=great=wonderful=fantastic=bravo
look forward to + N/Ving 企盼….
(That's)All right.=(That's)OK 没关系(对方向我们表示自己无法做某件事,而我们觉得无疑时,就可以说)
easy come,easy go.
It serves/served sb right.=Serves/served sb right.=Sb asks/asked for it.=Sb deserves/deserved it. 活该
ask sb to V 邀请某人(做)…
I would if i were you.
step on :踩在… 之上
step on it.=step on the gas.=make it snappy.=hurry up
如果不小心造成对方不便或不舒服时,应说 sorry, I didn't mean to.
That was close.=That was a close call.=What a close call! 好险!
That's lift.这就是人生 (听到对方抱怨生活过得不如意时)
He's broke,他破产了

我回去工作了 I'm going back to work
这个座们有人座吗? Is this seat taken?

would you: 连读音

别人征求你的意见 "you can do that" "do you have the time?"
问他人的姓名 "may i have you name?" "what’s your name ?"
听不懂,可以说“i’m not clear about it .”  懂了i got it
4-6小时 four to six hours