2. He is bouncy.

"他精力充沛"美國(guó)人通常說(shuō)："He is bouncy."，而不說(shuō)"He is energetic"，牢記一些日常對(duì)話中的句式是你生活中一把必備的鑰匙。如：久仰，"I get mind of you"比"I heard a lot about you."輕松得多。

3. Did you get lost?

有人開(kāi)會(huì)遲到了，你若對(duì)他說(shuō)"You are late."，聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是廢話。若說(shuō)"Did you get lost?"，則更能讓他感到歉疚，可千萬(wàn)別說(shuō)成"Get lost!"，那可是讓人滾蛋的意思。

4. Do you have the time?

別人征求你的意見(jiàn)，問(wèn)能否開(kāi)窗戶等，你要是說(shuō)"You can do that."就有點(diǎn)土了，用一句"Do you have the time?"就好多了。實(shí)際上，問(wèn)他人的姓名，地址都可以這么用："May I have your name?"要比"What’s your name?"禮貌得多，不過(guò)警察例外。

5. I would rather not say.

別人問(wèn)你不愿公開(kāi)的問(wèn)題，切勿用"It’s my secret, don’t ask such a personal question."回答，一來(lái)顯得你沒(méi)有個(gè)性，二來(lái)也讓對(duì)方覺(jué)得你氣短。你可以說(shuō)"I would rather not say."(還是別說(shuō)了吧)。

6. It’s on the tip of my tongue.

有時(shí)候，你想說(shuō)什么，可是想不起來(lái)，你可以說(shuō)"Well…"、"Let me see."、"Just a moment."或"It’s on the tip of my tongue."等。相比之下，最后一個(gè)句型是最地道的。

7. While I remember…

交談時(shí)，你可能會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)換話題，不要只說(shuō)"By the way"，實(shí)際上，"To change the subject"、"Before I forget"、"While I remember"、"Mind you"都是既地道又受歡迎的表達(dá)。

8. I got it.

遇到你不懂的問(wèn)題時(shí)可別不懂裝懂，"I know"可能是被中國(guó)人用得最多，而最不被美國(guó)人接受的一句話。當(dāng)一個(gè)美國(guó)教師向你解釋某個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí)，你如果連說(shuō)兩遍"I know"，我敢保證，他不會(huì)再跟你說(shuō)什么了。用"I got it."就順耳得多，要是不懂就說(shuō)"I’m not clear about it."。不過(guò)如果你會(huì)說(shuō)"It’s past my understanding."或"It’s beyond me."，你的教師一定會(huì)驚訝不已的。

9. The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is not over yet.

會(huì)議原定兩個(gè)小時(shí)，不過(guò)現(xiàn)在還沒(méi)有結(jié)束。

10. Would you care to see it/sit down for a while?

你要不要看/坐一會(huì)呢?

11. I’m supposed to go on a diet/get a raise.

我應(yīng)該節(jié)食/漲工資。

12. I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out.

我恐怕這事不會(huì)成的。

13. Do you mind if I take tomorrow off?

你介意我明天請(qǐng)假嗎?

14. It really depends on who is in charge.

那純粹要看誰(shuí)負(fù)責(zé)了。