How about another day?
Maybe some other time.
雖然這樣說沒問題,但是表達很死板,如果我們能掌握一些俚語,英語口語的高級感立馬就出來了,不信你看!「take a rain check」字面意思是「拿一張雨票」。
短語起源來自美國的棒球文化,如果比賽時因惡劣天氣而不得不終止,官方將發給觀眾交換券(check),憑藉此券可以觀看下一次的比賽。
由此衍生出了 take a rain check,使用在將約定改期的情況下。
例句:
Thank you, but I have to take a rain check on your invitation.
謝謝你,但很抱歉我不能接受你的邀請,改天吧。
Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?
你願意和我共進晚餐嗎?
I'll take a rain check! I've got stuff to do.
改天吧,我有點事。
生活裡有些事總是不得不拒絕的,今天再跟大家分享一下,面對邀請或請求時,如何用英文禮貌地拒絕。1、Thank you so much for the invitation, but I'm afraid I have a prior engagement.
非常感謝您的邀請,但我已經有約了。
2、I'm very sorry, but I won't be able to make it. Another time would be great, though!
很抱歉,我無法去。要是換個時間就太好了!
3、It's a lovely idea, but I won't be able to join you this time.
好主意,但我這次無法參加了。
4.That's very kind of you, but …
您太好了,不過...
5、Could I join you later? I just have to finish something.
我可以稍後加入你們嗎?我必須先完成一些事情。
6、Today's not so good - how about tomorrow?
今天不太合適,明天如何?
1、I'd like to help you but I can't take on any new commitments at the moment, I'm afraid.
我很想幫助你,但現在恐怕無法再增加任何新任務了。
2、Actually, I think this is something you could do really well yourself!
事實上,我覺得您完全可以自己做好!
3、Why not have a go yourself, and give me a shout if you need help?
要不您先自己做著,在需要幫助時喊我?
4、Sorry, but that's not really something I can do. Maybe Emma can help you.
抱歉,我實在做不來這事。也許艾瑪可幫你。
5、I'm terrible at that sort of thing! What about getting Tom to have a look at it?
我最不擅長做這種事情了!讓湯姆來看一下怎麼樣?
除此之外,今天阡陌姐姐還想跟大家一起學習一下有關 day 的各種表達!the other day = not long ago,意思是幾天前、不久以前。而another day意思是改天、又一天、新的一天。活到明天就可以說live to see / fight another day。例句:
The other day, he cut the grass on his samll lawn.
幾天前,他才修理完院子裡的草坪。
white day 才不是白天的意思呢?實際上 white day = White Valentine s Day,是白色情人節的縮寫。還可以表示良辰吉日,white 是幸福的、吉利的意思。白天正確的表達方式是 by day,夜裡就是 by night。要注意,加了 the 意思就變了!by the day 是按天計算,隨著時間的意思。
例句:
They chose a white dayto marry their daughter to Tom.
他們挑選了一個吉日把女兒嫁給了湯姆。
What day is it today?和 What s the date today?這兩個問日子的問法,大家要注意區分哦!What day is it today?是問今天是周幾,day 前面是沒有the;而 What s the date today? 是問今天幾號,date 前面一定要加 the 哦!如果問今天是什麼節日就可以說:What holiday is it today?例句:
What day is it today? Today is Monday.
今天是星期幾?周一。
What is the date today ?lt s 10th June.
今天是幾號呀?6月10號。
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