評論
打印
Conversation:
A: Um...sorry to bother you, um...my name is Rachel. I'm new here. Can I ask you for a favor?
嗯，不好意思打擾您，我叫Rachel。我是新來的，可以請你幫個忙嗎？
B: Hi, Rachel, welcome on board. I'm afraid I can't help you right now. I'm getting ready for a very important meeting.
嗨，Rachel，歡迎加入我們公司?？峙挛椰F在幫不了你，我正準備要參加一個重要的會議。
A: Excuse me, but can I bother you for a sec?
實在抱歉，我能打擾你一會兒嗎？
C: You know what, I'd love to help you, but I'm about to meet an important client. Do you want to try Sean instead? He sits right over there.
你知道嗎？我是想幫你的，但是我要去見一位重要的客戶，你看要不要換Sean問問？他坐在那邊。
A: Sorry to interrupt you, Sean. Could you do me a quick favor?
不好意思，Sean，能幫我個小忙嗎？
D: Actually, I'm working on a document that is due in a couple of minutes. I really can't talk to you right now. Sorry about that.
實際上，我正在寫一個文件，需要在幾分鐘內完成。我現在真的不能和你聊天，不好意思。
A: Geez, I just want to know where the bathroom is. What's wrong with you people?
天啊，我只是想知道廁所在哪里，這些人是怎么了？
1.
welcome on board
歡迎加入新公司
例句：
Welcome on board, Emily; if you have any question, please feel free to ask me.
歡迎加入我們的公司，艾米麗。如果你有什么問題，請隨時問我。
We need to get a new office assistant on board as soon as possible.
我們需要盡快找到一個新的辦公室助理。
2.
be about to
將要
例句：
I'm about to go out for lunch.
我要出去吃午飯。
3.
instead
代替
instead of...
代替...
例句：
I'll have the chicken instead of the fish.
我要雞肉，不要魚肉。
I wanted to buy a red sweater, but they didn't have one, so I bought a blue one instead.
我想買一件紅色的毛衣，但是他們沒有了，所以我買了一件藍色的。
4.
interrupt
打斷；打擾
例句：
Sorry to interrupt you, but there's someone to see you.
對不起打擾一下，有人要見你。
I hope I'm not interrupting you.
我希望我沒有打擾到你。
