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。