給你。
不說“give you”
而說“Here you are.” “Here you go” “There you go.”
-Cara, could you please pass me the pencil? 卡拉給我遞下那個鉛筆。
-Yes, here you go. 好的,給。
該如何做某事。
不說“how to…”
而說“How do you…?”
How do you spell “enthusiastic”? “enthusiastic”怎么拼呢?
How do you pronounce this word? 這個單詞怎么發音?
在我的印象當中。
不說“in my impression”
而說 “under the impression”
I was under the impression that you fell in love with a Frenchman, right?
在我印象中,你跟一個法國人在一起,對嗎?
一般般還可以。
不說“so-so”
而說 “not too bad”, “all right”, “OK”.
Is the movie worth watching? 那電影值得一看嗎?
It's not too bad. 還行吧。
fat chance = impossible 不可能
我不怕冷。
不說 “I'm not afraid of cold”
而說 “The cold doesn't bother me.”
價格合理。
不說“The price is suitable.”
而說 “The price is reasonable.”
The food here is delicious and the price is reasonable.
這里的食物很美味,而且價格也很合理。