評論
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●介紹某人
凱恩女士，這位是我的上司佐藤先生。
Ms. Kane, this is Mr. Sato, my boss.
Ms. Kane, this is my boss, Mr. Sato.
Ms. Kane, I would like to introduce my boss, Mr. Sato (to you).
Ms. Kane, let me introduce my boss, Mr. Sato (to you).
很高興認識您。
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. (很高興認識您。)
Nice to meet you, too. (認識您我也很高興。)
Pleased to meet you.
Pleased to meet you, too. *作為上面例句的回答。
Very nice to meet you.
Very nice to meet you, too. *作為上面例句的回答。
How do you do? *比Nice to meet you的說法稍顯鄭重。
How do you do? *可以重復How do you do? 來作為上面例句的回答。
It's a pleasure to meet you.
I'm happy to meet you.
彼此彼此。
Nice to meet you, too.
您貴姓?
May I have your name, please?
I made a reservation for tonight. (我預訂了今天晚上的宴會。)
May I have your name, please? (您貴姓?)
What's your name, please?
May I ask who you are? (您是哪位?) *用來詢問對方的身份。
Who's calling, please? *只用于打電話。
Who are you? (你是誰?)
What's your name? (你叫什么名字?)
What's your name? (你叫什么名字?)
My name's John. (我叫約翰。)
我給你介紹一下我的朋友。
I'd like you to meet a friend of mine.
Hi, John. (嗨!約翰，你好!)
Hi, Joe. I'd like you to meet a friend of mine. (嗨!瓊，我給你介紹一下我的朋友。)
他是個好人。
He's a nice guy.
He's a nice guy. (他是個好人。)
He sure is. (確實如此。)
見到您我很高興。
I'm glad to meet you.
I'm glad to meet you. (見到您我很高興。)
So am I. (我也很高興。)
I'm glad to meet you. (認識您我很高興。)
The feeling is mutual. (我也很高興。)
Glad to meet you.
Good to meet you.
I'm pleased to meet you.
I'm pleased to meet you. (能認識您，我很高興。)
Pleased to meet you, too. (能認識您，我也很高興。)
I'm really happy that I could meet you.
I'm really happy that I could meet you. (能認識您我覺得非常高興。)
Same here. (我也很高興。)
能認識您我感到非常榮幸。
It's an honor for me to meet you.
I'm Harrison Ford. (我是哈里森·福特。)
It's an honor for me to meet you. (能認識您我感到非常榮幸。)
請叫我……
Please call me...
Nice to meet you, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生，很高興認識您。)
Please call me John. (請叫我約翰。)
我們是不是在哪兒見過面?
Don't I know you from somewhere?
Don't I know you from somewhere? (我們是不是在哪兒見過面?)
No, I don't think so. (不，我想沒見過。)
Haven't we met (somewhere) before?
Haven't we met somewhere (before)?
Don't I know you? (你不認識我嗎?)
You look familiar. (你看上去很面熟。)
想起來了嗎?
Remember?
Do you know that man? (你認識那個男人?)
He's my father. Remember? (他是我父親，想起來了嗎?)
Do you remember?
Don't you remember? (你不記得了?)
啊!對了，你是史密斯先生。
Oh, yeah, you're Mr. Smith!
Oh, yeah, I do know you. (哦，是的，我認識你。)
I know you, but I forgot your name. (我認識你，可是我忘了你叫什么。)
我不敢肯定，也許在哪兒見過。
I'm not sure. Maybe.
It's possible. (我不肯定，可能吧?)
What's your name again? (你叫什么來著?)
不，我想不是這樣的。
No, I don't think so.
No, I'm afraid not.
No, I don't believe so.
這是我們第一次見面。
This is the first time we have met.
Have you two met? (你們倆人見過?)
No, this is the first time we have met. (沒見過，這是我們第一次見面。)
We've never met before. (我們以前從來沒見過。)
鮑勃是你的老朋友嗎?
Is Bob an old friend of yours?
Is Bob an old friend of yours? (鮑勃是你的老朋友嗎?)
Yes, I met him twenty years ago in America. (是的，我是20年前在美國認識他的。)
我想不起來他叫什么名字了。
I can't remember his name.
I can't remember his name. (我想不起來他叫什么名字了。)
Neither can I. (我也想不起來了。)
I can't recall his name. His name escapes me.
這事全拜托你了。
I leave it entirely to your kind consideration. *consideration “體貼、照顧”。
I'll leave it up to you. 直譯是“(工作或決定等)全都靠你了”。
Please consider it. *consider同think about，即“考慮”、“細想”。
I'd appreciate it if you could consider it.
我叫約翰·希恩。
I'm John Sheehan.
My name is John Sheehan.
My name's John Sheehan.
●和初次見面的人交談
您是哪里人?
Where are you from?
My country has a lot of mountains... (我的家鄉有很多山……)
Oh, yeah? Where are you from? (哦，是嗎?您是哪兒人?)
Where are you from? (您是哪里人?)
I'm from Japan. (我是日本人。)
我是加拿大人。
I'm from Canada.
我從加拿大來。
I come from Canada. *①I'm from Canada.和②I come from Canada.的意思幾乎一樣。但是②含有兩種意思：一種是“自加拿大來，但并非是加拿大籍”；另一種意思是“我是加拿大人”。
I was born in Canada. (我出生在加拿大。)
Chicago is my hometown. (我的故鄉是芝加哥。)
你覺得日本怎么樣?
How do you like Japan?
What do you think about Japan?
我很喜歡。
I like it.
是個好地方。
It's a good place.
你都去過日本的哪些地方?
Where have you been in Japan?
你現在住在哪兒?
Where do you live now?
我住在東京。
I live in Tokyo.
您是來度假的嗎?
Are you here on vacation? *on business是“因公”，on vacation是“度假”。
Are you vacationing?
Are you here for a vacation?
Is this a pleasure trip?
Are you here on business or for pleasure? (您來這是工作還是游玩?)
我是來工作的。
I'm here on business.
My trip is business related. (我的旅行和工作有關。)
I'm on a business trip.
您來日本多長時間了?
How long have you been in Japan?
How long have you been in Japan? (您來日本多長時間了?)
I just arrived last week. (上星期剛來。)
How long have you been in Japan? (您來日本多長時間了?)
About three years. (大概3年左右了。)
4個月左右。
About four months.
你習慣日本的生活了嗎?
Are you used to life in Japan? *be used to “習慣”，注意“d”不發音。
Are you used to life in Japan? (你習慣日本的生活了嗎?)
No, not yet. (沒有，還不習慣。)
Have you gotten used to life in Japan?
Have you grown accustomed to Japan?
你在日本呆到什么時候?
How long will you be in Japan?
How long will you be in Japan? (你在日本呆到什么時候?)
Until next month. (呆到下個月。)
How long do you plan to stay?
呆到12月。
Until December.
你說日語嗎?
Do you speak Japanese?
Do you speak Japanese? (你說日語嗎?)
Unfortunately, no. (很遺憾，我不會。)
Can you speak Japanese? (你能說日語嗎?)
Are you a Japanese speaker?
只會一點兒。
A little.
Just a little.
Some. (一點兒。)
我一點兒都不會說。
I can't speak Japanese at all. *not...at all “一點都不……”。
我會一點兒日常會話。
I know (everyday) conversational Japanese.
你是在哪兒學的日語?
Where did you learn Japanese?
在學校。
At school.
我自學的。
I learned it on my own. *on my own “自學”、“靠自己的力量”。
I learned it by myself. *by oneself “一個人”、“靠自己的力量”。
你什么時候過生日?
When's your birthday?
When's your birthday? (你什么時候過生日?)
It's May 24th. (5月24日。)
●有關工作
你了解他的背景嗎?
Do you know his background?
Do you know his background? (你了解他的背景嗎?)
I know very little about him. (我一點兒也不了解。)
我在一家電腦公司工作。
I work for a computer company.
我是國家公務員。
I'm a government employee.
我是個體經營者。
I'm self-employed.
你在哪個部門工作?
Which department do you work for?
I work for ABC Company. (我在ABC公司工作。)
Which department do you work for? (你在哪個部門工作?)
搞銷售的。
Sales.
這個工作你做了多長時間了?
How long have you been doing that job?
10年了。
For 10 years.
你的公司在哪兒?
Where is your company?
Where is your company located?
在新宿。
In Shinjuku.
上下班路上要花多長時間?
How long does it take (you) to commute? *commute “上班，上學”。
1個小時左右。
About one hour.
Around one hour.
It takes about one hour.
About an hour.
你怎么去上班?
How do you get to work?
How do you go to work?
我坐地鐵。
I ride the subway.
I use the subway.
I take the subway.
我正在調工作。
I'm changing jobs.
我正在找工作。
I'm job hunting now.
I'm looking for work now.
我明年退休。
I'm retiring next year.
我現在失業了。
I'm out of work now. *out of work “失業”。
I don't have a job now.
I'm not working right now.
I'm unemployed. (現在失業了。)
●有關學校
你是學生嗎?
Are you a student?
Are you a student? (你是學生嗎?)
No, I've already finished school. (不是，我已經畢業了。)
Do you go to school? (你還在上學嗎?)
我是個大學生。
I'm a college student. *在美國，college指包括university在內的大學。
I'm a junior college student. (我是大專生。)
I go to a vocational school. (我上職業專科學校。)
I go to a cram school. (我上的是補習學校。)
我正在學習英文。
I'm studying English.
我畢業于明治大學。
I went to Meiji University.
你上的哪所大學?
Where did you go to college? *college 指的一般大學。
Where did you go to college? (你上的哪所大學?)
I went to Harvard University. (我上的是哈佛大學。)
你上什么學校?
What school do you go to?
Which school do you go to?
我上……大學。
I go to...university. *elementary school “小學”，junior high school “中學”，high school “高中”。
你上幾年級了?
What year are you in? *這句主要是問高中和大學的年級。如果是問小學生的話，應該用What grade are you in?
我上一年級。
I'm a freshman. *在美國的高中和大學1年級是freshman,2年級是sophomore，3年級是junior，4年級是senior。在美國沒有初中的情況很多。在小學用I'm in first grade.表示1年級，I'm in second grade.表示2年級。
我明年畢業。
I'll graduate next year.
I'm graduating next year.
你的專業是什么?
What's your major?
What do you major in?
What are you studying? (你是學什么的?)
