第六部分 引出下文口語(yǔ)要素
191.Speaking of…
提起……;說(shuō)起……
【瘋狂實(shí)戰(zhàn)】
A: I like having parties.
(我喜歡開(kāi)晚會(huì)。)
B: Speaking of parties, are you going to Linda’s birthday party?
(說(shuō)起晚會(huì),你要去參加Linda的生日晚會(huì)嗎?)
A: I love the weather in Hawaii.
(我喜歡夏威夷的天氣。)
B: Speaking of the weather, don’t you think the weather forecast is unreliable?
(說(shuō)起天氣,你不覺(jué)得天氣預(yù)報(bào)不可靠嗎?)
A: I met Mr. and Mrs. Lee there.
(我在那兒遇到李氏夫婦了。)
B: Really? Speaking of Mrs. Lee, why did she quit her job?
(真的?說(shuō)起李太太,她為什么辭職呢?)
192.That reminds me.
那倒提醒了我。
【瘋狂實(shí)戰(zhàn)】
A: These direct mails 『(商店、非盈利機(jī)構(gòu)等為招攬生意、募捐或征求會(huì)員等向人們投寄的)直接郵件』are a waste of paper.
(這些直接郵件純粹是浪費(fèi)紙張。)
B: That reminds me. We’re running out of toilet (=bath) tissue.
(這倒提醒了我。我們的手紙用完了。)
A: My mother called this afternoon.
(今天下午我媽媽來(lái)電話了。)
B: That reminds me. You have a package from her.
(哦,對(duì)了,她給你寄了一個(gè)包裹來(lái)。)
A: The phone bill is big this month, isn’t it?
(這個(gè)月的話費(fèi)很高,是吧?)
B: That reminds me. I have to pay the electric bill, too.
(對(duì)了,我們還得交電費(fèi)。)
193.So…
那么……
【瘋狂實(shí)戰(zhàn)】
A: So, what do you think of my plan?
(那么,你認(rèn)為我的計(jì)劃怎樣呢?)
B: Well, let me think. I’m not sure it will work.
(嗯,讓我想一想。我不敢肯定它可不可行。)
A: So, would you like to catch a movie?
(那你今晚想去看電影嗎?)
B: Uh, you mean tonight? I’m kind of busy.
(嗯,你是說(shuō)今天晚上?我有點(diǎn)兒忙。)
A: So, can I ask you a personal question?
(嗯……,我能問(wèn)你個(gè)私人問(wèn)題嗎?)
B: It depends.
(看情況。)