1.No, not at all. 沒有,一點也不(忙)。
[口語拓展] No , not in the least. 不,一點也不麻煩。
in the least 是一個使用短語,意思“絲毫,一點”。
Not at all. 沒有,一點也不。
Thank you. 謝謝你。
Not at all. /You’ re welcome. 不客氣
2. I was just in the neighborhood so I thought I’d pop in. 我剛好就在這附近,所以順道來看看你。
neighborhood指鄰近地區,所以表示就在附近。
[口語拓展] drop in 和pop in 都指“偶然,突然來訪”,兩者可以互換。所以上句也可表達為:
I was just in the neighborhood so I thought I’d drop in.
若是碰巧遇到朋友還可以說:
I ran into an old friend in a restaurant.
I bumped into an old friend in a restaurant.
我在一家餐廳碰到了一位老朋友。
bump into 解釋為“遇見,碰見”,為更口語化的說法。
3. Come and sit down. 進來這里坐吧。
[口語拓展] Come in and have a seat.
Come on in and take a seat.
進來這里坐吧。
若是請他人回座可以說:
Please be seated. 請就座。
Please resume your seat. 請回到你的位子上。
4. I’m pretty dry! 我還挺口渴的。
dry的基本意思是“干的”,引申為“口渴的”。
[口語拓展] I’m really thirsty.
常用的回應:
Some coffee?
Yes, please./ Yes, thanks. 好,謝謝。
No, thanks. 不,謝謝。