Nick:Hi everybody, this is Nick. Welcome to teaching series "how do you say this in American English."
Nick:大家好，我是Nick.
Brad:大家好，我是Brad
Nick:今天我們來講一個phrase是"the seat is taken"就是說，這個座位被占了。這個短語呢是用的非常非常多，尤其是吃飯的高峰期，在圖書館，在其他很多有座位的地方。因為大家都知道很多人想要去給朋友占個座,所以會出現這種情況.比如說我上次去圖書館 ,是要考試我就很難找到座位,再比如說我昨天跑過去.So like yesterday, I went to a dining hall-I went to Scott. And then I tried to find a seat. I went to a seat, as least the seat I thought was available. I went straight there and then I asked that person, "Do you mind if I sit here", and he responded, "No, I'm sorry, the seat is taken."I was so depressed.
Brad:Yeah, that'll have either in a restaurant like a dining hall. Or as you are saying, we are in the library. Or there is a group of people together. One of them leaves to use the bathroom or whatever. I don't know what they do but they simply just gone for a while.
Nick:Especially when it comes to a library.You know mid-term or final term. And stuff like that.
Brad:Yeah, or you have people working together and one person goes sleep. If you were to sit down, that's fine if they didn't say anything. You'd be kinda weird coz that person would come back after. Like pull out the chair right next to you and still work around you. This is still weird that's why we say "sorry, this seat is taken."
Nick:you have to tell the others-those who want to sit there. Tell them the seat is taken so they wont just sit there this is a super common situation.那Brad剛剛就說，在這個圖書館或者在餐館之類的這種地方,別人有事了出去一下，或者是出去很久，那個位置就空了。你其實如果坐過去的話就會有點奇怪,比如說那個人回來了,他又搬了張椅子在你旁邊,你會覺得很奇怪。因為那個座位本來就是人家坐的嘛,你跑過去占人家位置,所以就是會很奇怪.所以為什么我們可能會說the seat is taken 就是你要告訴人家這個位置被占了,你就不要過來了,我朋友等下會過來.雖然說占座位是種學習的方法,就是說你要學習,先占個座位不然等下沒位子坐.當然有些時候如果你要占太久的話其實也不是特別好.善意的提醒,如果要走很久的話,建議可以把東西收一下對吧。等下回來你再看看有沒有座位嘛，就不要一直占著這個位置.the seat is taken 就是說座位被占了。今天呢就是這個內容. See you guys next time, bye.
Brad:bye, everyone.