1. 情景:你覺得對方老了,思想腐朽了,而且更重要的是你非常恨他或她,覺得他或她不重要,看不起她,覺得她或他能力不如你,你可以這么說:
Sb. is an old bag.
源自臺詞:Get on with it, you old bag.
2. 情景:你要反對某人的意見,要駁斥它,你可以提出來這么說:
I get some push back for you on what you have said.
源自臺詞:Cal and I thought we might get some push back from you on this.
3. 情景:很多人在一起談話或活動,按順序應該是到你了,可是別人想插隊,你可以說:
It is my turn to do something.
源自臺詞:It's my turn to talk.
4. 情景:你非常肯定別人是正在干某事,你可以用這個句型:
Sb has got to be doing something.
源自臺詞:You've got to be kidding me.
5. 情景:你認為某物可以掙大錢,可以使用這個比喻的說法:
Something is a cash cow.
源于臺詞:It's just... it's a total cash cow.
6. 情景:有人要來找某人,可是他在接電話,作為秘書的你可以這么說:
Sb is on the phone.
源自臺詞:I'm on the phone.
7.情景: 別人在嘟嘟囔囔地說一大堆話,你聽起來模模糊糊的,可以這么說:
Sb is yabbering on about something.
源于臺詞:My new boss——yabbering on about something.