●碰到友人
嗨!你好!
Hi! *比Hello随便，用于比较熟悉的人，男女都可以用。
Hi! (嗨!)
Hi! (嗨!你好!)
你好!
Hello. *一天中常用的寒暄用语。
A)Hello, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生，您好!)
B)Oh, hi John. (嗨，约翰，你好!)
*A为学生，B为老师。
你好!
Good afternoon. *下午用寒暄用语。主要用于工作环境中。
晚上好!
Good evening.
你好吗?
How are you? *最常用的问候方式。除了有问候对方你好吗的意思外，还含有午安在内的意思。
Hi, John! (嗨!约翰，你好!)
Oh, Mary! How are you? (噢，玛丽，你好吗?)
How are you? (你好吗?)
Pretty good. (非常好。)
Hows it going?
Howre you doing? *语气较随便。
我很好，谢谢。
Fine, thank you.
Im fine, thank you.
不怎么好。
Not so good. *用于身体状况不好或是有其他什么不好的事时。
How are you feeling? (你的身体怎么样?)
Not so good. (不怎么好。)
Not so great.
Could be better. *虽然有向好的方向发展的余地，但给人一种不怎么好的语感。
老样子。
Nothing much.
Nothing special.
认识您我很高兴。
Glad to meet you. *用于初次见面。
Im glad to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Its great meeting you.
出什么事啦?
Whats up?
Whats up? (出什么事啦?)
Nothing much. (没什么。)
Whats new? *用于强调有无新的变化。
Whats happening? *强调发生什么事情了?
Howve you been? *有好长时间没见的语感。
你的家人怎么样?
Hows your family?
Hows your family? (你的家人怎么样?)
Everyones fine. (大家都很好。)
还好吧?
Hows everything? *意为进行得顺利吗?。如果在饭馆服务员这样问的话是饭菜怎么样?的意思。
Hows everything? (怎么样，还好吧?)
Its going pretty well. (一切很顺利。)
Hows everything? (还好吧?)
Same as always. (和平常一样。)
Hows everything going?
Hows it going?
How are things?
工作怎么样?
Hows business?
还可以。
Not bad.
今天怎么样?
How did it go today? *用于会议或聚会等特别场合。
How did it go today? (今天怎么样?)
So-so. (还凑合吧。)
How was your day?
和往常一样。
Oh, same as usual.
How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)
Oh, same as usual. (和往常一样。)
Same old, same old. *俚语。
Another day, another dollar.
急着干什么去呀?
Whats the hurry?
Whats the hurry? (急着干什么去呀?)
Were going to be late for the movie. (我 我们赶着去看电影呢。)
Why are you in a hurry? (为什么那么着急?)
Why are you hurrying? (干吗那么着急?)
你去哪儿?
Where are you headed? *head 是动词，be headed for...表示向着前进。
Where are you going?
Where are you off to?
你干吗呢?
What are you doing?
What are you doing? (你干吗呢?)
Im ironing my shirt. (我在熨衬衫呢。)
我在想点事儿。
I was just thinking. *just 表示一种有点，不过的语感。
我只是发了会儿呆。
I was just daydreaming. *daydream 沉湎于幻想。
我只是在消磨时间。
Im just killing time. *kill time 消磨时间、打发时间。
Im just hanging out. *hang out 什么都不做，无端地耗费时间。
你想什么呢?
Whats on your mind?
Whats on your mind? (你想什么呢?)
Im worried about my wife. (我有点担心我的妻子。)
What are you thinking of?
没想什么。/没什么。
Nothing.
和往常一样。
Another day, another dollar.
How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)
Another day, another dollar. (和往常一样。)
你来的正是时候。
Youve come just in time.
Youve come at the right moment.
Youve come at the right time.
原来你在这儿啊!
There you are! *用于终于找到了要找的人时。
There you are! (原来你在这儿啊!)
Were you looking for me? (你找我?)
Gotcha! *俚语。
Here you are.
Found you!
杰夫在吗?
Is Jeff around?
Is Jeff around? (杰夫在吗?)
He was here a few minutes ago. (几分钟前他还在这儿来着。)
你见到斯科特了吗?
Have you seen Scott? 多用于公司和学校。
Have you seen Scott? (你见到斯科特吗?)
No, not today. (没有，今天没看见他。)
我偶然碰到了他。
I ran into him. *run into 没想到的，偶然的相遇。
I bumped into him.
哎，你猜我昨天遇见谁了?
Guess who I bumped into yesterday?
Guess who I bumped into yesterday? (哎，你猜我昨天遇见谁了?)
Who? (谁呀?)
我跟他素不相识。
Hes a stranger to me. *表示以前从没见过面。
●好久不见
好久不见。
Its been a long time. *当别人这么对自己说时，通常用It sure has.来回答。
好久不见。
Its been so long.
John, is that you? (你是约翰吧?)
Yeah, its been so long. (是我，好久没见。)
好久没见了。
Long time no see. *比较随便的说法。对方一般回答Yeah, how have you been?/Yeah, too long.
Long time no see. (好久没见了。)
Yeah, how have you bee n? (是呀，你还好吗?)
I havent seen you for a long time.
I havent seen you for ages.
还好吧?
How have you been?
How have you been? (还好吧?)
Ive been all right. (嗯，挺好的。)
最近怎么样?
How have you been doing? *询问对方的身体和近况。
How have you been doing? (最近怎么样?)
Ive been alright. (干得还不错。)
忙什么呢?
What have you been doing? *用来询问没见面的这段时间里的情况。
What have you been doing? (忙什么呢?)
Just working. (上班呗。)
What have you been doing? (忙什么呢?)
Nothing much. (没忙什么。)
What have you been up to?
你去哪儿了?
Where have you been?
很高兴又见到你。
Im glad to see you again. *回答这句时说So am I. (我也是)。see可以用meet代替。去掉again则带有初次见面的语感。
Im happy to see you.
Nice to see you.
Its great seeing you again.
你一点儿都没变。
You havent changed at all.
Youre the same old Bob, arent you? (鲍勃，你还是老样子。)
你没怎么变。
You havent changed much.
You havent changed much. (你没怎么变。)
Neither have you. (你也没变。)
你变样了。
Youve really changed.
你长大了。
Youve grown up.
Youre all grown up now.
Look how youve grown up. (看你都长这么大了!) *多用于爷爷、奶奶见到孙辈时。
你越来越漂亮了。
Youve become so beautiful.
Youve gotten so pretty.
约翰他好吗?
Is John okay? *这种说法带有约翰有病或受伤的语感。
Is John okay? (约翰他好吗?)
Hes getting better. (好多了。)
你看上去不错。
You look great.
You look great. (你看上去不错。)
You look good, too. (你也一样。)
你感觉怎么样?
How are you feeling?
How are you feeling? (你感觉怎么样?)
Im feeling great. (我感觉很好。)
他这些日子过得怎么样?
Hows he getting along these days?
Hows he getting along these days? (他这些日子过得怎么样?)
Good. (挺好的。)
Hows he doing? (他干得怎么样?)
最近你是不是胖了?
Are you gaining weight?
Are you gaining weight? (最近你是不是胖了?)
Im afraid so. (好像是吧。)
Have you gained weight?
Are you getting fatter? *不礼貌的说法。
Are you losing weight? (最近你是不是瘦了?)
●分手时
再见!
Goodbye. *分手时最常用的寒暄用语。
Goodbye. (再见!)
Goodbye. Take care! (再见，保重啊!)
再见!
Bye. *比Goodbye的说法随便。
Bye for now.
Have a nice day. (祝你今天愉快!)
See you later. (以后见!)
回头见!
See you.
See you later.
See you soon.
See you again.
Catch you later.
See you around. *用于在同一座楼里，过会儿还有可能再见面时。
我去了啊。
Im off now. *off 去，走开。
Im leaving.
See you.
我得告辞了。
I have to go.
I have to go. (我得告辞了。)
Cant you stay a little longer? (再呆会儿吧!)
祝你好运!
Good luck! *在对某人去旅行或去做一件比较难的事情时使用。
Good luck! (祝你好运!)
Thanks. I need it. (谢谢，借你吉言。)
I wish you good luck.
祝你愉快!
Have a nice day. *与Goodbye的用法一样。
Have a nice day! (祝你愉快!)
Same to you. (也祝你愉快!)
祝你周末愉快!
Have a nice weekend.
加油啊!祝你好运!
Good luck.
Break a leg. *原本是对要上台演出的人说的话。
Go for it. (走吧!)
Hang in there. (那，加油吧!)
祝你玩得愉快。
Have fun.
Were going to Hawaii! (我们要去夏威夷喽!)
Have fun! (祝你玩得愉快。)
Have a good time!
就这样，坚持下去。
Keep it up.
Keep it up! (就这样，坚持下去。)
Thanks for the encouragement. (谢谢你的鼓励!)
别干得太猛。
Dont work too hard.
Take care.
Be careful.
旅途愉快!
Have a nice trip. *对要去旅行的人说的话。
I wish you a pleasant journey.
Have a good vacation. (祝你假期愉快!)
Bon voyage. *这是一句法语，现在英文中也用。
那多保重!
Have a good one!
真舍不得走，但是
I hate to run, but... *这句是结束谈话时的开场白。其语气为虽然我不想走，但。
认识你我非常高兴。
It was nice meeting you. *只用于与初次见面的人分别时。其他情况下meet换成see。
It was nice meeting you. (认识你我非常高兴。)
It was nice meeting you, too. (我也很高兴见到你。)
Nice meeting you.
请代我向约翰问好。
Please say hello to John (for me).
晚安!
Good night.
再来啊!
Come again.
Come again. (再来啊!)
I will. (我会来的。)
Please come again. (请您再来!)
I hope you can come over again. (希望你能再来。)
Id be glad to have you over again. (如果你下次还能来的话我将很高兴。)
别忘了给我带点儿什么。
Dont forget to bring something back for me.
Dont forget to bring something back for me. (别忘了给我带点儿什么。)
Dont worry, I w ont. (放心吧，忘不了。)
放松点儿!
Take it easy. *放松、不要紧张的语气。
Take it easy. (放松点儿!)
I cant. I have a test tomorrow. (不可能，我明天要考试。)
希望不久能再见到你。
I hope to see you again soon.
给我打电话。
Call me later.
Call me later. (给我打电话。)
Okay, I will. (嗯，好吧。)
多保重!
Take care. *多加小心的语气。
See you later. (再见。)
Take care. (多保重!)
你自己多保重。
Take care of yourself.
Take care of yourself. (你自己多保重!)
Dont worry about me. (别担心我!)
我还会来的。
Ill be back.
Ill be back. (我还会来的。)
Youd better. (一定来啊!)
Ill come back later. (不久我就会回来的。)
Ill stop by later. (我会顺便来的。)
天不早了。
Its getting late.
Its getting late. (天不早了。)
Lets go home. (我们回家吧。)
我得走了。
Ive got to go. *口语用法。
I have to go.
I have to get going.
●暂时无法见面时
我会想你的。
Ill miss you. *miss 想，想念。
Ill miss you. (我会想你的。)
Ill miss you, too. (我也会想你的。)
Im gonna miss you. *gonna 是going to...的缩略形式，是比较随便的表达方式。
我真希望能和你在一起。
I wish I could go with you.
I wish I could go with you. (我真希望能和你在一起。)
So do I. (我也是。)
请代我向你的家人问好。
Please give my regards to your family.
Please give my regards to your family. (请代我向你的家人问好。)
I will. They asked me how you were doing. (我一定带到。我的家人也问过你的情况。)
你一定回来啊!
You must come back.
有空给我打电话。
Give me a call sometime.
Call me sometime.
我们什么时候再聚吧。
Lets get together again sometime.
Thank you. I enjoyed it very much. (谢谢，我真是太高兴了。)
Lets get together again sometime. (我们什么时候再聚吧。)
请给我写信。
Please write me (a letter).
我会给你写信的。
Ill write you (a letter).
让我们保持联系。
Lets keep in touch. *keep in touch with... 和保持联系、保持接触。
Lets keep in touch. (让我们保持联系。)
Will do. (好的。)
Lets keep in touch with each other. *each other 互相。
别忘了写信。
Dont forget to write.
Dont forget to write. (别忘了写信。)
I wont. (忘不了。)
●拜访
有人吗?
Hello! Anyone h ome? *对不起，屋里有人吗?的语气。
Hello! Anyone home? (喂，有人吗?)
Yes? (谁呀?)
Yoo hoo! *进入别人家时一种口语的说法。
Hello! Is anyone there?
Excuse me! (对不起。)
Hey, you! (嘿，你呀!) *比较粗鲁的说法。
欢迎，请进!
Please come in! *可以用于各种场合，如欢迎他人等。
Please come in! (欢迎，请进!)
Sorry I didnt call first. (对不起，来之前我没打个电话来。)
Welcome!
Hello!
你能来，太好啦。
How nice of you to come!
How nice of you to come! (你能来，太好啦。)
Thanks for inviting me. (谢谢你邀请我。)
(Its) nice of you to come!
Thank you for coming.
你有事吗?
What do you want? *比较莽撞的语气。
Is anyone here? (有人吗?)
What do you want? (你有事吗?)
What are you here for?
别客气，像在自己家一样。
Please feel free to make yourself at home.
Make yourself at home.
请坐吧。
Have a seat.
Have a seat. (请坐吧。)
Oh, thank you. (啊，谢谢。)
Take a seat.
Please sit down.
您尽兴。
Enjoy yourself!
Have a good time!
您喝点什么吗?
Would you care for something to drink?
A) Would you care for something to drink?
(您喝点儿什么吗?)
B) Yes, Ill have a beer, please. (好的，我要啤酒。)
*当拒绝A的提问时，可以用No, thank you. (谢谢，我不喝。)/Maybe later. (过一会儿再说)。
没关系。(不用担心我。)
Dont mind me.
Sorry, Im too busy to talk to you now.
(对不起，我太忙了，顾不上和你说话。)
Dont mind me. I just came to see John.
(没关系，我只是来看看约翰。)
我可以用洗手间吗?
May I use your bathroom?
May I use your bathroom? (我可以用洗手间吗?)
Sure, go ahead. (当然可以，请吧!)
May I use your rest room?
Where can I freshen up? *女性问Where can I freshen up? (我可以在哪儿梳洗?) 是打听厕所的婉转说法。
May I use your toilet? *toilet 表示厕所，太直接，一般不用。除此之外，ladies room女厕所， mens room男厕所，俚语 the john、the head也表示厕所。
洗手间在哪儿?
Wheres the bathroom?
Which way is the bathroom?
How can I get to the bathroom?
Could you tell me how to get to the bathroom? (能告诉我洗手间怎么走吗?)
可以借用一下您的电话吗?
May I use your phone?
Is it all right if I use your phone?
我得告辞了。
Id better get going now.
I must be going now.
I have to leave now.
I gotta go now. *gotta为口语，是got to的缩略形式。
非常感谢您的盛情款待。
Thank you for inviting me. *用于要离开主人家时表示感谢的心情。
Im glad you could come. (非常高兴，您今天能来。)
Thank you for inviting me. (非常感谢您的邀请。)
Thanks so much for inviting us today. (十分感谢您今天的盛情招待。)
有空再来串门吧。
Drop by sometime. *drop by (顺便)拜访，串门。
Good-bye, John. Drop by sometime. (再见，约翰，有时间再来。)
Thanks. I will. (谢谢。好的。)
他亲自来看我。
He came to see me himself.
Did he send someone to see you? (他让谁来看你了?)
No, he came to see me himself. (不，他亲自来看我了。)
He came to see me personally.
您介意我抽烟吗?
Do you mind if I smoke? *回答这个问题的时候，不允许时用Yes, 允许时用No，与平时回答相反。
Do you mind if I smoke? (您介意我抽烟吗?)
No, not at all. (不介意，你抽吧。)
Would it bother you if I smoked?
Can I smoke?
Is it all right if I smoke?
Would it be okay to smoke?
您的房子真好。
I like your house.
I like your house. (您的房子真好。)
Im glad to hear that. (听你这么说，我很高兴。)
我很喜欢你的公寓。
I really like your apartment.
I love your apartment.
小心脚下。
Watch your step.
Mind your step.
Be careful where you walk.
Look where youre going.
地上很滑。
The floor is slippery. *slippery 光滑、容易滑倒的。
请打开电视。
Please turn on the TV. *关于turn的用法：turn on是打开(电视等)，turn off是关上(电视等)，turn up是开大(电视等)的声音，turn down是关小(电视等)的声音。
我可以把车停这儿吗?
Can I park my car here? *park 停车。
Is parking okay here?
Is it all right to park my car here?
Am I permitted to park my car here?
●介绍某人
凯恩女士，这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).
很高兴认识您。
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. (很高兴认识您。)
Nice to meet you, too. (认识您我也很高兴。)
Pleased to meet you.
Pleased to meet you, too. *作为上面例句的回答。
Very nice to meet you.
Very nice to meet you, too. *作为上 面例句的回答。
How do you do? *比Nice to meet you的说法稍显郑重。
How do you do? *可以重复How do you do? 来作为上面例句的回答。
Its a pleasure to meet you.
Im happy to meet you.
彼此彼此。
Nice to meet you, too.
您贵姓?
May I have your name, please?
I made a reservation for tonight. (我预订了今天晚上的宴会。)
May I have your name, please? (您贵姓?)
Whats your name, please?
May I ask who you are? (您是哪位?) *用来询问对方的身份。
Whos calling, please? *只用于打电话。
Who are you? (你是谁?)
Whats your name? (你叫什么名字?)
Whats your name? (你叫什么名字?)
My names John. (我叫约翰。)
我给你介绍一下我的朋友。
Id like you to meet a friend of mine.
Hi, John. (嗨!约翰，你好!)
Hi, Joe. Id like you to meet a friend of mine. (嗨!琼，我给你介绍一下我的朋友。)
他是个好人。
Hes a nice guy.
Hes a nice guy. (他是个好人。)
He sure is. (确实如此。)
见到您我很高兴。
Im glad to meet you.
Im glad to meet you. (见到您我很高兴。)
So am I. (我也很高兴。)
Im glad to meet you. (认识您我很高兴。)
The feeling is mutual. (我也很高兴。)
Glad to meet you.
Good to meet you.
Im pleased to meet you.
Im pleased to meet you. (能认识您，我很高兴。)
Pleased to meet you, too. (能认识您，我也很高兴。)
Im really happy that I could meet you.
Im really happy that I could meet you. (能认识您我觉得非常高兴。)
Same here. (我也很高兴。)
能认识您我感到非常荣幸。
Its an honor for me to meet you.
Im Harrison Ford. (我是哈里森福特。)
Its an honor for me to meet you. (能认识您我感到非常荣幸。)
请叫我
Please call me...
Nice to meet you, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生，很高兴认识您。)
Please call me John. (请叫我约翰。)
我们是不是在哪儿见过面?
Dont I know you from somewhere?
Dont I know you from somewhere? (我们是不是在哪儿见过面?)
No, I dont think so. (不，我想没见过。)
Havent we met (somewhere) before?
Havent we met somewhere (before)?
Dont I know you? (你不认识我吗?)
You look familiar. (你看上去很面熟。)
想起来了吗?
Remember?
Do you know that man? (你认识那个男人?)
Hes my father. Remember? (他是我父亲，想起来了吗?)
Do you remember?
Dont you remember? (你不记得了?)
啊!对了，你是史密斯先生。
Oh, yeah, youre Mr. Smith!
Oh, yeah, I do know you. (哦，是的，我认识你。)
I know you, but I forgot your name. (我认识你，可是我忘了你叫什么。)
我不敢肯定，也许在哪儿见过。
Im not sure. Maybe.
Its possible. (我不肯定，可能吧?)
Whats your name again? (你叫什么来着?)
不，我想不是这样的。
No, I dont think so.
No, Im afraid not.
No, I dont believe so.
这是我们第一次见面。
This is the first time we have met.
Have you two met? (你们俩人见过?)
No, this is the first time we have met. (没见过，这是我们第一次见面。)
Weve never met before. (我们以前从来没见过。)
鲍勃是你的老朋友吗?
Is Bob an old friend of yours?
Is Bob an old friend of yours? (鲍勃是你的老朋友吗?)
Yes, I met him twenty years ago in America. (是的，我是20年前在美国认识他的。)
我想不起来他叫什么名字了。
I cant remember his name.
I cant remember his name. (我想不起来他叫什么名字了。)
Neither can I. (我也想不起来了。)
I cant recall his name. His name escapes me.
这事全拜托你了。
I leave it entirely to your kind consideration. *consideration 体贴、照顾。
Ill leave it up to you. 直译是(工作或决定等)全都靠你了。
Please consider it. *consider同think about，即考虑、细想。
Id appreciate it if you could consider it.
我叫约翰希恩。
Im John Sheehan.
My name is John Sheehan.
My names John Sheehan.
●和初次见面的人交谈
您是哪里人?
Where are you from?
My country has a lot of mountains... (我的家乡有很多山)
Oh, yeah? Where are you from? (哦，是吗?您是哪儿人?)
Where are you from? (您是哪里人?)
Im from Japan. (我是日本人。)
我是加拿大人。
Im from Canada.
我从加拿大来。
I come from Canada. *①Im from Canada.和②I come from Canada.的意思几乎一样。但是②含有两种意思：一种是自加拿大来，但并非是加拿大籍另一种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. (我的故乡是芝加哥。)
你觉得日本怎么样?
How do you like Japan?
What do you think about Japan?
我很喜欢。
I like it.
是个好地方。
Its a good place.
你都去过日本的哪些地方?
Where have you been in Japan?
你现在住在哪儿?
Where do you live now?
我住在东京。
I live in Tokyo.
您是来度假 的吗?
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? (您来这是工作还是游玩?)
我是来工作的。
Im here on business.
My trip is business related. (我的旅行和工作有关。)
Im on a business trip.
您来日本多长时间了?
How long have you been in Japan?
How long have you been in Japan? (您来日本多长时间了?)
I just arrived last week. (上星期刚来。)
How long have you been in Japan? (您来日本多长时间了?)
About three years. (大概3年左右了。)
4个月左右。
About four months.
你习惯日本的生活了吗?
Are you used to life in Japan? *be used to 习惯，注意d不发音。
Are you used to life in Japan? (你习惯日本的生活了吗?)
No, not yet. (没有，还不习惯。)
Have you gotten used to life in Japan?
Have you grown accustomed to Japan?
你在日本呆到什么时候?
How long will you be in Japan?
How long will you be in Japan? (你在日本呆到什么时候?)
Until next month. (呆到下个月。)
How long do you plan to stay?
呆到12月。
Until December.
你说日语吗?
Do you speak Japanese?
Do you speak Japanese? (你说日语吗?)
Unfortunately, no. (很遗憾，我不会。)
Can you speak Japanese? (你能说日语吗?)
Are you a Japanese speaker?
只会一点儿。
A little.
Just a little.
Some. (一点儿。)
我一点儿都不会说。
I cant speak Japanese at all. *not...at all 一点都不。
我会一点儿日常会话。
I know (everyday) conversational Japanese.
你是在哪儿学的日语?
Where did you learn Japanese?
在学校。
At school.
我自学的。
I learned it on my own. *on my own 自学、靠自己的力量。
I learned it by myself. *by oneself 一个人、靠自己的力量。
你什么时候过生日?
Whens your birthday?
Whens your birthday? (你什么时候过生日?)
Its May 24th. (5月24日。)
●有关工作
你了解他的背景吗?
Do you know his background?
Do you know his background? (你了解他的背景吗?)
I know very little about him. (我一点儿也不了解。)
我在一家电脑公司工作。
I work for a computer company.
我是国家公务员。
Im a government employee.
我是个体经营 者。
Im self-employed.
你在哪个部门工作?
Which department do you work for?
I work for ABC Company. (我在ABC公司工作。)
Which department do you work for? (你在哪个部门工作?)
搞销售的。
Sales.
这个工作你做了多长时间了?
How long have you been doing that job?
10年了。
For 10 years.
你的公司在哪儿?
Where is your company?
Where is your company located?
在新宿。
In Shinjuku.
上下班路上要花多长时间?
How long does it take (you) to commute? *commute 上班，上学。
1个小时左右。
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?
我坐地铁。
I ride the subway.
I use the subway.
I take the subway.
我正在调工作。
Im changing jobs.
我正在找工作。
Im job hunting now.
Im looking for work now.
我明年退休。
Im retiring next year.
我现在失业了。
Im out of work now. *out of work 失业。
I dont have a job now.
Im not working right now.
Im unemployed. (现在失业了。)
●有关学校
你是学生吗?
Are you a student?
Are you a student? (你是学生吗?)
No, Ive already finished school. (不是，我已经毕业了。)
Do you go to school? (你还在上学吗?)
我是个大学生。
Im a college student. *在美国，college指包括university在内的大学。
Im a junior college student. (我是大专生。)
I go to a vocational school. (我上职业专科学校。)
I go to a cram school. (我上的是补习学校。)