职场英语百科：拒绝(2)

有太多的工作等着我做。

Do you want to go for a drink?

(你想去喝一杯吗?)

I can’t. I have too much work to do.

(不行。有太多的工作等着我做。)

too much “太多”。

I have too much work that needs to be done.

I have too much work to finish.

明天早上我们必须早起。

Let’s go out tonight.

(今晚我们出去喝酒吧。)

We need to get up early tomorrow morning.

(明天早上我们必须早起。)

go out “出去(吃饭等)”。

get up “起床”。

Tomorrow’s an early day.

We have an early morning.

我要忙着为一个约会做准备。

What are you doing this weekend?

(这个周末你要做什么?)

I’ll be busy preparing for an appointment.

(我要忙着为一个约会做准备。)

prepare for ... “为……做准备”。appointment “ (生意上定好时间和地点的)约会”。

I have an appointment that I need to prepare for.

I’ll be getting ready for an appointment.

get ready “准备”。

我有约会。

Let’s have lunch.

(我们吃午饭去吧。)

Sorry, I have an appointment.

(对不起， 我有约会。)

have an appointment “有约会(预约)”。

Why can’t you join us?

(你为什么不能和我们一起?)

I have another engagement.

(我另有一个约会。)

engagement “约会”、 “预约”。

I have somewhere to go.

(我有地方要去。)

somewhere “某个地方”。

I need to be somewhere.

I’m otherwise engaged.

(我有别的事情。)

otherwise “其他的”、 “别的”。

I’ll be busy then.

(我会很忙。)

I have something else to do.

(我有别的事情要做。)

I already have plans.

(我已经有计划了。)

already “已经”。

I have something going on.

I have something planned.

I’m booked.

(我有约会。)

这里的book指“预约”。

我现在没钱了。

Let’s go to dinner after work.

(下班后我们一起去吃晚饭吧。)

I’m broke now.

(我现在没钱了。)

broke是俚语， “身无分文”。

I’m penniless at the moment.

I have no money at present.

我今天要去打零工。

What’s your schedule?

(你有什么安排?)

I’m going to my part-time job today.

(我今天要去打零工。)

be going to ... “将要去……”。

Today I work at my part-time job.

I’m working at my part-time job today.

其他晚上我都有时间。

How about Tuesday night?

(周二晚上怎么样?)

Any other night would be fine for me.

(其他晚上我都有时间。)

I’m free any other night.

Another night would be better.