职场英语百科：喝酒助兴(2)

我可以坐在你旁边吗?

May I sit next to you?

(我可以坐在你旁边吗?)

Be my guest. (请。)

May I ...? “我可以……吗?”， 征求同意的说法。

“Be my guest.”是在对方征求同意时回答“请别客气”的习惯用语。

May I sit here?

Can I sit beside you?

beside “在……的旁边”。

再喝一杯好吗?

How about one more drink?

(再喝一杯好吗?)

No thanks, I’ve had enough.

(不， 谢谢。我已经喝了很多了。)

more “再多一点”。drink “饮料”、 “酒类”。

May I refill your glass?

(再给您添一杯好吗?)

refill “再添满”。

May I offer you another drink?

offer “提供”。

喝酒总是能让我放松一下。

Drinking always helps me to unwind.

(喝酒总是能让我放松一下。)

Just don’t go overboard.

(但不要喝过量。)

unwind “ (紧张之后或工作之后)放松”、 “休息”。

go overboard “过度”、 “热中于”。

Having a drink relaxes me.

(喝上一杯能使我心情放松。)

A cocktail helps me unwind.

(鸡尾酒能帮助我解除压力。)

cocktail “鸡尾酒”。

你最拿手的是哪首歌?

I love going to karaoke bars.

(我喜欢去唱卡拉OK。)

Which song is your specialty?

(你最拿手的是哪首歌?)

specialty “得意”、 “专长”。

Which song is your favorite?

favorite “极喜欢的”。

Which song do you enjoy performing?

你唱歌很好。

You sing very well.

(你唱歌很好。)

Thank you. I practice singing a lot.

(谢谢。我经常练习唱歌。)

这里的well指“很好”、 “很棒”。

a lot “很多”。

You can really sing.

(你唱歌真拿手。)

You have a great voice.

(你有一副好嗓子。)

You are a good singe r.

我五音不全。

Mr. Yamaguchi, do you like to sing?

(山口先生， 你喜欢唱歌吗?)

No, I’m tone-deaf.

(不喜欢， 我五音不全。)

tone-deaf “五音不全的”。

How well do you sing?

(你唱歌怎么样?)

I’m a terrible singer.

(我唱得很差。)

terrible是口语， “极差的”、 “不愉快的”。

I sing out of tune.

tune “曲”、 “正确的调子”。out of tune “跑调”。

I can’t carry a tune.

(我一个调也唱不准。)

习惯用语。

I don’t sing very well.

我最好自告奋勇第一个唱。

I’d better volunteer and sing the first song.

(我最好自告奋勇第一个唱。)

I’ll go second then.

(那么， 我第二个唱。)

had better ... “最好……”。volunteer “ 自告奋勇做……”。

I’d better go ahead and volunteer to sing first.

I should get things started and sing the first song.

I should get the ball rolling and sing the first song.

get the ball rolling “开始(活动或对话等)”。