经典：英语口语8000句(8)
●留言、接受留言
您能过会儿再打来吗?
could you call back later?
would you call again later?
would you mind calling back later?
请10分钟后再打。
please call me back in ten minutes. *in表示“从现在到……以后”、“……以后”。如果要特别强调在“……时间之内”的话，用within。表示在“某时间以后”，用after。
would you call me back in ten minutes, if you dont mind? (你能10分钟以后再打来吗?)
would you call me back in ten minutes if possible? (你能不能10分钟以后再打来?)
您要给他留言吗?
may i take a message?
may i take a message? (您要给他留言吗?)
no, thank you. (不用了，谢谢。)
is there any message?
would you like to leave a message?
shall i take a message?
could i take a message?
do you have any message?
may i take a message?
日期和时间
●询问时间
今天几号?
whats todays date?
fill out the form. (请填这张表。)
whats todays date? (今天几号?)
its the tenth. (今天10号。)
what date is it today?
whats the date?
whats the date today?
8月13日。
its august thirteenth. *表示日期的时候在数字后面加th。但是1号、2号、3号分别是first、second、third。
its the thirteenth of august.
今天星期几?
what day is it? *whats todays date? 表示问几号；what day is it? 表示问星期几。
what day is it? (今天星期几?)
its friday. (星期五。)
星期四。
its thursday.
现在几点?
do you have the time? *问时间时记住在time前加the。
what time is it now?
have you got the time?
what time have you got?
may i ask the time? (我可以问您现在几点吗?)
could you tell me what time is it now? (您能告诉我现在几点吗?)
快到中午了。
its almost noon. *夜里零点是midnight。
现在1点钟了。
its one oclock.
1点45分。
its a quarter to two. *a quarter 是四分之一的意思，在这儿是60分钟的四分之一的意思，即15分钟。另外，这里的to是表示“~前”的意思，即“差15分2点”。
its 1∶45./its one forty-five.
its a quarter of two.
its a quarter till two.
1点5分。
its five after one.
its five past one.
its five minutes after one oclock.
指针正指到3点15分。
the clock says 3∶15 (three fifteen).
its 3∶15.(现在3点15分。)
my watch says 3∶15. *watch“手表”。
3点15分。
its a quarter after three.
its a quarter past three.
差10分2点。
its ten to two.
its 1∶50 (one fifty).
9点半。
its nine thirty.
its half past nine.
●有关时间
那只表慢5分钟。
the clock is five minutes slow.
the clock is five minutes slow. (那只表慢5分钟。)
thanks for telling me. (谢谢你告诉我。)
the clock is five minutes behind.
the clock is five minutes fast. (那表快5分钟。)
该走了。
well, time to go.
well, its time to leave now.
大约什么时候?
about when?
大约几点?
about what time?
还来得及吗?
hows the time? *这句是用于某活动过程中询问“时间怎么样?来得及吗?”
how are we doing for time?
whats the time like? (时间怎么样?)
我没有时间。
i have no time.
im really busy now. (我现在真的很忙。)
i dont have time.
i havent got time.
i dont have any time.
你得再等5天。
you must wait for five more days.
five more days to go. (再等5天吧。)
only five days left. (只剩下5天了。)
怎么花那么长时间?
what is taking so long?
why is it so time-consuming?
白白浪费了一整天。
i wasted a whole day.
i wasted my whole day (away).
到时间了。
time has come.
时间就是金钱。
time is money. *表示“时间宝贵”的谚语。
time is golden.
time is precious.
我看了两个小时的电视以打发时间。
i killed two hours watching tv.
没有时间了。
time is up.
theres no time left.
你有空闲的时间吗?
do you have some free time?
are you free now?
are you available now?
我看时间差不多了。
its about time. *about time 表示“终于”、“觉得差不多了”。
电脑能帮我们省时间。
computers save us time.
computers are efficient.