引导语:如何用职场英语告诉老板你在忙,以下有8个情境,请熟念句子,希望可以帮助大家。
1. 有人找你,而你正好在忙,或问别人是否在忙。
I am in the middle of something.
我刚好有事。
In the middle of something?
在忙吗?
这种「忙」不是很多事的那种忙,而刚好不方便。「In the middle of」后面也可以加各种不同的事,例如在谈话时刚好手机响了,你可以说:
Sorry, I am in a middle of a conversation.
抱歉,我在谈话中。
2. 别人问你要不要一起去做某件事,你想加入的话,可以说:
Count me in! 或是 I’m in.
算我一份/我也加入
Sure thing!
要呀、好呀、当然。
例如:
A: Are you coming?
B: Sure thing!
看到别人在筹备某个东西,你想帮忙的话,也可以说这句:
Are you organizing a farewell party for Eric?Count me in!/I'm in.
3. 如果有人干涉你或打探你的私事,你想凶吓唬方的时候:
What’s it to you?/What is it?
关你甚么事?
意思就跟「mind your own business「或「it’s none of your business」(少多管閒事)一样。由于口气带有挑衅,用的时候要注意对象还有场合。
这样的台词电影裡常听到:
有正义感的路人: Hey, leave that girl alone.(嘿,离那个女孩远一点)
小混混:What's it to you?(关你甚么事?)
4. 很晚了,想问对方「还没睡吗?」可以说:
Are you still up?或是Still up?
(口语)还醒着吗?
很晚睡(熬夜)的片语也是用up:
I sat up late last night.
I stayed up late last night
5. 和朋友聚餐,想要请大家吃饭的时候,可以这样说:
It's on me.或是This is my treat.
我请客。
6. 约会迟到
想要跟朋友解释自己是因为「把闹钟关掉以后继续睡或是没听到闹钟的声音,所以睡过头了」,英文这样说:
I am sorry but I am late. I slept straight through my alarm.
7. 早上下雨,中午不想出去吃,想问同事「要不要叫外卖」
Shall we order out?
我们要不要叫外卖?
I feel like ordering out. What do you think?
我想叫外卖,你们觉得呢?
8. 因为重感冒而打电话去公司请假的时候,可以怎么说?
I'm afraid (that) I'm going to be out sick today. I've got a nasty cold. I hope you don't mind.
I won't be able to come in today. I've come down with a bad cold.
这些都是请假的说法:
Nancy called in sick this morning.
Nancy早上打电话来请病假。
He is out sick today.
他今天请病假。
He is off today.
他今天休假。
想请事假的时候可以这样说:
I'd like to take a day off/take a leave/take a personal day on November 2.
我11月2号那天想要请事假。