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職場社交英語 Lesson 28:我能跟你說些私事嗎?

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職場社交英語 Lesson 28:我能跟你說些私事嗎?

SCENE① A 吉娜與瑪莉同坐在飛往洛城的班機上

職場社交英語 Lesson 28:我能跟你說些私事嗎?

【我能跟你說些私事嗎?】

Mary: Zina, can I talk to you about something 1) personal?

瑪莉: 吉娜,我能跟你說些私事嗎?

Zina: As long as it doesn't take too long.

吉娜: 只要不太花時間就可以。

Mary: My boyfriend says I work too much. That I spend more time with you than with him.

瑪莉: 我男朋友說我工作太拼命了。說我跟你相處的時間都比跟他多。

Zina: Was he 2) upset when you told him you had to leave this weekend?

吉娜: 你跟他說這週末你得去外地時,他有不爽嗎?

Mary: He said not to 3) bother coming back. And I said, "fine, I won't."

瑪莉: 他說不勞我再回去了。我就說:“好,我就不回來。”

Zina: So what's the problem?

吉娜: 那這有什麼問題?

語言詳解

A: Don't bother buying me a present. I hate birthdays.

不用費心幫我買禮物了。我討厭生日。

B: Too late. I already bought you one.

來不及了。我已經幫你買了。

【don't bother 別費事,不勞】

don't bother後面可以接四種不同的結構:

1. -ing: Don't bother coming back.

2. 不定詞:Don't bother to come back.

3. yourself + -ing: Don't bother yourself coming back.

4. yorself + 不定詞:Don't bother yourself to come back.

以上四句都正確,但以(1)及(2)兩句較普遍。

A: When is your plane tomorrow? I would like to see you off at the airport.

你明天班機是幾時?我想要到機場給你送行。

B: Thanks. But don't bother to come to the airport.

謝了。但請不要麻煩跑一趟機場。

1) ersonal (a.) 私人的

2) upset (a.) 感到不爽的,生氣的

3) bother (v.) 費心,麻煩