迷你對話學地道口語第644期:離開

Subject：I have to toddle off and go back to work now.

迷你對話

A: We have so many things in common. I’d love to chat with you.

我們有許多共同點，我願意和你聊天。

B: Me too. But it’s time to work now. I have to toddle off and go back to work.

我也願意。但是現在是工作的時間，我必須離開，回到工作中去。

地道表達

toddle off

1. 解詞釋義

Toddle off中的toddle是指“搖搖晃晃地走，東倒西歪地走，小孩學走路時的蹣跚走步”。與副詞off連用，表示“離開，臨時離開，暫時離去”。相當於walk away或者是leave。還可以用做toddle along。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. I need to toddle off and rest up a little.

我需要離開然後休息一會兒。

e.g. It is a pity that we shall have to toddle off tomorrow.

我們明天必須離開，真是遺憾。

e.g. Fee cast her no more than a passing glance before toddling off.

菲在離開時僅給了她匆匆一瞥。

Ps 1：in common是共同地，是副詞性短語。Have things in common的意思是“有共同之處，有共同點”。再如：

The talks showed there was much we shared a lot in common.

談判表明, 我們有很多共同點。

He had no life in common with his companions in the world.

在生活上，他與他的同事毫無共同之處。

Ps 2：would love to do 的意思是“非常喜歡做......，非常願意做......”。例如：

I would love to get some e-mail from somebody in Canada.

我很樂意從加拿大的某個人那裏收到郵件。

This baby would love to have you sing her to sleep.

這個孩子就喜歡你用催眠曲把她送入夢鄉。

Ps 3：go back to work是指“回到工作中去”。再如：

My holiday is at an end and I must go back to work tomorrow.

我的假期結束了，明天我得回去工作了。

She persisted to everyone that she was strong enough to go back to work.

她向每一個人都堅持說她身體已經好了，可以上班了。