实用口语:明天我有事儿
日期:2008-02-17 13:31
(单词翻译:单击)
新的一年啦,大家还忙着呢吧。不过可能还有亲戚朋友没从过年的劲儿缓过来哪,就会经常拉着你吃喝玩乐。这时候要拒绝又不能太义正词严,怎么办呢?来看看“明天我有事儿”怎么说吧。看似简单,其实不简单。明天会说啦,那后天大后天甚至下个礼拜就都不是问题啦。
Chinese Style -- I have something to do tomorrow.
American Style -- I am tied up/busy all day tomorrow.
点评: 用I have something to do来表示你很忙,这是比较中国式的说法。虽然有时我也能听到老外说。比如有人要你帮忙做某事,可以说I am so sorry that I have something else to do now.
因为每时每刻我们都有事情要做,躺在那里睡大觉也是事情。所以你可以说我很忙,脱不开身:I am tied up.
还有其他的说法:
I can't make it at that time.
I'd love to, but I can't, I have to stay at home.
所以我个人认为这样拒绝别人会比较委婉礼貌,而不是说I have something to do,那样显得态度强硬,不耐烦。