跟艾米莉一起学口语 第435期:这个用你们的话怎么讲

 How do you..?

How do you say this in your language?
这个用你们的话怎么讲？
而不是How to say...
How do you know that I arrived?
你怎么知道我到了呢？
How do you call him?
你怎么称呼他？
不是How to call...

A:Sorry,Jane.I'm writing an e-mail.Can you help me with the spelling?
打扰一下，简，我正在写邮件。你能告诉我这些单词的拼写吗？
B:Sure.
当然可以。
A:How to spell"purchase"?
“purchase”怎么拼？
B:Pardon?You should say"How do you spell?"
你说什么？你应该说“该怎么拼？”
A:Oh,sorry.How do you spell"purchase"?
哦，对不起，请问该怎么拼“purchase”?
B:Purchase?What does that mean?
Purchase?什么意思？
A:Purchase....You know....I want to purchase some goods.
Purchase...你知道...比如，我想purchase一些东西。
B:Ahhhh!Purchase!P-U-R-C-H-A-S-E.
啊...!Purchase!P-U-R-C-H-A-S-E.
A:Purchase...Ok!And how to spell...sorry...how do you spell"character"?
Purchase..好的。还有，怎么拼....不好意思，请问“character”怎么拼？
B:I'm sorry,Gary.What's a "character"?
不好意思，加里，什么是“chacater”?
A:Like a chinese character.
比如说汉语中的汉字。
B:Oh,you mean character.That's C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R.
哦..你说的是character.C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R.