迷你对话学地道口语第552期:探讨协商

　　Subject：I will touch base with you.
迷你对话
A: You have to show your father your exams’ mark. Do you feel nervous?
你得像你的父亲汇报你的考试成绩，你紧张吗？
B: No, it has not come out! I’ll touch base with you when it comes out.
不紧张，成绩还没出来了。成绩出来的时候，我会跟你联系的。
地道表达
touch base
1. 解词释义
Touch是“接”“接触”的意思，base是“基地，基础”的意思。Touch base的意思就是“把某一件事的情况告诉有关的人”。其英文解释为：to talk to someone; to confer¹ with someone briefly²。
此语源于美国的棒球运动，表示跟相关人员进行联系。现在在商业界，此语使用频率也很高，凡是一个人认为有必要跟他有关的人互通一下情况，使大家都知道这件事情的进展或计划。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. I need to touch base with John on this matter.
就这件事情，我需要和约翰联系一下看看是什么情况。
e.g. John and I touched base on this question yesterday, and we are in agreement.
约翰和我昨天就这一问题联系商讨了一下，我们达成一致意见。
e.g. I'll call to touch base with you this evening.
今晚我会打通电话跟你联络。
Ps 1：show somebody something的意思是“把某物展示给某人看”。例如：
He showed me his pictures. 他给我看了他的照片。
She has shown all her friends all of her pictures . 她把她所有的照片给她所有的朋友都看过了。
Ps 2：come out的意思是“(事实)暴露，披露，显露”，其英文解释为“If a fact comes out, it becomes known to people.”。例如：
The truth is beginning to come out about what happened. 真相开始逐渐浮出水面。
It will come out that she has covertly donated considerable sums to the

1 confer   

vt.授予（某人）（学位或头衔）；vi.讨论，商谈

参考例句：

• They often confer together.他们经常在一起协商。
• I'll confer with him on the subject.我将和他商议这件事。

2 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。