开口ABC 之 与陌生人搭讪

1."Excuse me, do you have the time?" Answer: "Yeah, it's about half past two."

　　This is a casual¹ and more friendly way of asking for the time.You can also use "What time do you have?" but this is usually used between people who already know each other.If you want to be more formal or polite, just ask "Do you know what time it is?"

　　"打扰一下,现在几点了?" "两点半左右。"

　　你知道几点了吗？在不太正式的场合下，可以用这句话来询问时间。也可以说成"What time do you have?"但是这句话多用于熟识的人之间。如果你想更正式或有礼貌些，就可以说"Do you know what time it is?"

　　2."My name is ... " Question: "What's your name?"

　　These two sentences can be used one right after the other:"My name is Noah.What's your name?"You'll sound even more like a native speaker if you shorten² it by replacing the second sentence with "What's yours?"In most cases though, it is usually enough to say your name (My name is... or I'm ...) and extend³ your hand to shake hands.Usually the other person will voluntarily give his name (it's impolite not to).

　　"我的名字是……""你叫什么名字？"

　　"My name is Noah. What's your name?"这两句话通常是接连使用的。把第二个句子简短地说成："What's yours"，将使你听起来更像西方人。但在大多数情况下，仅说出你的名字然后握手也就够了。(My name is….或I'm…)。通常情况下，对方会主动报出他的名字。(如果他有礼貌的话。)

　　3."Nice to meet you." Answer: "Nice to meet you too."

　　This is used only when you're meeting someone for the first time. If you're meeting with someone that you already know you would say "nice to see you" or "nice to see you again."

　　"很高兴认识你。""认识你我也很高兴。"

　　Nice to meet you.(见到你很高兴。)只用在首次见面。如果遇见你已认识的人，就应该说"Nice to see you."或"Nice to see you again."

　　4. "Where are you from?"Answer: "I'm from ..."

　　Perhaps you've learned⁴ that you can also ask "where do you come from?"While this is technically⁵ correct, it sounds very strange to westerners!The best way to do it is to ask "where are you from?"

　　"你来自哪里？""我来自……"

　　也许以前学过"swheresdo you come from?"(你从哪儿来？)，严格地讲，这句话是不正确的。但让老外听起来觉得不可思议。正确的表达方式是: "Where are you from?"(你从哪里来？)。

　　5. "What do you do?" Answer: " I'm a ..."

　　This is a shorter way of asking "What do you do for a living?" It is understood that this refers to work or career and doesn't mean "What do you do in your spare time?"

　　"你做什么工作？""我是……"

　　"What do you do?" (你的工作是什么？)是"What do you do for a living?"的简单说法。问题涉及到你的职业，与"What do you do in your spare time?" (你业余时间做什么？)的意思不一样。

　　6. "Can I have your e-mail address?" Answer: "Sure, it's ..."

　　"能留下你的电子信箱吗？""当然可以，我的电子邮箱是……"

1 casual   

adj.漠不关心，冷漠的；随便的，非正式的；偶然的，碰巧的

参考例句：

• He earns a living by casual labour.他靠做临时工为生。
• The guests wore casual clothes.客人们穿着便服。

2 shorten   

vt.弄短，缩小，减少

参考例句：

• Minor accidents can shorten the life of a car.小事故会缩短汽车寿命。
• My dress is too long I must shorten it.我的连衣裙太长了，我得把它截短些。

3 extend   

v.伸开；展开，伸展；扩大；加大

参考例句：

• Can you extend your visit for a few days more?你能把你的访问再延长几天吗？
• The examinations extend over two weeks.考试持续两个星期。

4 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

5 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。