迷你对话学地道口语第896期:顺便问一下

 A: Do you often keep in touch with Jane?

你经常和Jane联系吗？

B: Yeah, we call each other if we have time.

是的，有空的话就相互打电话。

A: I haven’t seen her for a long time.

我很久没见她了。

B: She changes a lot.

她变了很多。

A: I saw her last night. By the way, do you know she’s married?

我昨晚看到了她。顺便问下，你知道她结婚了吗？

B: Yes, with John.

知道，和John结婚。

A: It a little bit surprising, isn’t it?

真有点出乎意料。

B: Yes, indeed.

确实是。

by the way

1. 解词释义

By the way表示“顺便问一下”的意思，其英文解释为：used before saying something that is not connected with the main subject you were talking about。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. "By the way," I added, "I don't have any pictures of Henry."

我又说：“顺便提一下，”我还没有享利任何相片。

e.g. By the way, Mr. Young, how long have you been working with Director Tynan?

杨先生，顺便问一下，您和泰纳恩局长工作多久了？

e.g. I see. By the way, what benefit can we get if we act as your agent?

明白。顺便问一下，假如我们做你们的代理会有什么好处？

e.g. By the way, will we be able to get a refund¹ on this cancellation²?

顺便问一下，我们取消后可拿回定金吗？

1. keep in touch with：与……保持联系

e.g. I think the best way to keep in touch with my friends is through email.

我认为和朋友们最好的联系方式是发电子邮件。

e.g. He expressed the hope that we would keep in touch with his firm.

他表示希望我们与他的公司保持联系。

e.g. I try to keep in touch with current events by reading the newspapers.

我经常读报来尽量了解时事。

e.g. We must keep in touch with what is happening in foreign countries.

我们必须了解国外的动态。

2. have time：有空，有时间

e.g. I want you to have time alone to think about yourself.

我想让你有机会单独想想自己。

e.g. Anyway, thank God, he didn't have time to babble³.

感谢上帝，他总算没来得及泄漏秘密。

e.g. Do you think we have time to squeeze⁴ in a snack between now and the meeting?

你觉得我们能在开会前抽时间吃点什么吗？

e.g. If I have time, I enjoy camping in the wild with my friends.

若时间许可，我爱和朋友到野外露营。

3. be/get married with：和……已婚

e.g. He has been married with his girlfriend after 5 years of amativeness.

他跟他的5年的恋人结婚了。

e.g. You'll have no trouble with Mark; he's so easy going since he got married with Jane last year.

你同马克在一起不会有麻烦，他去年结婚和Jane后脾气非常随和。

4. for a long time：很久

e.g. He has been waiting for his brother for a long time.

他等候他兄弟已很久了。

e.g. He spoke⁵ for a long time but his meaning did not really come across.

他讲了很长时间, 但他的意思没有人真正理解。

1 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。

2 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

3 babble   

v.含糊不清地说，胡言乱语地说，儿语

参考例句：

• No one could understand the little baby's babble. 没人能听懂这个小婴孩的话。
• The babble of voices in the next compartment annoyed all of us.隔壁的车厢隔间里不间歇的嘈杂谈话声让我们都很气恼。

4 squeeze   

vt.硬塞，硬挤；挤压；n.榨；经济困难；拮据

参考例句：

• This machine helps you to squeeze more juice out.这台机器能挤出更多的果汁。
• It was a tight squeeze in the crowded bus.公共汽车上载客太多，挤得很。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。