How about going for afternoon tea with me?
What about having afternoon tea with me?
和我去喝下午茶怎么樣?
How/What about...?
...怎么樣?
I want you to be my dance partner.
I hope you can be my dance partner.
我希望你能成為我的舞伴。
I hope/want...
我希望/想...
I hope you won't turn down my invitation.
希望你不會拒絕我的邀請。
Would you like to come and have dinner with us?
你要不要來和我們一起用餐?
Would you like to...?
你愿意...嗎?
I wonder if you're free tonight?
我想知道你今晚有空嗎?
I wonder if...
我想知道是否...
A: Are you free next weekend?
下周你有空嗎?
Are you available?也可以表示“有空嗎?”
B: What's up?
怎么了?
What's up是美語中一個非常常用的句子,有兩個主要用法。一,表示詢問別人有什么事;二,作為問候語,相當(dāng)于how are you,表示詢問對方的近況,有時也相當(dāng)于Hi或者Hello.
A: We're going on an outdoor expedition next weekend. Would you like to join us?
下周末我們要去戶外探險,你想加入嗎?
expedition表示“(以探險為目的的)有組織的旅行”
B: It's a long-awaited activity. But I can't give you a clear answer, because I am not sure if I'm going to work overtime next weekend.
這可是我期盼已久的活動啊,但是我還不能給你明確的答復(fù),因為我不確定下周末我是否要加班。
A: What do you mean?
你這句話指什么意思?
What do you mean表示“你什么意思”?在口語中因為語氣的不同而有不同的含義。一,表示對對方的話會行為不理解;二,表示反問對方,對對方的話和行為生氣。
B: Well, we got a big order. All the people are busy with this recently, so maybe we have to work overtime.
是這樣的,我們公司接了一個大的訂單,最近所有的人員都在忙于此事,因此我們可能要加班。
A: Well, the job matters. When can you fix the time? We are counting the numbers.
好吧,工作重要,那你什么時候能確定呢?我們正在統(tǒng)計人數(shù)。
fix除了表示“修”,比如:fix the computer修電腦;還可以表示“確定(時間;日期;價格;政策等)”,fix a time表示“確定時間”。
B: Next Tuesday at the latest. How many of you are there now?
最晚下周二,現(xiàn)在你們有幾個人了?
A: Six if you're in. We plan to invite ten persons in.
如果加上你就是六個人,我們計劃邀請十個人。
B: I've been longing for an experience like this. I really don't want to miss it. Thank you for telling me.
我一直期盼能有一次這樣的體驗,我真不想錯過啊,感謝你告訴我這事兒。
long for表示“期盼;渴望”