第13輯 第4課 I'm about to go now. |
到別人家拜訪,到達的時間很重要,最好是先預約(make an appointment),離開的時間也是大學問。例如你到人家拜訪,下午茶也喝完,主人家開始準備晚飯,你仍然未離開,通常主人家會禮貌地叫你留下來吃 晚飯,不管你真的想留下還是借故離開,也該客氣地回答:I´m about to go now.(我即將離開)或I´m just about to leave。About、Just about是「差不多」、「快將」的意思,例如:I´m just about twenty.就是「我差不多20歲」。 |
A:I´m about to go now. Yeah, I really like this place. I don´t want to leave. It´s really comfortable and nice and this couch, do you mind if I sit down on again? ............ 甲:我差不多走了。我真的很喜歡這裡,不想離去。這裡真的很舒服,這沙發很舒服,可否再次坐下?............ B:When will you be leaving? 乙:你何時離開? A:Well, I´m about to go now. 甲:好啦,我快要走了。 B:Look at the clock, you said that two hours ago. 乙:看看鐘吧,你兩個鐘頭前已經這麼說。 A:Clock? Yes, it is an interesting clock........... 甲:鐘?對呀,很可愛的鐘... |