I have to work at the weekends. 我周末得上班。
A Can you come to lunch on Sunday?
A 星期天你能来吃午饭?
B No, I’m sorry. I can’t. I have to work at the weekends.
B 不,对不起。我不能。我周末得上班。
A Oh, that’s a pity. I forgot you work at the weekends.
A 哦, 太遗憾了。我忘了你周末要上班。
B We could go for lunch another day, if you’d like.
B 如果你愿意的话,我们可以改天去吃午饭。
A What days are you free during the week?
A 你一周哪天有时间?
B I’m free on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I could do either of those days.
B 我周二和周三有时间。这两天哪一天都可以。
Notes 注释
1 When someone asks you a question beginning Can you . . ? / Can you. . ?, the simple response is usually Yes, I can / Yes, I can or No, I can’t / No, I can’t.
当某人问你以Can you . . ? / 你能 . . 吗?开头的问句时,通常可以简单地回答Yes, I can / 是的,我能 或者No, I can’t /不,我不能。
2 Remember various phrases to describe times, e.g. at the weekend / at the weekend; another day / another day; during the week / during the week; on Tuesdays / on Tuesdays.
记住描述时间的短语。例如:at the weekend / 在周末; another day /另一天;during the week / 在一周内;on Tuesdays /在周二
3 If you are talking about a possibility, you can use could / could, e.g. We could go for lunch / We could go for lunch; It could rain tomorrow / It could rain tomorrow.
如果你在谈论某个可能性,你可以用could /可能。例如We could go for lunch / 我们可以去吃午饭; It could rain tomorrow /明天可能下雨。
Key phrases and sentences Can you come to lunch on Sunday? No, I’m sorry. I can’t. I have to work at the weekends. Oh, that’s a pity. I forgot you work at the weekends. We could go for lunch another day, if you’d like. What days are you free during the week? I’m free on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I could do either of those days. | 重要的短语和句子 星期天你能来吃午饭? 不,对不起。我不能。 我周末得上班。 哦, 太遗憾了。 我忘了你周末要上班。 如果你愿意的话,我们可以改天去吃午饭。 你一周哪天有时间? 我周二和周三有时间。 这两天哪一天都可以。 |