15个有趣的英语惯用表达(10个社交场合常用的英语表达)
15个有趣的英语惯用表达(10个社交场合常用的英语表达)“Why don’t you come over to my place after class? We can work on the project together.”When a person comes over they arrive at your house or apartment:If you ask someone out you invite the person to go out for a romantic encounter:“Bill asked me out but I turned him down (said no). He’s just not my type.”COME OVER 来到你的住处
ASK (SOMEONE) OVER 让某人到你的住处来
If you ask someone over you invite the person to your house or apartment:
“My roommates and I are going to ask our English teacher over for lunch.”
ASK (SOMEONE) OUT 约某人出去,约会
If you ask someone out you invite the person to go out for a romantic encounter:
“Bill asked me out but I turned him down (said no). He’s just not my type.”
COME OVER 来到你的住处
When a person comes over they arrive at your house or apartment:
“Why don’t you come over to my place after class? We can work on the project together.”
BRING OVER带东西到某人的住处
To bring something over is to bring an object to the other person’s house or apartment:
“I’ll bring over my DVD collection so that we can watch some movies.”
HAVE (SOMEONE) OVER 大概有多少人
Have over is the general word for having people visit your house/apartment:
“We’re having about 15 people over for Thanksgiving dinner.”
POP IN / STOP IN / STOP BY 短暂停留
These phrasal verbs mean to enter a place for a short period of time:
“I just stopped by to say hi – I need to go in about ten minutes.”
DROP IN 突然拜访
Drop in means to visit unexpectedly:
“My sister always drops in while I’m in the middle of doing something important. I wish she’d call me before she came over.”
DROP (SOMEONE) OFF 让某人从车上下来
Drop off is when you take somebody in your car and then leave them in another place:
“I’m going to drop my husband off at the airport. He’s traveling to London.”
PICK (SOMEONE) UP 接某人,让某人上车
Pick up is the opposite of “drop off.” If you pick someone up you go drive to a place and get someone into your car. Remember that you drop someone off at a place and you pick someone up from a place.
“My husband returns from London on Thursday – I’ll pick him up from the airport around noon.”
MEET UP WITH (SOMEONE) 与某人见面
To meet up with someone is to get together at a particular time and place:
“I’m going to meet up with some friends at the bar at 8:30.”
BONUS IDIOM: “TAKE A RAIN CHECK” 换个时间,改天再约
“We’re going to play basketball tomorrow afternoon. Do you want to join us?”
“I’ll have to take a rain check – my boyfriend and I are going to see a concert. Maybe another time!”
“I’ll take a rain check” is a response to a social invitation if you can’t go but you hope the person asks you again in the future.