“Edie, would you like to join us for dinner?Edie,要跟我们一起吃晚饭么? “Oh, that's so sweet. No, I don't want to intrude.哦,你太好了。不了,我不想打扰你们。 这里这句“I don’t want to intrude.”是一句超高频口语说法哦,它的意思是“我不想打扰你们”,下面咱们再来看看相关的几个说法。 Third wheel(别人约会时的)电灯泡应用情景:You don’t want to go out with two people who like each other.你不想跟彼此喜欢的两个人一起出去。 这时你可以说:A: Do you want to go to the movies with me and Helen?想跟我和Helen一起去看电影么? B: Nah, I don’t want to be a third wheel.不了,我不想做电灯泡。 Get in the way碍事应用情景:You tell your friend about someone.你跟朋友说一个人。 这时你可以说:I was going to meet a guy I met online, but work got in the way. We plan on meeting next week.我本来要去见一个网友的,但是被工作耽搁了。我们打算下周见。 Butt in打扰,掺和应用情景:You interrupt your friend who’s with a date.你打扰了正在约会的朋友。 这时你可以说:Hey you two, I’m sorry for butting in, but I have a question. Hopefully one of you has an answer. 嘿,你们好,抱歉打扰你们,但我有个问题,希望你们其中一人知道答案。 Tag along(通常是没有被邀请的前提下)跟着别人应用情景:A person always follows you.有个人总跟着你。 这时你可以说:Harry always tags along when we go out together. It’s like he has no other friends.我们出去的时候Harry总是跟着。就跟他没有其他朋友似的。 意趣英语新浪微博:意趣英语荔枝电台:意趣英语喜马拉雅:意趣英语微信号:YiQuEnglish