新的一周,是否计划约客户、约朋友、约会?不同的对象、不同的场景,你需要用不同的英语哦!听Jenny, Adam告诉你怎么用约吧!
关键词:
Business And professional:约客户、约医生
记住这个词:Appointment
搭配的动词:
Set an appointment
Make an appointment
Book an appointment
Schedule an appointment
什么场景用?
For professional situations: 职业、专业场景
Mostly one-on-one: 基本上是一对一
从医生到客户:
A doctor's appointment: 预约看医生
A dentist appointment: 预约看牙医
A hair appointment: 约了去弄头发
A client appointment: 跟客户约了
我有个约:
I have an appointment with my doctor/dentist/client:我跟......有约
*熟悉的客户、商业伙伴,用meet就可以*
If it's with a client or business partner whom you know well, it's more natural to use "meet": 和比较熟悉的客户、商业伙伴,用meet就可以了
Or if they're younger: 或者对方比较年轻
比如:
I was wondering if we could meet...
Should we meet/meet up...?
Let's meet...
Friends: 约朋友
最常用的说法:
Let's do...:
搭配具体的活动:
Let's do dinner: 我们约晚饭吧
Let's do hotpot: 我们去吃火锅吧
Let's do kebab: 我们去撸串儿吧
Let's do KTV: 我们去唱K吧
除了do, 还可以说:
Let's meet up/let's meet: 我们见个面吧
Let's get together/let's have a get together: 我们聚一聚吧
Let's hang out: 我们出去玩儿吧
Romantic:浪漫约会
约会有个特定的词:
Date
It's only for romantic interest: 这个词只能用在浪漫对象上
千万别说:
I have a date with my client ❌
I have a date with my friend ❌
浪漫甜蜜的约会:
Go on a date/have a date: 去约会,有个约会
I've got a date/I'm going on a date: 我有个约会,我要去约会
I went on a date: 我去约会了
怎么约?
Are you free tonight/this weekend? 你有空吗?
What are you doing tonight/this weekend? 你做什么?
Do you have plans tonight/ this weekend? 你有安排吗?
*可以说Ask someone out吗?*
Use this phrase in the third person or in a statement: 这个说法是用于第三人称或叙述时
Don't use it when you're actually asking someone out: 你真的约一个人时,别说"Can I ask you out?"
It sounds unnatural: 听起来很不自然
初次约会,不想压力太大,可以用这个说法:
Let's grab...: 我们去...吧
比如:
Let's grab coffee/lunch/dinner: 我们去喝咖啡、吃午饭、吃完饭吧
看电影:
Let's catch a movie: 我们去看场电影吧
Playdate: 小朋友一起玩儿
Playdate: 小朋友一起玩儿 (通常由家长组织、陪伴)
比如:
Our kids are close in age. Let's do a playdate sometime: 我们孩子年纪差不多,下次一起带孩子出去玩儿吧
Date night: 夫妻也要有约会
已经结婚的夫妻或者恋爱很久的恋人,可以用:
Date night: 约会夜、二人世界
比如:
My husband and I try to do date nights at least once a week: 我先生和我尽量一周出去过一次二人世界
怎么约具体时间?
这些句式,中间加具体时间就行啦!
Does ....work?
Can you do...?
Is...doable?
Is...good?
看似简单,却很地道!