内容简介
在汉语里，我们既可以说 “我约了医生”，也可以讲 “我约了朋友”。但是英语里可不能把两者混为一谈，而是应该根据场合是否正式来判断所使用的表达。看 “一分钟英语” 视频，学习在描述 “约人” 这一情景时可使用的表达。
文字稿
Kee
Hi guys, this is Kee from BBC Learning English, and today I’m going to tell you about some informal ways of using English.
Now, in English when we have scheduled formal meetings, we can say ‘we have an appointment‘. So for example, I can say ‘I have an appointment with my doctor’ or ‘I have an appointment with my lawyer,’ But you never ever say ‘I have an appointment with my friends’ – that’s too formal.
Now to talk about ‘appointments’ with friends, we simply say ‘I’m meeting my friends this weekend.’
So it’s ‘meet someone‘ – not ‘have an appointment’ – remember ‘meet someone‘.
用法总结
Talking about formal and informal meetings
谈论正式和非正式约见时的用语
1. When we have scheduled formal meetings, we can use the expression ‘have an apointment‘.
在谈论已经计划好的正式约见时，可使用表达 “have an appointment”。
- I have an appointment with my doctor.
- I have an appointment with my lawyer.
2. We we have informal meetings, we say ‘meet someone‘.
在谈论非正式的见面时，比如见朋友，应该说 “meet someone”。
- I’m meeting my friends this weekend.
- I’ll meet you next week.