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*当拒绝A的提问时，可以用No, thank you. (谢谢，我不喝。)/Maybe later. (过一会儿再说)。
没关系。(不用担心我。)
Don't mind me.
Sorry, I'm too busy to talk to you now.
(对不起，我太忙了，顾不上和你说话。)
Don't mind me. I just came to see John.
(没关系，我只是来看看约翰。)
我可以用洗手间吗?
May I use your bathroom?
May I use your bathroom? (我可以用洗手间吗?)
Sure, go ahead. (当然可以，请吧!)
May I use your rest room?
Where can I freshen up? *女性问Where can I freshen up? (我可以在哪儿梳洗?) 是打听厕所的婉转说法。
May I use your toilet? *toilet 表示“厕所”，太直接，一般不用。除此之外，ladies' room“女厕所”， men's room“男厕所”，俚语 the john、the head也表示“厕所”。
洗手间在哪儿?
Where's the bathroom?
Which way is the bathroom?
How can I get to the bathroom?
Could you tell me how to get to the bathroom? (能告诉我洗手间怎么走吗?)
可以借用一下您的电话吗?
May I use your phone?
Is it all right if I use your phone?
我得告辞了。
I'd better get going now.
I must be going now.
I have to leave now.
I gotta go now. *gotta为口语，是got to的缩略形式。
非常感谢您的盛情款待。
Thank you for inviting me. *用于要离开主人家时表示感谢的心情。
I'm glad you could come. (非常高兴，您今天能来。)
Thank you for inviting me. (非常感谢您的邀请。)
Thanks so much for inviting us today. (十分感谢您今天的盛情招待。)
有空再来串门吧。
Drop by sometime. *drop by “(顺便)拜访，串门”。
Good-bye, John. Drop by sometime. (再见，约翰，有时间再来。)
Thanks. I will. (谢谢。好的。)
他亲自来看我。
He came to see me himself.
Did he send someone to see you? (他让谁来看你了?)
No, he came to see me himself. (不，他亲自来看我了。)
He came to see me personally.
您介意我抽烟吗?
Do you mind if I smoke? *回答这个问题的时候，不允许时用Yes, 允许时用No，与平时回答相反。
Do you mind if I smoke? (您介意我抽烟吗?)
No, not at all. (不介意，你抽吧。)
Would it bother you if I smoked?
Can I smoke?
Is it all right if I smoke?
Would it be okay to smoke?
您的房子真好。
I like your house.
I like your house. (您的房子真好。)
I'm glad to hear that. (听你这么说，我很高兴。)
我很喜欢你的公寓。
I really like your apartment.
I love your apartment.
小心脚下。
Watch your step.
Mind your step.
Be careful where you walk.
Look where you're going.
地上很滑。
The floor is slippery. *slippery “光滑”、“容易滑倒的”。
请打开电视。
Please turn on the TV. *关于turn的用法：turn on是打开(电视等)，turn off是关上(电视等)，turn up是开大(电视等)的声音，turn down是关小(电视等)的声音。
我可以把车停这儿吗?
Can I park my car here? *park “停车”。
Is parking okay here?
Is it all right to park my car here?
Am I permitted to park my car here?
●介绍某人
凯恩女士，这位是我的上司佐藤先生。
Ms. Kane, this is Mr. Sato, my boss.
Ms. Kane, this is my boss, Mr. Sato.
Ms. Kane, I would like to introduce my boss, Mr. Sato (to you).
Ms. Kane, let me introduce my boss, Mr. Sato (to you).
很高兴认识您。
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. (很高兴认识您。)
Nice to meet you, too. (认识您我也很高兴。)
Pleased to meet you.
Pleased to meet you, too. *作为上面例句的回答。
Very nice to meet you.
Very nice to meet you, too. *作为上面例句的回答。
How do you do? *比Nice to meet you的说法稍显郑重。
How do you do? *可以重复How do you do? 来作为上面例句的回答。
It's a pleasure to meet you.
I'm happy to meet you.
彼此彼此。
Nice to meet you, too.
您贵姓?
May I have your name, please?
I made a reservation for tonight. (我预订了今天晚上的宴会。)
May I have your name, please? (您贵姓?)
What's your name, please?
May I ask who you are? (您是哪位?) *用来询问对方的身份。
Who's calling, please? *只用于打电话。
Who are you? (你是谁?)
What's your name? (你叫什么名字?)
What's your name? (你叫什么名字?)
My name's John. (我叫约翰。)
我给你介绍一下我的朋友。
I'd like you to meet a friend of mine.
Hi, John. (嗨!约翰，你好!)
Hi, Joe. I'd like you to meet a friend of mine. (嗨!琼，我给你介绍一下我的朋友。)
他是个好人。
He's a nice guy.
He's a nice guy. (他是个好人。)
He sure is. (确实如此。)
见到您我很高兴。
I'm glad to meet you.
I'm glad to meet you. (见到您我很高兴。)
So am I. (我也很高兴。)
I'm glad to meet you. (认识您我很高兴。