美式地道口语.doc

美式地道口语：水电篇
1. The power is off. / The power is
在比较正式场所上，比如公告说明天要停电，她们就会用 power outage 这个字 There will be a power outage tomorrow.
请把电关了，应该是，Please turn off the power. 而不是 turn off the electricity.
2. The power is back on. 电又回来了.
3. Please turn off the power. 请把电源关掉.
假如是让它一直开著, 能够说 Just leave the power on when you leave.
4. Throw the power on. 打开电源.
这跟 turn on the power 是一样，不过 Throw the power on 是比较口语说法. 比如说进到房间看到计算机没开，就能够跟她人说，Throw the power on. 就是: 把计算机打开吧!
5. The power is running low. 快要没电了.
电快没了，能够说 The power is running low 或是The battery is running low. 要是电已经完全用光了，则用 running out of power 或是 The battery is dead.
6. Is this tap water? No，it's bottled water. 这是自来水吗? 不，这是瓶装.
自来水就叫tap water 或是叫running water. 饮水机叫 fountain machine.
7. I am running the bath water. / I am filling the tub. 我正在放洗澡水.
跟老美说我正在放洗澡水，就是 fill the tub 就能够了.
8. I need to take some water. 我需要喝点水.
喝水老美她们常见 I want to take some water.
9. My eyes are watering. 我一直流眼泪.
10. How much do you pay for the utilities every month? 你每个月水电费付多少钱?
Utilities bill 就是包含了水，电，电话等这些生活上必需开销.
美式地道口语：购物篇
1. Charge or debit? (Credit or debit?)使用信用卡或是电子钱包?
Charge (Credit) 指就是通常我们说信用卡，而我们提款卡 (ATM 卡) 就是 debit.
2. Cash back? 是否要找回现金?
cash back 就是说假设你买10块东西,但刷卡时你能够刷30元,剩下 20元她会拿现金 20 块找你，如此出门就无须带著大笔现金
,又无须负担高额提款手续费.
3. How are you going to pay? 你要怎么付款?
4. Double coupon. 双重折价卷.
所谓 coupon，就是由制造商所发行一个折价卷，如 Save 50ccoupon (折价卷)能够让你在结帐时少付50c，然后再由这些商店拿著这些coupon去跟制造商换钱. double coupon就是在美国有一家很有名叫Kroger grocery store. 为了促销，，就能够折价1元，折价金额足足多了一倍.
5. Bring your receipt to the customer service，and they will refund you. 把你收据拿给用户服务部，她们就会退钱给你.
6. I want to take the rain check for the eggs. 我要拿一张鸡蛋 rain check.
有时候某样商品大特价，，你能够去跟她们领一张 rain check. 等到过一段时间后 (可能等到该样商品特价结束了)你还是能够用特价时价钱去购置该样商品.
7. I am sorry you are on the Cash Only Lane 我很抱歉你现在是在只收现金结帐道上.
Express Lane，可能是只受理少于十样商品用户.
8. The price will go down. 这价钱将会降低.
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