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冊 4 · 現代慣用語與口語潤滑 · Lesson 27

生活慣用

Everyday Chunks: I'm down / I'm all set / No rush / My bad

日常 chunks 讓你聽起來不像教科書;語域仍要分朋友 vs 客戶。

對比

較不自然/易錯更自然的美式說明
I am downfall…I'm down (to…).down=願意參加
I all set.I'm all set.要完整
My evil.(誤)My bad.道歉口語
對客戶說 You guys suck, my bad.對客戶用 Sorry about that. / That's on me.語域

規則/用法

  1. 邀約:I'm down, Count me in, I'll take a rain check, I'm out。
  2. 狀態:I'm all set, I'm good, I'm set on…(已決定)。
  3. 道歉:My bad(熟), That's on me(更負責), Sorry about that。
  4. 節奏:No rush, Take your time, Whenever works。

現代例句

  • 生活

    I'm down for a hike if we start early.

    早出發的話健行算我一個。

  • 房產

    I'm all set on staging chairs—thanks.

    佈置椅我這邊夠了,謝啦。

  • 生活

    My bad—I grabbed your charger after the showing.

    我的錯,看房後拿了你的充電器。

  • 房產

    No rush on the listing photos; next week is fine.

    掛牌照片不急,下週可。

  • 投資

    That's on me—I sent the wrong rent roll.

    怪我,寄錯租金表。

  • 生活

    I'll take a rain check on drinks; I'm wiped.

    喝酒改天,我累了。

跟讀短文

約 91 words · TTS(瀏覽器語音)

I'm down for Saturday showings if we start early and grab coffee after. I'm all set on chairs for the staging—thanks for checking. My bad—I sent you the wrong gate code for the condo. No rush on the paint samples; anytime before the GC orders materials is fine. That's on me—I uploaded the old rent roll. I'll take a rain check on drinks and fix the file tonight. Everyday chunks keep friendships easy during a stressful hunt, as long as I upgrade the register for clients and lenders.

若早出發、看完喝咖啡,週六帶看我願意。佈置用的椅子我這邊夠了,謝謝確認。我的錯,寄錯公寓大門密碼。油漆色樣不急,總承包訂材料前隨時都行。怪我,上傳了舊租金表。喝酒改天,我今晚先把檔案修好。生活 chunks 讓看房高壓期友情好過,只要對客戶與貸方升語域。

慣用語包

I'm down

我願意/算我一個

口語

I'm all set

我好了/不需要了

口語

my bad

我的錯

口語

rain check

改天再約

口語

迷你練習

  1. 用 I'm down 回覆週末看房邀請。
  2. 把 My bad 改成對客戶可用的負責句。
  3. 用 rain check 婉拒今晚聚餐。