当下状态

在做什么

  • I’m working out. 我在健身
  • I’m trying to lose weight. / I’m on a diet. 我在减肥
  • I’m cutting out sugar. 我在戒糖
  • I’m taking time off. 我在休假（短假、休息）
  • I’m changing. / I’m getting changed. 我在换衣服
  • I’m eating. 我在吃饭
  • I’m a content creator. 我在做自媒体
  • I’m scrolling through short videos. 我在刷短视频
  • I’m getting my hair done. 我在做头发
  • I’m getting my nails done. 我在做美甲
  • I’m working overtime. 我在加班
  • I’m on a business trip. 我在出差
  • I’m between jobs. 我在待业
  • I’m just staring into space. 我在发呆

身体与心情

  • I get carsick. 我会晕车
  • I’m nearsighted. 我有近视
  • I often break out. 我总长痘
  • I can’t sit still. 我坐不住
  • I’m a homebody. 我很宅
  • I’m out of it. 我有点懵
  • I don’t feel well-rested. 我感觉自己没休息好
  • I’m beat. 我累死了
  • I’m so dead. 我死定了
  • I’m fed up. 我烦死了

日常寒暄

见面与告别

  • You’re awake! / You’re up! 你醒啦
  • There you are! 你来啦
  • Still up? 还没睡啊
  • Take a raincheck. 改天吧
  • Be there or be square. 不见不散

吃喝招待

  • Help yourself. 随便吃
  • Help yourself to more. / Dig in some more! 多吃点
  • I’ll walk you out. 我送送你吧
  • How long are you staying? 你准备待几天啊？
  • Give you guys a sneak peek. 给你们先睹为快
  • I’m here to see Mr. Johnson. 我来拜访约翰先生
  • Let’s meet every other week. 每隔一周见一次面吧

随口聊

  • Just checking. 随口问问
  • I just said it off the top of my head. 随口说的
  • I just threw it in. 顺手做的
  • I just picked it up. 顺便买的
  • Force of habit. 习惯了
  • What are the odds? / What a coincidence! 好巧啊（odds /ɒdz/ 可能性；几率；coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ 巧合；一致）
  • This is awkward. 好尴尬啊（awkward /ˈɔːkwərd/ 令人尴尬的）
  • Are you hitting on me? 你在撩我吗（hit on sb 表示向某人搭讪、与某人调情）

对话推进

  • Just hear me out. 听我说完
  • I’m all ears. 洗耳恭听
  • Cut to the chase. 说重点
  • Can we drop this? 我们可不可以不要再说这个了？
  • Humor me. 你就迁就我一下吧
  • I’m lost. 我没听懂/跟不上
  • Let me get this straight. 让我捋一捋（get this straight 捋直）
  • It doesn’t make sense. 这说不通啊（make sense 说得通）
  • Between us. 你知我知
  • It’s a long story. 一言难尽
  • That’s a deal. 一言为定
  • It’s a one-time thing. 下不为例
  • Just go ahead. / I’ll leave you to it. / Go ahead with what you’re doing. 你忙你的
  • Go with the flow. 顺其自然
  • Just my two cents. 个人的一点小看法
  • We are on the same page. 我们意见一致
  • We are in the same boat. 我们处境相同
  • We are playing it by ear. 我们见机行事
  • I second that. 我附议/我赞同（这里 second 表示附议）
  • I’m down for that. 我同意/我参加（这里 down 是形容词，认同的）

祈使与态度

提醒劝阻

  • Slow down. 走慢点
  • Don’t be silly. 别傻了
  • Don’t be picky. 别挑剔
  • Don’t put it off. 别拖延
  • Don’t go soft. 别心软
  • Don’t be too careless. 别大意
  • Keep a low profile. 低调点
  • Don’t get me wrong. 别误会
  • Don’t talk nonsense! 别乱说
  • Don’t take it personally. 别往心里去（personally /ˈpɜːrsənəli/ adv. 个人；亲自；本人）
  • Don’t flatter yourself. 别自以为是（flatter /ˈflætə(r)/ 奉承；谄媚）
  • Keep it down. / Keep your voice down. 小点声
  • Easy on the door. 轻点关门
  • Hold the door please. 别关门（电梯里）
  • No peeking. 别偷看
  • Go wash up. 去洗漱
  • Lights out. 关灯啦
  • Leave me be. 别管我/让我静一静
  • I don’t feel like dealing with you. 懒得理你

催促与指令

  • Put it on speaker. 开免提
  • Are you all packed? 东西都收拾好了吗？
  • When will you pay me back? 什么时候还我钱？

安慰鼓励

  • Stop overthinking. 别内耗
  • Try harder. 加把劲
  • Take it easy. 别紧张
  • Take your time. 慢慢来
  • Hang in there. 坚持下
  • Cheer up. 开心点
  • Wake up. 清醒点
  • Be tough. 坚强点
  • Let it go. 想开点
  • Suck it up. 忍着吧
  • Keep your chin up. 别气馁

情绪反应

  • I got a tough break. 真倒霉
  • Joke’s on me. 打脸了
  • I’m speechless. 无语了
  • Says who? 谁说的
  • Over my dead body. 你休想
  • Let’s not kill the vibe. 别扫兴
  • What a bummer! 真扫兴
  • This is ridiculous. 这太荒唐了（ridiculous /rɪˈdɪkjələs/ 荒谬的；可笑的）
  • I can’t let this go. / I’m not willing to let it go. 我不甘心
  • I can’t get over it. 我放不下
  • You asked for it. 你自找的
  • I moved on. 我释怀了
  • I figured it out. 我搞懂了
  • I messed up. 我搞砸了
  • I know my limits. / I know where to draw the line. 我有分寸
  • It’s so hard for me. 我太难了
  • I got played. 我被耍了（这里 play 表示戏耍）
  • You set me up. 你陷害我（set sb up 陷害某人）
  • Don’t take it personally. 别往心里去
  • This is ridiculous. 这太荒唐了
  • This is awkward. 好尴尬啊
  • What are the odds? / What a coincidence! 好巧啊
  • Don’t flatter yourself. 别自以为是
  • Give you guys a sneak peek. 给你们先睹为快
  • I don’t feel well-rested. 我感觉自己没休息好

比喻俗语

  • Why the long face? 怎么拉长个脸？
  • He’s a cold fish. 他很高冷
  • I got the cold shoulder. 我被冷落了
  • My lips are sealed. 我会绝对保密
  • I’m all thumbs. 我笨手笨脚的
  • That’s a good sign. 这是个好兆头（sign 除了表示签名，还有「显示、标志」的意思）
  • What’s the catch? 这里面有什么隐情/猫腻/内幕/坑？（这里 catch 是名词，隐藏的不利因素，陷阱）

出行在外

顺路与接送

  • It’s on my way. 我顺路
  • I’m just passing by. 我路过
  • I can drop you off. 我能捎你一程
  • This is my stop. 我到了
  • I’m off. / Gotta go. 我走了
  • Where are we? 这是哪
  • Count me in! / I’m in! 我要报名
  • I’m heading out. 我要出门了（head out 出门）

出门准备

  • Fasten your bag properly. 包包拉好
  • Zip up your jacket. 衣服拉上（zip up 是拉上拉链的意思）
  • Button up your shirt. 针对衬衫类，button up 意思是扣上纽扣
  • Put up the (sun) umbrella. 撑开阳伞吧
  • Slap on some sunscreen. 涂点防晒霜（slap on 快速、随意地涂抹某物）
  • Grab some snacks out. / Get the snacks out. 拿点零食出来吃
  • Don’t wander off. / Stay close! 别乱跑（wander off 无意识地走开）
  • Stick with the group. / Keep up with us! 跟上队伍（stick with 紧跟某人/群体，不分开）
  • bundle up. 多穿点

方位与移动

  • Come over here. 往这边站点
  • Hurry over here! 快来这里
  • Go over there. / Head over there. 去那边
  • Move inside a bit. 往里面走点
  • Hurry up! / Speed up! 走快点 【和come on一样不太礼貌，少用！】
  • Look ahead. / Look forward. 往前面看
  • Look at the top-right corner. 看右上角那里
  • Scoot over a bit. / Move over a little. 坐过去一点
  • Keep to the side when walking. 靠边走
  • Speed up! / Step on it! 开快点（开车）
  • Pull over. 靠边停车吧
  • There is a traffic jam here. 我这堵车了（这里 jam 是名词，拥挤；jam 也是果酱那个单词）

安全提醒

  • Watch out for the heat. 小心烫
  • Mind the step. 小心台阶
  • Watch out for the slippery road. 小心路滑
  • Watch your head. 小心磕到头
  • Watch out for pickpockets. 当心有小偷
  • Look out for cars. 当心车
  • Watch out for your fingers. 小心夹手
  • Take care not to catch a cold. 小心别着凉
  • Mind your phone—don’t drop it. 小心手机掉了
  • This car is out of gas. 车没油了
  • Run the red light. 闯红灯
  • Don’t run the red light. 别闯红灯
  • Don’t cut in! 别加塞
  • Don’t cut in line. 别插队
  • Don’t speed. 别超速
  • Don’t litter around. 不要乱丢垃圾

居家生活

作息与睡眠

  • I couldn’t sleep. / I was up all night. 我失眠了
  • I overslept. 我睡过头了
  • I stayed up late. 我熬夜了
  • I got a stiff neck. 我落枕了
  • My eyes are puffy from sleep. 我睡的眼睛肿了
  • I’m a bit sleepy all the time. 我有轻微嗜睡
  • I’m going to catch up on some sleep. 我准备补觉
  • I’ll treat myself to sleeping in on weekends. 周末我会让自己睡个懒觉（sleep in 睡懒觉、睡过头；sleep over 在别人家过夜！而不是睡过头！）
  • I’m off the clock! / I’m off work. 我下班啦

冷暖穿着

  • I don’t like the cold. / I can’t stand cold weather. / I hate cold weather. 我很怕冷/我怕冷
  • Put on this thick coat. 穿这件外套吧！

听歌

  • Play some music, will you? 放首歌来听听
  • Can we skip this song? 能切歌吗
  • Can you turn it down a bit? 能调小点声不
  • This song slaps! 这首歌太好听了吧
  • Who sings this? 这是谁的歌呀
  • I’ll sing one! / Let me sing one! 我来唱一首
  • Join in! / Come sing with me! 跟我一起唱
  • That song sucks! 这首歌太难听了
  • I love ballads! 我喜欢抒情歌

手机与网络

  • I got a phone case. 我买了个手机壳
  • My storage is almost full. 我手机快没内存了
  • I need to free up some space on my phone. 我要清理一些内存出来
  • I’m running out of data. 流量快用完啦
  • I have no service. 我手机没信号
  • My phone dies so fast. / My phone runs out of battery too fast. 我手机耗电太快了
  • I need to get my screen fixed. 我要修下屏幕
  • I’m on my phone. 我在玩手机
  • Your wallpaper looks so good. 你手机壁纸好好看呀
  • My phone is so laggy. / My phone is really slow. 我手机太卡啦
  • My phone’s on silent. 我手机静音了
  • I’m on mute. 我（麦克风）静音了
  • Scan the QR code to join the group chat. 扫码进群
  • I’ll add you in the group chat. 我拉你进群
  • I’ll send you a screenshot. 我截图发你

居家杂项

  • Turn on the air conditioner. 开空调
  • We’ve run out of milk. 我们牛奶喝完了
  • Look up the word in the dictionary. 查字典

词句活用

无灵主语

委婉拒绝、询问、请求等场合，用事物/情况作主语往往更礼貌：

  • Your response is unacceptable. 我没法接受你的答复
  • That’s all I can do to help. 我只能帮你这么多了
  • What brings you here? 你来这有何贵干？
  • What took you so long? 你为什么这么晚？
  • What led you to this conclusion? 为什么得出这样的结论
  • Your application is not approvable. 我不能批准你的申请
  • Your report requires additional information. 你需要在报告上补充信息

物体作主语，句子更简洁：

  • The bathroom is occupied. 厕所有人了
  • The noise woke me up. 我被噪音吵醒了
  • The skirt has two pockets. 那条裙子上有两个口袋
  • Coffee wakes me up. 我喝咖啡来提神
  • Chocolate cheers me up. 我吃巧克力来让自己开心
  • Music relaxes me. 我喜欢听音乐来放松
  • The document requires your signature. 你需要在文件上签下名

拟人/客观主语，表达更自然：

  • I’ll go camping if the weather permits. 我想去露营如果天气好的话
  • We’ll drive there if the road condition allows. 如果路况好，我们就开车去
  • The dinner menu presents a wide choice of dishes. 晚餐菜单上有丰富的食物
  • Confidence comes from character, not our looks. 自信源自品质，而不是长相【来自TED】
  • New technologies will require new perspectives to break from the way it’s always been done. 打造新的技术需要新的思想来打破常规【来自TED】
  • New breakthroughs demand new concepts. 要实现新的突破需要全新的理念