A. 生活化、口語化說法
"I lost my phone! What should I do?"
「我的手機遺失了!我該怎麼辦?」-
"I can't find my phone anywhere. Now what?"
「我到處找不到我的手機。現在怎麼辦?」 -
"My phone is missing. What do I do now?"
「我的手機不見了。我現在該怎麼辦?」 -
"Oh no, I've lost my phone! What now?"
「噢不! 我的手機不見了!現在怎麼辦?」 -
"I think someone took my phone. Any ideas what to do?"
「我想我的手機被人拿走了。有什麼建議嗎?」
B. 客氣、禮貌的說法
"Excuse me, I've lost my phone. Could you advise me on what to do?"
「不好意思,我的手機遺失了。您能建議我該怎麼做嗎?」-
"I'm sorry to trouble you, but I've misplaced my phone. Would you happen to know what steps I should take?"
「很抱歉打擾您,但我的手機放錯地方了。您碰巧知道我應該採取什麼步驟嗎?」 -
"I'm afraid my phone has gone missing. Could you possibly help me figure out what to do next?"
「恐怕我的手機不見了。您能幫我想想接下來該怎麼做嗎?」
C. 中文學習者容易犯的錯誤
錯誤 ❌: "My phone is lost by me."
正確 ✓: "I lost my phone." 或 "My phone is lost."
解釋:當表達「我遺失了手機」時,通常使用主動語態「I lost my phone」,或簡單地說「My phone is lost」,但不用「is lost by me」。-
錯誤 ❌: "My phone is disappeared."
正確 ✓: "My phone has disappeared." 或 "My phone is gone."
解釋:「disappear」是不及物動詞,正確用法是「has disappeared」而非「is disappeared」。 -
錯誤 ❌: "How to find my phone back?"
正確 ✓: "How can I get my phone back?" 或 "How do I find my phone?"
解釋:英文中不使用「find...back」這種結構,應該用「get...back」或單純的「find」。
D. 相關單字與片語
lose (v.) - 遺失;丟失
"I lost my phone somewhere between the office and home."
「我在辦公室和家之間的某個地方遺失了手機。」-
missing (adj.) - 不見的;失踪的
"My phone has been missing since last night."
「我的手機從昨晚開始就不見了。」 -
misplace (v.) - 放錯地方;暫時找不到
"I misplaced my phone; I'm sure it's somewhere in the house."
「我把手機放錯地方了;我確定它就在屋子裡的某處。」 -
stolen (adj.) - 被偷的
"I think my phone was stolen when I was on the bus."
「我認為我的手機是在我搭公車時被偷的。」 -
track (v.) - 追蹤;定位
"You can track your lost phone using the Find My Phone app."
「你可以使用「尋找我的手機」應用程式來追蹤你遺失的手機。」
E. 練習範例
情境:向警察報案
"I need to report a lost phone. I noticed it was missing after I left the restaurant about an hour ago."
「我需要報案手機遺失。大約一小時前我離開餐廳後發現它不見了。」-
情境:向朋友求助
"Hey, I can't find my phone anywhere. Could you call it for me so I can hear if it rings somewhere nearby?"
「嘿! 我到處找不到我的手機。你能夠幫我打電話給它嗎,這樣我就能聽到它是否在附近響起。」 -
情境:與手機公司聯繫
"Hello, I've lost my phone and need to suspend my service immediately. Can you also help me track it or block it remotely?"
「你好,我的手機遺失了,需要立即暫停我的服務。你們能夠幫我追蹤它或遠程鎖定它嗎?」