中文語感人的英語學習本

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 He was unfair to me first, so don't blame me for treating him the same way.

Sorry, I just spaced out! Where were we?

 I have something going on at home today, so I need to take a personal day.

I swear I'll never do it again!

The economy has been tough lately, and many companies are going out of business.

 Where are you coming from?

I can lend you money, but it’ll come with interest and you need to sign an IOU. 當你下次需要跟朋友說「嘿，這筆錢我可以借你，但我們要寫個借據算利息喔」，你該怎麼用英文開口才不尷尬？你可以試試這樣說： "I'm happy to help you out, but for this amount, I think it's smart for us to have a simple IOU and agree on a small interest rate. It just keeps everything clear for both of us." 這句話聽起來是不是很友善又直接？ 新版文章網址： https://english.arthurtoday.com/2025/06/how-to-say-lend-money-with-interest-and-iou.html

This drink tastes strange. Can we still drink it? 你是不是也曾打開冰箱，聞了一下牛奶，心想：「這個味道…還能喝嗎？」這種時候，英文到底該怎麼說才對？很多人第一反應是   The taste is strange. ，但這樣說其實有點卡卡的。想知道母語人士都怎麼說嗎？他們會用一個超簡單的詞： funny ！沒錯，就是   This milk tastes funny.   新版文章網址：  https://english.arthurtoday.com/2025/07/food-gone-bad-tastes-funny.html

 I feel like sleeping right after having lunch.

Where are you from?

The weather has been so unpredictable lately, it's either pouring rain or blazing sun.

Summer nowadays is so hot that you'd die without air conditioning.

想像一下這個場景：你和同事去買午餐，結果發現 -- 糟糕，錢包忘在辦公室了！這時候該怎麼辦？與其尷尬地說 I have no money，不如試試更專業的說法。你可以輕鬆地對同事說：I seem to have left my wallet at my desk. Would it be possible for you to cover my lunch? I can reimburse you this afternoon. 這樣說不僅解決了問題，還顯得你非常得體。更多實用說法請繼續閱讀瞭解 ...

I hate it when people get too close to me, so I don't like crowded places. 你是不是也常常在心裡吶喊：「可以不要靠我這麼近嗎！」尤其是在捷運上、夜市裡，或是排隊的時候？這種感覺用英文到底該怎麼說，才不會聽起來很沒禮貌？別擔心，這篇文章就是你的救星。我們來看看，從跟朋友隨口抱怨，到在辦公室需要跟同事保持距離，各種情況下，道地的英文該怎麼說。

You go take a shower first. I'll go after you're done.

 Can you call a taxi for me to go to Taipei Station?

當你真的遇到「內急但廁所大排長龍」的窘境時，你該怎麼辦呢？如果你跟朋友在一起，就大膽地說 Ugh, I really gotta go, but the line is insane! 吧！他們完全能懂。但如果是在老闆面前，記得切換成專業模式，冷靜地說 Excuse me, I need to step away for a moment.，這樣就既得體又能解決問題了。

你到底該怎麼開口問朋友「是不是便秘了」才不奇怪？很簡單，如果是你的死黨，就用帶點玩笑的語氣說：Dude, you’ve been in there forever. You backed up or something? 這裡的 backed up 是個超好用的俚語，比 constipated 更口語、更不那麼像在做醫療診斷 ...

  I accidentally dropped my phone and cracked the screen. Now I have to get it fixed and it's gonna cost me a fortune. This sucks!