赖世雄社交英语通之关怀用语（34）要喝点饮料吗？

 　　Unit 34 Would you care for a drink?要喝点饮料吗?

　　本句基本句型为“Would you care for +名词?”等于“Would you like +名词?”，均表示询问对方“你要不要……?”句中的 "care for" 表示“喜欢，在乎”。 例："I really care for you."(我真的在乎你。)

　　A：Hi，Julie.I was in your neighborhood and I’d like to drop by.

　　甲：嗨，朱莉，我刚才就在你家附近，所以想要顺道看看你。

　　B：Come on in.Would you care for a drink?

　　乙：请进，要喝点饮料吗?

　　A：That sounds refreshing¹.Thanks!

　　甲：听起来精神就来了，谢谢!

　　类似用语

　　Would you like to have a drink? 要不要喝点饮料?

　　Would you like something to drink? 要不要喝点什么?

　　百宝箱

　　neighborhood 的用法可分两类： "in one's neighborhood" ，表示“在某人住处附近”，"in the neighborhood"，则表示“在此处附近”。 另外，"drop by" 表示“偶访，顺道拜访”，其后不须再加 "to visit" ，例： "Drop by when you have time."(你有空时，就顺道来坐坐嘛。)千万不可说： "Drop by to visit me when you have time." (此处 to visit me 是赘词)

1 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。