老外最常用的英文短语 第200期:be supposed to

 　　释义：

　　be supposed to... ……应当做某事

　　be supposed to+动词表示“应当……”，“将……当成理所当然的事情”。会话中经常会用到的表达。下面整理了 be+过去分词... 的形态。

　　例句：

　　Am I supposed to meet the client¹ today?

　　我今天要见顾客吗？

　　I am not supposed to be here.

　　我不应该在这里。

　　When is he scheduled to arrive at the airport?

　　他预计什么时候到机场？

　　I'm not interested in playing golf.

　　我对打高尔夫球不感兴趣。

　　对话：

　　A: When is the show supposed to start?

　　表演什么时候开始？

　　B: Just after seven o'clock.

　　7点准时开始。

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n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。