每天三分钟学英语 第233期:更地道的"同意"表达

 　　情景对话：

　　-Paul never likes to have people over but the heck with him I'm doing it.

　　-So when is this shindig?

　　-How about a month from tonight? That would be the 16th. Good for everyone?

　　-Works¹ for me.

　　今日知识点：

　　Have people over

　　让朋友到家里来

　　【例句一】

　　Do you want to study at the library? My roommate's having people over so it might get loud.

　　你想去图书馆学习吗？我室友有朋友过来，可能会很吵。

　　【例句二】

　　Normally² I don't have people over because my place is so messy³, but since I cleaned up today you're welcome to come.

　　通常我不请人到我家来，因为我家里很乱，不过既然今天我收拾干净了，很欢迎你来。

　　A month later

　　一个月以后

　　还可以说：

　　A month from now

　　A month from tonight

　　A month from today

　　【例句一】

　　Graduation is only a month from today and I still haven't been able to find any jobs.

　　一个月以后就要毕业了，我还没找到工作。

　　【例句二】

　　Your birthday is a month from today. Have you thought about what you wanted to do?

　　你过一个月就要过生日了，你有没有想过要做什么呢？

　　Works for me.

　　我没问题/我同意。

　　【例句一】

　　-How does take-out sound for dinner? I don't feel like cooking.

　　-我同意，咱们从哪点餐呢？- 晚餐点外卖怎么样？我不太想做饭。

　　-Works for me. Where should we order from?

　　-我同意，咱们从哪点餐呢？

　　【例句二】

　　-I want to upgrade⁴ the internet. It's gonna cost about $20 more per month? What do you think?

　　-我想升级咱们的网络，可能一个月要多花20美金。你觉得怎么样？

　　-Works for me. I'd also like a faster connection.

　　-我同意。我也想要更快的网速。

　　Okay. I agree.

　　我同意。

　　Sounds good.

　　听起来不错。

　　Good idea.

　　好主意。

　　I'm in.

　　我同意。

　　I'm down.

　　我参与/我同意。

　　Let's do it.

　　我同意。

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 messy   

adj.散乱的，污秽的，麻烦的

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She found herself in a messy spot.她发现自己陷入了窘境。

4 upgrade   

vt.提高，加强，改善；n.提高，改善

参考例句：

• We need to upgrade the status of teachers.我们需要提升老师的地位。
• To upgrade a clerk to manager.将办事员提升为经理。