情景会话口袋书人际篇132:无法接听(4)

 　　13. He is in a meeting right now.

　　他现在正在开会。

　　还能这样说：

　　He is holding a meeting now.

　　He is having a meeting at the moment.

　　谚语：

　　Who makes everything right must rise early.

　　要把事事都做好，必须坚持起得早。

　　14. Would you mind calling back later?

　　你能过会儿再打来吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can you call back after a short time?

　　What about ring back in a short while?

　　谚语：

　　Little things amuse little minds.

　　小人志卑。

　　15. She is still angry with you, so she doesn't answer you.

　　她还在生你的气，所以不接你的电话。

　　还能这样说：

　　She is still displeased¹ with you and refuses to answer your call.

　　She still gets angry with you, so she will not receive your call.

　　应用解析：

　　get angry at sth. 因某事而生气；

　　make sb. angry 使某人生气

　　16. It's urgent. Could I have his mobile phone number?

　　我有急事，可不可以告诉我他的手机号码？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can you tell me his cell phone number? I have something urgent.

　　Would you be so kind as to let me know his cell phone number? It's urgent.

　　谚语：

　　Deliver not your words by number but by weight.

　　言不在多，而在有物。

　　17. She doesn't stand your constant bother.

　　她受不了你无休止的纠缠。

　　还能这样说：

　　She has tired of being entangled² by you.

　　She doesn't want to be bothered from you any more.

　　应用解析：

　　bother one's head about 为……而操心；

　　hot and bothered 心急火燎的

1 displeased   

a.不快的

参考例句：

• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。
• He was displeased about the whole affair. 他对整个事情感到很不高兴。

2 entangled   

adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
• Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》