闲谈英语-Ending a Conversation(3)

A: I'll talk to you later¹.
B: What's the rush²?
A: I have to get off³ the phone now.
B: I'm not ready to get off the phone with you.
A: There are other things I need to take care⁴ of.
B: What is it that you need to do?
A: Please don't be nosey.
B: I'm not being⁵ nosey, it's just a question.
A: You don't need to worry about that.
B: That was⁶ mean to say.
A: I am very sorry, but I must go.
B: I guess.

 

1 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

2 rush   

n.匆促，冲进，急流，灯心草；vi. 冲，奔，闯，赶紧，匆促行事，涌现；vt.使冲

参考例句：

• Don't rush me. I must think it over.别催我，我要仔细想想。
• I'm sorry to have to rush off like this.我就这样匆忙走掉了，很抱歉。

3 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

4 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

5 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

6 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。