十七、赞美和恭维及应答(Making Compliments and Responses)

　　It‘s beautiful. 真漂亮!/ That’s marvellous!真了不起!/ It‘s a lovely picture!多好看的照片!/ I’m glad you did...... 我很高兴你做了....../ I‘m pleased you did... 我很兴奋你做了....../ How clever of you!你好聪明哦!/ I like the way you did...... 我喜欢你做......的方式/ I admire the way you do...... 我敬佩你做......的方式/ I’ve never seen such a...... 我还没有见到过如此的......./ What a nice coat you have!你的外衣很漂亮哦!/ You look very smart today!你今天看上去好神气哦!/ What a wonderful house!你的房子好漂亮哦!/ It matches your suit perfectly. 这和你的衣服很相配./ You‘ve certainly given us a very good lecture. 你的确给我们做了一场精彩的讲演./ You have a beautiful smile.你的笑真美. / You have a good sense of humour.你挺有幽默感的./ Your wife is beautiful. 你的妻子真漂亮./ You gave an excellent speech.你的演讲真精彩. / Your car is nice.你的车真漂亮. / This is a lovely dinner./The dinner is great.这顿饭真不错. / That’s a very nice suit you‘ve got on.你穿的衣服很漂亮. / That was a marvellous speech. 那是一场了不起的演讲./ You look wonderful this evening!你今晚看上去很不错!/ What a nice living room so comfortable!我很喜欢你的家具，你在哪儿买的?/ I appreciate your new car.我非常欣赏你的新车.(对朋友的精彩表演、杰出成绩，你若亲临现场，可直接为他大声喝彩)

　　Well done， Johnson!干得好，约翰逊!/ I‘m so happy for you!真为你感到高兴!/ It’s very well deserved!就该这样!/ You must be terribly pleased!你一定非常高兴吧!/ Aren‘t you very excited， Tom?汤姆，你一定很激动吧!

　　Oh， I‘m glad you like it. 哦，你喜欢，我真高兴./ I’m glad you think so. / I‘m delighted you think so. 你能这样认为我真高兴./ Oh， thank you.哦，谢谢!/How kind of you to say that. 你能那样说真好./ I’m glad to hear that.听到这我真高兴. / Thanks for saying so.谢谢你这样说.

　　十八 、约会的交际用语

　　1、询问对方是否有空：

　　Will you be free (tonight/ tomorrow/...)?你(今晚/明天 ...)有空吗?

　　肯定回答：Yes， I‘ll be free (tonight / tomorrow...).我(今晚/明天...)有空.

　　否定回答：No，I won‘t be free(tonight/ tomorrow...).不，(今晚/明天...)没有空.

　　比较客气委婉的否定回答：

　　I‘m afraid not. (I’m afraid I‘m not free tonight/tomorrow...).恐怕没有空.

　　2、询问约会的时间、地点：

　　What time shall we meet?我们什么时候会面呢?/Where is the best place to meet?我们最好在什么地方会面呢?/ How about 5 p.m./ tonight/ tomorrow...?下午五点(今晚/明天......)怎么样?/ What about (meeting) at the gate/ outside the station...?在大门口/在车站外边碰头怎么样?/Shall we meet at 7：30 p.m. at the gate ?我们下午七点半大门口碰头好吗?/ I‘ll meet you at the theatre at 7：30 p.m.我会在七点半在剧场见你./ I suggest 7 o’clock.我建议七点钟(碰头).

　　3、有关约会的时间，地点的询问和应答，可根据具体情况进行.