昨天同事Julia 接待一位外賓
說了句 My boss is waiting you
編編八卦地望了一眼
老外明顯一不太開心的亞子
What's the problem?
在接待人的場(chǎng)合
老外們可不說 waiting sb.
而是說 expecting sb.哦
Wait 等待
Expect 期待,指望
01
用 wait 的情況:
你在等待一件(你主觀認(rèn)為)必然會(huì)發(fā)生的事情
比如等公車等地鐵
等天黑
等取號(hào)
I'm waiting for the bus/ metro.
I'm waiting for the ticket.
Wait 強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間的消逝
面對(duì)老板的貴賓,
julia 說:My boss is waiting you.
一是帶了點(diǎn)指責(zé)對(duì)方不準(zhǔn)時(shí)的意思
二是這里 wait 還傳達(dá)出了上級(jí)對(duì)下級(jí)說的口吻...
02
用expect的情況是
1. 知道/期待某事會(huì)發(fā)生,
但這件事也有可能不發(fā)生
比如下雨了
沒帶傘的你希望可以打到的士
I'm expecting a taxi here.
比如你為心上人精心打扮了一番
你期待他夸贊你
You're expecting a compliment from him.
而不說
you're waiting a compliment from him.
???
2. 等待重要的人時(shí)
Hi, Shaun is expecting you,
I'll take you right though.
您好,肖恩在里面等您,
我?guī)M(jìn)去。
這4個(gè)關(guān)于“等待”的俚語也非常容易錯(cuò)
get起來 ↓↓
不是在桌邊等飯吃
Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester.
每學(xué)期每個(gè)學(xué)生都要在餐廳服務(wù)一周。
“隨機(jī)應(yīng)變”“靜觀其變”
不是等著貓?zhí)?/span>
There is nothing for it but to wait for the cat to jump.
眼前只有靜靜等待,看看形勢(shì)如何轉(zhuǎn)變
“等候著不睡”
不是等著什么
I hope he doesn't expect you to wait up for him.
我希望他沒指望你熬夜等他。
不是在翅膀里等待
How and when is yet to be seen,
but already two players wait in the wings.
還沒看清楚是怎么回事,
兩位飛行員已經(jīng)在機(jī)翼處等侯了。
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