引起注意的英语12招

 1.Excuse me......(引起对方注意）

    要与陌生人展开话题，最常用的attention getters有下面几种，注意你的语调．

    Sir.......

    Miss.....

    Ma'am....

    A:Oh,Miss?(↑)

    B:Yes?(↑)

    A:I think you dropped this.

    B:Oh,did I? Oh,yes,I did.Thank you.

    A:You're welcome.

    A:Sir(↑) Has the flight to Detroit departed yet?

    B:Yes,That flight left tem minutes ago.

    A:Can I get a new reservation tonight to Detroit?

    B:I'm sorry.We don't have any more flights to Detronit.

    A:Tomorrow?

    B:Yes,we have many flights tomorrow.

    在相当于中文＂喂＂的说法中，有几种美国人偏爱的口语用法：

    Hey,you guys！

    Yoo-hoo!

    Hey,folks!

    A:Hey,you guys,be quiet and start working now.

    B:All right.

    A:Yoo-hoo!

    B:Yeah?(↑)

    A:Did I get any mail today?

    B:Yes,you did.You have three letters.

    A:Thanks.

    A:Girls! Ballet class will begin now.

    B:Where do we put our belongings?

    A:Please put them in the corner.

    至于＂Yo" 或＂Hey you",虽然意思相同，但比较不尊重，最好少用．

    （Do you )mind (if)....?

    Excuse me....

    Pardon me....

    Sorry....

    A: Do you mind?

    B: No... not at all....what can I do for you?

    在餐馆中需要服务员时，可以直呼其职称来引起注意．

    ＂Waiter,will you serve the nuts-- I mean,would you serve the guests the nuts?"

    "服务员，你来服侍这些疯子－我是说，可不可以请你拿些核桃给这些客人？＂

    nut: 坚果，核桃，俚语有＂疯子＂的意思．

    A:Waitress!

    B:Yes,sir.what can I do for you?

    A:I can't eat this stuff.Call the manager!

    B:It's no use.He won't eat it,either.

    A：服务员！

    B：是的，先生．要我为你服务吗？

    A：这些东西我实在难以下咽．

    B：没用的，这些东西他也不会吃的．

    A：Waiter,there's a dead fly swimming in my soup!

    B：Nonsense,ma'am-dead flies can't swim.

    A：服务员，有只死苍蝇在我的汤里面游泳！

    B：胡扯，夫人－死苍蝇是不会游泳的．