Unit 52. I'll be right back.
第52单元 我马上就回来。
A: Are you going out, Jack?
甲:你要外出吗,杰克?
B: I'll be right back. I just need to mail this package.
乙:我马上就回来。我必须寄这个包裹。
类似用语
I'll be back in a moment.
我马上回来。
I'll be back in a second.
我马上回来。
I'll be back in a minute.
我马上回来。
I'll be back in a jiffy.
我马上回来。
百宝箱
上列对话中的mail是动词,表示“寄出”,是美式用法,而英式用法则用post,例:“Could you post this letter for me?”(你能为我寄这封信吗?)。此外,mail也可作名词,表示“信件”,相当于letter,但mail是集合名词,并无复数形式,而letter则是可数名词,表复数时字尾须加s。
We didn't receive much mail this week. (本周我们收到的信件并不多。)= We didn't receive many letters this week.