1.【语意表述】某人认识某人。
【句型模板】Somebody is an acquaintance of someone.
【指点迷津】acquaintance是名词,意思是“熟人,相识的人”,表示与某人认识,用“an acquaintance of”这结构。
【句型操练】I am an acquaintance of your English teacher.
我和你的英语老师是熟人了。
【句型出处】This gentlemen is an acquaintance of Mr Carson, m'lady.
2.【语意表述】某人又紧急事情找某人说。
【句型模板】Someone has urgent business with somebody.
【指点迷津】have business with somebody的意思是“有事务要和某人谈”。
【句型操练】I have urgent business with your department manager.
我有急事要找你们的部门经理。
【句型出处】He says he has urgent business with his lordship.
3.【语意表述】某人拍他人去找某人来做某事。
【句型模板】Sb sends for someone to do something.
【指点迷津】send for是个固定短语,意思是“召唤,派人去”。例如:I've sent for the doctor. (我已经派人去请医生了。)
【句型操练】I have sent for Mary to help me out.
我已经叫人去找玛丽来帮我解围了。
【句型出处】I've sent for Mr Carson to come at once.
3. 【语意表述】劝慰某人耐心地等待。
【句型模板】Somebody is just be patient for a little longer.
【指点迷津】副词just在这里起到非常重要的作用,劝慰非常着急的人再耐心等待,起到加强语气的作用。For a little longer的意思是“再久一点儿”。
【句型出处】If you could just be patient for a little longer, sir.
5. 【语意表述】非常客气礼貌的询问他人现在发生了什么事情。
【指点迷津】表示礼貌,客气的询问可用“May I ask......”开头。
【句型模板】May I ask what is going on.
【句型操练】Look, you see red. May I ask what is going on.
看,你的脸涨得通红,到底发生什么事情了。
【句型出处】May I ask who this is and precisely what is going on?