Subject: I will keep you posted.
迷你对话
A: You will come back tomorrow from the business trip. When will you arrive at the airport?
你明天就准备结束你的商务旅行了,您什么时候到达机场。
B: I am not sure. But I should know tomorrow. I will keep you posted.
我现在还不能确定。明天我应该知道了,我会把情况随时告诉你的。
地道表达
keep sb. posted
1. 解词释义
对话中keep you posted是一句非常常用的办公用语,就是“随时告诉你进展”的意思,同意思的跟keep搭配的短语还有keep you in the loop,keep you updated on。I will keep you posted.的意思是“我会与您保持联络。(没问题,我不会忘记的,我会随时让你知道我的近况。)”此句中的post是当动词用,意思是“邮寄,转递”,过去的邮局是专门用来寄信的,是人们用来保持联络的一种方式,keep sb. Posted的英文解释是:keep in touch with sb. 。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. We will keep you all posted on the progress of the renovation.
我们会把革新的进展随时告诉大家。
e.g. He asks them to keep him posted on the sale of his book.
他要求他们把他著作的销售情况随时告诉他。