Oh, Helen,I haven't seen you for so long. What brings you here today?[qh]
哦,海伦,很久没有见到你了。你来这儿干什么呢?
I was just doing some shopping around the corner.
我正在这附近逛街呢。
Teresa, is that you?I can't believe it. What brings you here today? I I thought you,re in Africa.
特蕾莎,是你吗?真是难以置信。你在这里做什么呢?我以为你在非洲呢。
I was. I came back here this week on vacation.
我本来是在非洲,不过这周回来度假。
重点讲解:
What are you doing here?
What brings you here today?
我们通常用What are you doing here?来表示“你来此干嘛? ”但这句话听起来不是很有礼貌。其实,老外还有一种我们听起来很有趣的表达:What brings you here today?就像我们常说的“什么风把您给吹来了?”这种说法很形象吧?