下週有空嗎?約時間要會的語塊
Aug 29, 2024
今天的重點
- 約會議的重要語塊
- Will 在約會議對話中的使用
- 簡單未來式 will 的常見誤用情境
約會議(簡單未來式 will)對話示範
- Alex: Good morning, Samantha. Are you available to discuss the upcoming project?
- Samantha: Good morning, Alex. Yes, we should schedule a meeting. Do you have a time in mind?
- Alex: How does tomorrow at 10 AM sound? We could use the conference room.
- Samantha: Tomorrow at 10 AM works for me. I'll check the room availability and book it for us.
- Alex: Thanks! Please bring the latest project reports. We’ll review them together.
語塊講解
- Are you available...
- 學生常見的表達是 Are you free,這樣可以,但 available 更加禮貌,因為它強調對方是否方便,而不僅僅是有空。
- Upcoming project
- Upcoming 表示即將來臨的,是一個帶有時間性的詞語,如 upcoming event(即將舉行的活動)、upcoming meeting(即將召開的會議)、upcoming trip(即將進行的旅行)。與 next 相比,upcoming 強調近期即將發生的事件並更加正式一點。
- Do you have a time in mind?
- 這裡的語塊 have something in mind 意為「有什麼想法」。與 brain 不同,mind 更加強調思維和意識。除了 have a time in mind,英文也常常會說 have a number in mind 詢問對方是否對某東西的價錢有想法。
- How does... sound?
- 這裡的 sound 表示「聽起來如何」,用來禮貌地詢問對方對某個提議的看法。
約會議(簡單未來式 will)對話示範
- Alex: Good morning, Samantha. Are you available to discuss the upcoming project?
- Samantha: Good morning, Alex. Yes, we should schedule a meeting. Do you have a time in mind?
- Alex: How does tomorrow at 10 AM sound? We could use the conference room.
- Samantha: Tomorrow at 10 AM works for me. I'll check the room availability and book it for us.
- Alex: Thanks! Please bring the latest project reports. We’ll review them together.
Will 的使用時機
在對話中,Samantha 說 I’ll check the room availability and book it for us。這裡的 I’ll 不是指遙遠的未來,而是表示當下做出的決定。
很多同學不知道 will 除了指未來規劃,也會表達「當下做的決定」,所以在美劇裡,角色點餐往往會看著菜單對服務生說 “I’ll have… a chicken sandwich”。相對地,We’ll review them together 則是真正意義上的未來計劃。
簡單未來式 will 的常見誤用
- 習慣性動作
- 不應該說 I will go jogging every day after work. 而是 I go jogging every day after work.,因為這是持續的習慣。
- 近期已確定的計劃
- 當表達已確定的近期計劃時,如「我明天要跟朋友吃晚餐」,母語人士較常使用現在進行式 I’m having dinner with a friend tomorrow,而不是 I will have dinner with a friend tomorrow。
常見使用「現在進行式」表未來的例子包括:
- She’s starting her new job on Monday.
- John is coming over for dinner tonight.
- We’re having a team meeting at 2 pm.
- I’m getting my hair done tonight.
- I’m seeing a doctor next week.
這些例子展示了現在進行式在描述近期已確定的事件中的重要性。