【在生活中學習語言】Suspended Transaction 取消交易
【在生活中學習語言】Suspended Transaction 取消交易
2008年10月02日蘋果日報
對話
Cashier:That will be NT$968 in total, sir.
收銀員︰先生,一共是 968 元。
Customer:Oh, my! I only have NT$800 on me.
顧客︰天呀!我身上只有 800 元。
Cashier:Don't worry. There is an ATM just next to the store.
收銀員︰別擔心。商店旁邊就有提款機。
Customer:Great. Can you suspend my transaction while I run to the ATM?
顧客︰太好了。我去一下提款機,你可以先幫我暫時取消交易嗎?
Cashier:Sure. I will put your groceries aside until you come back.
收銀員︰當然可以。我幫您把這些東西放到旁邊,等您回來。
「句」細靡遺
◎Can you suspend my transaction while I run to the ATM?
我去一下提款機,你可以先幫我暫時取消交易嗎?
結帳時常常會遇到東西買太多,錢卻帶不夠的顧客,這時若是顧客想先去領錢,再回來結帳,您聽得懂相關的英語說法嗎?以下就為您介紹顧客要求暫緩或取消結帳的實用例句:
Can you void the transaction while I run to the ATM?
= Can you cancel this sale while I run to the ATM?
= Can you halt this sale while I run to the ATM?
我去一下提款機,你可以先幫我取消這筆交易?
* void vt. 使無效,使作廢
* cancel vt. 取消
字字珠璣
◎suspend vt. 中止,暫停
例:My flight was suspended due to the bad weather.(我的班機因為天氣惡劣而停飛。)
◎transaction n. 交易,買賣
例:Concerns about the security of Internet transactions prevent some people from spending money online.(對網路交易安全的擔憂使得有些人不敢上網購物。)
◎Oh, my! 天呀!
"Oh, my!" 為感嘆句,用在表示驚訝、喜悅或憤怒。常見的類似感嘆句(或感歎詞)尚有下列:
*Oh, my gosh!
*Oh, boy!
*Oh, man!
*Holy smoke!
*Gee!
例:Oh, man! I can't believe that I lost my cell phone again!(天呀!我真不敢相信我又把手機弄丟了!)
常春藤解析英語
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