●从起床到出门
Good morning, John. (早晨好，约翰。)
Good morning, mom. (早晨好，妈妈。)
Did the alarm clock go off? 闹钟响了吗? #go off是闹钟“响”的意思。
Did the alarm clock buzz?
Did the alarm clock ring?
It’s time to get up! (该起床了!)
I don’t wanna get up. (我真不想起。)
It’s time to wake up!
It’s time to get out of bed.
It’s time to get ready.
Get up soon. (快点儿起床!)
I don’t want to. (我真不想起。)
Are you awake?你醒了吗? #get up是动词 awake是形容词，表状态。
I am now. (我刚醒。)
Are you feeling sick? (你不舒服吗?)
No, I’m just tired. (没有，只是有点儿累。)
Did you sleep well? (睡得好吗?)
Yes, I slept very well. (嗯，睡得挺好。)
No, I couldn’t fall asleep. (哪儿啊，几乎没睡着。)
Would you turn off the alarm clock? 能帮我关掉闹钟吗?#turn off的原意是“关”，多用于收音机、电视、照明等类的东西。
Please turn off the alarm clock. (请把闹钟关了。)
You finally got up. (你终于起来了。)
I’m still sleepy. (我还困着呢!)
It’s a nice day! (今天是个好天!)
It sure is. (是不错啊。)
It’s a beautiful/wonderful/great day!
Did you stay up late last night? 昨晚你熬夜了?#stay up late“睡得晚”、“熬夜”。
Did you go to bed late last night?
Let’s fold up the futon. #fold up意为“叠好”、“叠整齐”; futon/'fuːtɒn/ 日式被子
Let’s put the futon away. (把被子收起来吧。)
You were snoring last night. (昨天晚上你打呼噜了。)
Did I keep you up? (影响你睡觉了吗?)
You were sawing logs last night. #saw logs原意为“锯木头”，在此用来表示“打呼噜”。
I had a nightmare. (我做了个可怕的梦。)
It’s all right now. (现在没事了。)
You left the light on. 你一直没关灯啊。#left (leave)是“保持某种样子”、“保持某种状态”的意思
You forgot to turn off the light. (你忘了关灯了。)
I have to go wash my face. #go wash是go和wash两个动词连用，口语中常用。可以把它看作是go and wash的缩略形式。
It’s time to eat/have breakfast.该吃早饭了
I’m still sleepy/drowsy.我还困着呢。
I’m still yawning. 我还打哈欠呢。
I have a hangover. 昨天的酒还没醒呢。
I’m a night person. 我是个夜猫子。
I’m not. (我可不是。)
I’m a morning person. (我喜欢早起。)
Coffee wakes me up.我是用咖啡来提神的。
Coffee gets me going.
Did you brush your teeth? 刷牙了吗?
Have you brushed your teeth?
I have to comb my hair. 我得梳梳头了。
What should I wear? (穿什么好呢?)
The red one. (穿红的吧!)
Which dress should I wear?
Which one should I wear?
What should I put on?
Hurry up and get dressed. (快换衣服。)
Why? (干嘛?)
Put those pajamas away! (把睡衣收好。)
Oh, I’m washing those. (啊，我正要洗呢。)
I’m leaving. Bye mom! (我走了。妈妈再见!)
study hard. (好好学习啊!)
I’ll see you when I get back.
I’m taking off now.
See you.
See you later.
Let’s play hooky today! (今天我们逃学吧。)
Yeah, let’s. (好哇，走吧!)
You’re wearing your sweater inside out.你毛衣穿反了。
You have your sweater on inside out.
It’s upside down. 上下颠倒了。
Don’t forget to take out the garbage. (可别忘了扔垃圾!)
I won’t. (忘不了!)
It’s your turn to take out the garbage. 今天该你扔垃圾了。#garbage也可以用trash和rubbish替代。
What are you doing today? (今天你们干嘛?)
We’re having a track and field meet. (今天我们开运动会。)
If you don’t hurry, we’ll be late. (你快点儿，我们该迟到了!)
Okay, Okay. (知道了，知道了。)
Hurry up or we’ll be late. 快点儿，上学该迟到了。
Hurry or you’ll be late for school. (快点儿，上学该迟到了。)
What time is it? (现在几点?)
Did you lock the door?你锁门了吗?
Have you locked the door?
Aren’t you forgetting something? (没忘了什么东西吧?)
I don’t think so. (我想没有。)
It’s already 8:00.都已经8点了!
It’s 8:00 already.
I’m late! (我晚了!)
Hurry up! (快点儿吧!)
I have to rush/hurry (up)!我得赶紧走!
I have to get going!
I have to get moving.
Are you gonna be late today? (你今天会回来得晚吗?)
No, I’ll be home at the usual time. (不，和平常一样。)
What time are you coming home? (几点回来?)
Around seven o’clock. (大概7点左右吧。)
Have you got your lunch box? (饭盒带了吗?)
Yes, right here. (嗯，带了。)
It might rain today. (今天好像要下雨。)
Take your umbrella with you. (带上伞吧!)
Don’t forget to lock the door when you leave.出门的时候，可别忘了锁门。
●从回家到就寝
I’m home. (我回来了。)
Welcome back. (你回来了。)
I’m back!
Welcome home!
Welcome back!
Did you have a good time? 今天过得愉快吗?
How did it go today?今天怎么样?
How was your day?
Can I go out to play? (我可以出去玩儿会儿吗?)
After you finish your homework. (写完作业再去吧。)
I’m hungry. (我饿了。)
We have some snacks. (吃点儿点心吧。)
Where are the snacks? (点心在哪儿?)
They’re in the cupboard. (在碗橱里。)
I’m going to cram school now. (我去补习学校了啊。)cram意为“填鸭式补习”
Call when you finish. (下课后来个电话。)
May I have my allowance? (能给我点儿零花钱吗?)
What do you want to buy? (你要买什么呀?)
I’m tired.真累啊!
I’m exhausted. (我精疲力尽了)
I’m pooped. #俚语
What would you like for dinner? (晚饭你想吃什么?)
How about steak? (吃牛排怎么样?)
What do you want for dinner? (晚饭吃什么?)
What do you want to eat for dinner? (晚饭你想吃点什么?)
Would you help me set the table? (你能帮我准备餐具吗?)set the table 是将刀、叉和杯子在桌子上摆好，准备吃饭的意思。
I’d be happy to. (乐意之至。)
Help me set up the table, will you? (你能帮我把餐具摆好吗?)
What should I make for dinner?晚饭做什么好呢?
What should I whip up for dinner?
What should I cook/fix for dinner?
It’s good to be home.还是家好哇。
There’s no place like home. *意为“哪儿也没有自己家好”，是句常用的谚语。
It feels so good to be home.
Would you run to the store? (你能不能快点儿去趟商店?)
In just a minute. (稍等一下。)
The bath is ready.洗澡水烧好了。
It’s been a long day. (今天真累呀!)
The bath is ready. (洗澡水烧好了。)
I’m taking a shower.我要冲个澡。
I’m going to take a shower.
Is dinner ready? (晚饭好了吗?)
Not yet. (还没呢。)
Is it time for dinner yet? (该吃晚饭了吧?)
Have you made dinner? (晚饭做好了吗?)
妈妈，今天晚饭吃什么?
Mom, what’s for dinner tonight?
Mom, what did you make/fix for dinner?
What’s for dinner? (晚饭吃什么?)
Salisbury steak. (吃汉堡肉饼。)
Great! (太棒了。)
Today, we’re having curry./'kʌrɪ/今天吃咖哩饭。
We’re having curry today.
How soon can you get it ready? (还要多久才能做好呀?)
In about five more minutes. (再有5分钟吧。)
When will it be ready?
How soon will it be done?
Let’s eat.我吃了啊。
Shall we begin? (可以吃了吗?)
Please go ahead.请先吃吧。
Please help yourself.
This knife cuts well, doesn’t it? (这刀挺好使的，是不是?)
It sure does. (真挺快的。)
The water is boiling! (水开啦!)
O.K. (知道啦!)
Come and get it! 开饭啦! *这句直译为“来端菜!”it是指“做好了的饭菜”，全句的意思是“饭做好了，来吃吧!”。是母亲常说的话。
It’s time for dinner! (该吃晚饭啦!)
Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner is ready! (早饭/午饭/晚饭好了啊!)
It’s time to eat. (该吃饭啦!)
Finally. (终于吃上饭喽!)
I’m coming.这就来啦!
I’ll be right there. (我马上就去。)
I’m on my way.
Did you wash your hands well? (手洗干净了吗?)
Yes. (洗干净了。)
Don’t spill it!别弄洒了。
Don’t tip it over.
Eat all of your vegetables.把碗里的菜吃光。
Finish your vegetables.
Finish up your vegetables.
Finish up your plate. (把碗里的饭吃干净。)
I’m trying to. (这不吃着呢嘛。)
I don’t like asparagus. /ə’spærəgəs/(我不喜欢吃芦笋。)
Don’t be picky. (不许挑食。)
It was very delicious. Thank you.谢谢您的款待。
It was a wonderful dinner. (谢谢您丰盛的晚餐。)
Would you clear the table?能帮我收拾盘子吗?
Would you put the dishes away?
Do the dishes! (把盘子洗了。)
I will. (就去洗。)
It’s not my turn. (今天不该我洗。)
Wash the dishes!
I’ll dry the dishes. 我擦盘子。#dry是“使……干”、“除去水气”和“擦”的意思。
What are you doing?你干什么呢? *口语中一般发成“What’re you doing?”
I’m watching TV. 我看电视呢。
Are there any good programs on TV? (有什么好看的节目吗?)
No, not today. (没有，今天没什么好看的。)
Nomo is on TV.野茂上电视了。
What’s on Channel 8? 8频道演什么呢?
Would you change/switch the channel?能不能帮我换个台?
Would you change the station?
I want to watch more TV. (我还想看电视。)
You’ve watched enough for tonight. (今晚你看得够多的了。)
Let’s spread out the futon. /'fuːtɒn/铺床吧。 #spread意为“铺开”。
Let’s get the futon out. (把被子拿出来吧。)
I’m sleepy. (我困了。)
Why don’t you take a nap? (你干嘛不睡午觉?)
I’m drowsy. *drowsy是表示困得睁不开眼。
Did you do your homework?作业做了吗?
Did you finish your homework?
study hard. (好好学习。)
I am. (好好学着呢。)
Hurry up and go to sleep. 快点睡觉。
Enough with your video games. (游戏玩够了吧。)
I can’t quit now. (正好玩着呢。)
Make sure you brush your teeth. (一定要刷牙噢。)
I will. (一定刷。)
明天的东西都准备好了吗?
Are you ready for tomorrow? (明天的东西都准备好了吗?)
No, not yet. (没有，还没准备好呢。)
I’m going to take a bath. (我去洗个澡。)
Make sure you wash up well. (好好洗洗啊。)
Time to go to sleep. (该睡觉了。)
Just a minute. (再等一下。)
You left the TV on. (电视还开着呢。)
Sorry about that. (对不起，我忘了关。)
You forgot to turn the TV off. (你忘了关电视啦。)
Don’t leave your stuff here. (别把你的东西都摊在这儿。)
I won’t. (知道了。)
I set the alarm clock for 8:00.把闹钟定在8点了。
I set it for 8:00.
Wake me up at seven tomorrow. (明天7点叫醒我。)
Sure thing. (知道了。)
Good night. Sweet dreams.(晚安 好梦)
Don’t let the bedbugs bite. (晚安。) *bedbugs “臭虫”，直译是“别让臭虫咬了。”
Have pleasant dreams.
●休息日
I want to take a nap. (我真想睡个午觉。)
But you just woke up. (你不是刚刚起来吗?)
I want to take a catnap. *catnap “打盹”、“小睡一下儿”。
I’d like to lie down for a while. (我想躺会儿。)
I’m going to lie down. 我去躺一会儿。#用于稍感疲劳的时候。
I’m going to take a rest. (我休息一会儿。)
You’re pretending to be asleep.你在装睡啊!
You’re just pretending that you’re asleep.
You’re not really asleep. (你其实没睡吧!)
I know you’re still awake. (我知道你还没睡。)
Were you sleeping?你睡着了吗?
Were you asleep?
No, I was awake. 没有，还没睡呢。
Will you change the baby’s diaper? (你能给孩子换块尿布吗?)
Again? (又要换呀?)
I just changed it ten minutes ago. (10分钟前我刚换过的。)
Do you need to pee? 想尿尿吗? *主要对小孩子用。
It’s time to go wee-wee. 该尿尿了。*主要对小孩子用。
It’s time to go pee-pee. *对儿童用wee和pee，对婴幼儿用重叠wee-wee和pee-pee的形式表示“小便”。
Peekaboo! 蒙一儿。*孩子们在玩藏猫游戏时常用。大人有时也半带玩乐地使用。
Do it again. (再来一次。)
Kuchi-kuchi-koo. 胳肢胳肢。*胳肢婴儿时用。大人有时开玩笑时也用。
Let’s play catch. (我们来投球吧。)
Great! (好呀!)
Let’s play ball.
The water is leaking.漏水了。
The pipe is leaking. (水管漏了。)
It’s so dusty. /'dʌstɪ/全是灰呀。*dusty“到处都是灰尘”、“沾满尘土”。
I didn’t notice. (我倒没注意。)
It needs to be dusted. (得扫扫了。)
It’s stuffy in this room.这间屋子通风真差。 *stuffy 房间等地方“通风不好”、“憋闷得慌”。
The air is thick. (这里真闷。)
I can’t breathe in this room. (这屋让人喘不过气来。)
The air is dense. (空气混浊。)
It’s drafty in this room. 这个房间很通风。 *drafty “有穿堂风的”。
Will you feed the dog? 你能去喂喂狗吗? *feed “喂食”。
Please give the dog some food.
Will you take the dog for a walk? 你去遛遛狗吧?
Take care of my brother and sister. (帮我照看一下弟弟和妹妹。)
You bet. (放心吧。)
Please water the plants. 请(给植物)浇点水。*water在这里是动词“浇水，洒水”。
Can I help? (要我帮忙吗?)
Yes, please water the plants. (好吧，请帮我给花浇浇水。)
What a mess!啊!怎么这么乱呀! 母亲看到孩子们的房间时常说的一句话。
Look at the mess!
What a pigsty! /'pɪgstaɪ/ 含有脏得像个猪窝的语气。
Help me. (帮帮我吧。)
What do you want me to do? (我能帮你做什么呢?)
Clean up your room. (把你的屋子收拾收拾。)
But I’m watching TV now. (可我正在看电视呢。)
Straighten up your room. #改正 清理
Tidy up the room.
Help me clean up the house. 帮我打扫打扫卫生。
We’re out of dish detergent. /dɪ’tɜːdʒ(ə)nt/(洗涤灵用完啦。)
I’ll go get more. (那我去买一瓶。)
Would you put up the clothes to dry?你能把衣服晾上吗?
Will you help me fold up the clothes? 你能帮我把衣服叠起来吗? *fold up“叠整齐”。
Please sweep the floor. 把地扫扫。*sweep“扫”、“打扫”。
把厨房的池子洗干净。
Please scrub the sink. *“洗”一般用动词wash和clean来表示，但是“使劲搓洗”这一动作，用scrub表示最合适。
I have to vacuum my room. /'vækjʊəm/我得用吸尘器吸吸我房间了。 *vacuum“用吸尘器打扫”。
掸掸柜子上的土。
Please wipe/dust the shelves. (请擦一擦柜子。)
Please mop the floor. 请拖拖地。
Will you iron the shirt? 你能把那件衬衫熨熨吗?
I have to iron my skirt.我的裙子得熨了。 *iron不仅是名词，它还可以用作动词“熨”。
Let’s go grocery shopping. /'grəʊs(ə)rɪ/我们去超市买东西吧。
We need more milk. (还得再买点牛奶。)
The park was crowded.公园里人挤人。
The park was filled with people.
今晚能帮我照看一下孩子吗?
Can you baby-sit tonight? (今晚能帮我照看一下孩子吗?)
Sure I can. (当然可以。)
●送礼物
This is for you. (这是送给你的。)
That’s very nice of you. (太谢谢你啦。)
Here’s something for you.
I got this for you.
This is your share. 这是你的那份。*share“(一个一个分开的)分成的份儿，分开”。
This is your portion.
This is your part.
This portion is for you.
What do you want for your birthday? (过生日想要什么礼物?)
I want gloves. (我想要副手套。)
噢，来喽!
Ta-dah! *把礼物等送到别人面前时的一种表达方式。
Here you are! (请收下。)
Here you have it!
●生活习惯
I usually work out after work.我经常下班以后运动。 *work out“训练，运动”。
I usually go to the gym after work.
I usually exercise after work.
I’ve started jogging. (我开始慢跑锻炼。)
Since when? (什么时候开始的?)
I quit smoking. 我戒烟了。 *quit“辞职，改变习惯”。
No, thanks. I quit smoking. (不，谢谢，我已经戒了。)
Good for you. (你真伟大。)
I stopped smoking.
I don’t smoke anymore.
I’ve become a non-smoker.
I no longer smoke.
你常做梦吗?
Do you dream often?
Do you often have dreams?
Do you dream a lot?
I’ve been forgetful lately.最近我总是丢三落四的。
I’ve been forgetful these days.
●理财
When is this due? 什么时候到期?*due“必须支付”、“支付期限到了”。日常生活中常使用带有due的表达方式。
Here’s the phone bill. (这是电话费通知单。)
When is this due? (交费截止到什么时候?)
When is the rent due? (房租截止到几号?)
When is the paper due? (交论文的时间截止到几号?)
When is the last day I can pay for this?
How long is the pay period?
When do I have to pay this by?
When does this have to be finished by?
It’s due on the thirtieth. 交费日期截止到30号。
Could you give me change? 能帮我换一下零钱吗? * change 也有“零钱”的意思。
Can you change this?
Could I have change?
Do you have change for one hundred yen? (能帮我换开100日元吗?)
Sure. (可以。)
Can you change this? (能帮我破一下吗?)
Can you break a one-hundred-yen bill? (能帮我破开100日元吗?)
Can you break a hundred?
I’d like to change a hundred-yen note. (我想破开100日元。)
Here’s one hundred yen. Could I have change? (这是100日元，能帮我破开吗?)
I need to deposit five thousand yen (in my savings account). 我要存5000日元(在我的账户上。)*deposit“在银行存钱”。 /dɪ’pɒzɪt/
savings account “账户，户头”。
I need to put ￥5,000 into the bank.
I need to withdraw ￥5,000 (from my savings account). 我要取5000日元(从我的账户上)。*withdraw“(从存款中)取出，拿出”。
I need to take out ￥5,000 from the bank.
I paid out of my own pocket. 我是自己掏的腰包。直译是“从自己的口袋里拿出钱来支付。”是“自己掏腰包”的固定说法。
I’m out of cash. 我没带现金。
I don’t have much money on me now.我现在没有多少现金。
May I borrow some money? (能借点儿钱吗?)
I don’t have much money on me now. (我现在没有多少现金。)
I didn’t bring very much money with me. (我身上没带多少现金。)
I’m a little short of money now. (我现在钱不够用。)
I’m broke.身无分文。
May I borrow ten dollars? (能借给我10美元吗?)
Sorry, I’m broke. (对不起，我现在身无分文。)
I have no money.
I’m out of money.
I’m flat broke. * 强调的说法。
I have a lot of money on me now.现在我有很多现金。
I brought a lot of money with me. (我带来了许多现金。)
I’m rich now. (我现在很有钱。)
I’m rolling in it.
I have lots of cash on me.
I can’t afford to be lazy. 我可没有时间闲呆着。
I can’t afford to be idle.
I don’t have time to be lazy.
What a waste! 多浪费呀!
How wasteful!
He didn’t pay the debt and disappeared. 他因为还不上债而躲了起来。 *debt“借债，负债，有欠债的状态”。
He skipped town without paying his debt.