3分鐘學(xué)英語(yǔ) [234]:I'm off 可不是"我關(guān)閉"的意思喲

情景對(duì)話：

-How could we have all forgotten about this?
我們?cè)趺茨馨堰@個(gè)全忘了呢?
-We didn't exactly forget, it's just usually when the hostess dies the party's off.
我們不是忘了，只是通常如果主人去世了，派對(duì)也就不開(kāi)了。

今日知識(shí)點(diǎn)：
1、“不進(jìn)行了”
① The party is off.
派對(duì)不辦了/取消了。
② The wedding is off.
婚禮不辦了/取消了。

2、“下班、放學(xué)”(因?yàn)樾菹ⅲ偶倩蛘哒?qǐng)假)不用上學(xué)、上班。
① We're off today because the roads are closed from the snowstorm.
我們今天不上班，因?yàn)楸┭┑缆范缄P(guān)閉了。
② I'm taking some time off work so I can relax and relieve my stress.
我現(xiàn)在在休假幾天，這樣我可以休息幾天，緩解我的壓力。
③ I'm off today.
我今天不上班。
④ I'm off these days.
最近我不上班。
⑤ I'm off now.
我現(xiàn)在下班了。
⑥ When are you going to be off?
你幾點(diǎn)下班啊?
⑦ I'm off work.
我下班了。
 

 

3、“降價(jià)”

① I got this bookcase for 50% off because it's slightly damaged on the side.
這個(gè)書(shū)架我是5折買(mǎi)的，側(cè)面有點(diǎn)小瑕疵。
10% off
九折
70% off
三折
② Do you want to go to Burger Palace? I have a coupon for $5 off any appetizer.
你想去Burger Palace嗎?我有一張優(yōu)惠券，每個(gè)小吃都可以省5塊錢(qián)。

appetizer
小菜，前菜

4、“不在狀態(tài)，不如平時(shí)好”
① Her grades have been off ever since she met that guy. She hardly studies anymore.
自從她遇到了那個(gè)男生，她的成績(jī)就不好了。她幾乎都不學(xué)習(xí)了。
② A: I don't know why I'm making so many mistakes.
不知道我為什會(huì)犯這么多錯(cuò)誤。
B: You're just having an off day. I'm sure you'll be better tomorrow.
你今天就是不在狀態(tài)而已。明天肯定就沒(méi)事啦。

英文“不在狀態(tài)”還可以說(shuō)：
I'm kind off today.
我今天你不在狀態(tài)。
I haven't been myself lately.
我最近不在狀態(tài)。
I'm not myself today.
我今天不在狀態(tài)。

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