職場(chǎng)英語(yǔ)常用主題：我能跟你說(shuō)些私事嗎？

　　瑪莉： 吉娜，我能跟你說(shuō)些私事嗎?

　　Zina: As long as it doesn't take too long.

　　吉娜： 只要不太花時(shí)間就可以。

　　Mary: My boyfriend says I work too much. That I spend more time with you than with him.

　　瑪莉： 我男朋友說(shuō)我工作太拼命了。說(shuō)我跟你相處的時(shí)間都比跟他多。

　　Zina: Was he 2) upset when you told him you had to leave this weekend?

　　吉娜： 你跟他說(shuō)這周末你得去外地時(shí)，他有不爽嗎?

　　Mary: He said not to 3) bother coming back. And I said, fine, I won't.

　　瑪莉： 他說(shuō)不勞我再回去了。我就說(shuō)：“好，我就不回來(lái)。”

　　Zina: So what's the problem?

　　吉娜： 那這有什么問(wèn)題?

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　　語(yǔ)言詳解

　　A: Don't bother buying me a present. I hate birthdays.

　　不用費(fèi)心幫我買禮物了。我討厭生日。

　　B: Too late. I already bought you one.

　　來(lái)不及了。我已經(jīng)幫你買了。

　　【don't bother 別費(fèi)事，不勞】

　　don't bother后面可以接四種不同的結(jié)構(gòu)：

　　1. -ing: Don't bother coming back.

　　2. 不定詞:Don't bother to come back.

　　3. yourself + -ing: Don't bother yourself coming back.

　　4. yorself + 不定詞:Don't bother yourself to come back.

　　以上四句都正確，但以(1)及(2)兩句較普遍。

　　A: When is your plane tomorrow? I would like to see you off at the airport.

　　你明天班機(jī)是幾時(shí)?我想要到機(jī)場(chǎng)給你送行。

　　B: Thanks. But don't bother to come to the airport.

　　謝了。但請(qǐng)不要麻煩跑一趟機(jī)場(chǎng)。

　　1) ersonal (a.) 私人的

　　2) upset (a.) 感到不爽的，生氣的

　　3) bother (v.) 費(fèi)心，麻煩