●介绍某人
凯恩女士，这位是我的上司佐藤先生。
Ms. Kane, this is Mr. Sato, my boss.
Ms. Kane, this is my boss, Mr. Sato.
Ms. Kane, I would like to introduce my boss, Mr. Sato (to you).
Ms. Kane, let me introduce my boss, Mr. Sato (to you).
很高兴认识您。
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. (很高兴认识您。)
Nice to meet you, too. (认识您我也很高兴。)
Pleased to meet you.
Pleased to meet you, too. *作为上面例句的回答。
Very nice to meet you.
Very nice to meet you, too. *作为上面例句的回答。
How do you do? *比Nice to meet you的说法稍显郑重。
How do you do? *可以重复How do you do? 来作为上面例句的回答。
It's a pleasure to meet you.
I'm happy to meet you.
彼此彼此。
Nice to meet you, too.
您贵姓?
May I have your name, please?
I made a reservation for tonight. (我预订了今天晚上的宴会。)
May I have your name, please? (您贵姓?)
What's your name, please?
May I ask who you are? (您是哪位?) *用来询问对方的身份。
Who's calling, please? *只用于打电话。
Who are you? (你是谁?)
What's your name? (你叫什么名字?)
What's your name? (你叫什么名字?)
My name's John. (我叫约翰。)
我给你介绍一下我的朋友。
I'd like you to meet a friend of mine.
Hi, John. (嗨!约翰，你好!)
Hi, Joe. I'd like you to meet a friend of mine. (嗨!琼，我给你介绍一下我的朋友。)
他是个好人。
He's a nice guy.
He's a nice guy. (他是个好人。)
He sure is. (确实如此。)
见到您我很高兴。
I'm glad to meet you.
I'm glad to meet you. (见到您我很高兴。)
So am I. (我也很高兴。)
I'm glad to meet you. (认识您我很高兴。)
The feeling is mutual. (我也很高兴。)
Glad to meet you.
Good to meet you.
I'm pleased to meet you.
I'm pleased to meet you. (能认识您，我很高兴。)
Pleased to meet you, too. (能认识您，我也很高兴。)
I'm really happy that I could meet you.
I'm really happy that I could meet you. (能认识您我觉得非常高兴。)
Same here. (我也很高兴。)
能认识您我感到非常荣幸。
It's an honor for me to meet you.
I'm Harrison Ford. (我是哈里森·福特。)
It's an honor for me to meet you. (能认识您我感到非常荣幸。)
请叫我……
Please call me...
Nice to meet you, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生，很高兴认识您。)
Please call me John. (请叫我约翰。)
我们是不是在哪儿见过面?
Don't I know you from somewhere?
Don't I know you from somewhere? (我们是不是在哪儿见过面?)
No, I don't think so. (不，我想没见过。)
Haven't we met (somewhere) before?
Haven't we met somewhere (before)?
Don't I know you? (你不认识我吗?)
You look familiar. (你看上去很面熟。)
想起来了吗?
Remember?
Do you know that man? (你认识那个男人?)
He's my father. Remember? (他是我父亲，想起来了吗?)
Do you remember?
Don't you remember? (你不记得了?)
啊!对了，你是史密斯先生。
Oh, yeah, you're Mr. Smith!
Oh, yeah, I do know you. (哦，是的，我认识你。)
I know you, but I forgot your name. (我认识你，可是我忘了你叫什么。)
我不敢肯定，也许在哪儿见过。
I'm not sure. Maybe.
It's possible. (我不肯定，可能吧?)
What's your name again? (你叫什么来着?)
不，我想不是这样的。
No, I don't think so.
No, I'm afraid not.
No, I don't believe so.
这是我们第一次见面。
This is the first time we have met.
Have you two met? (你们俩人见过?)
No, this is the first time we have met. (没见过，这是我们第一次见面。)
We've never met before. (我们以前从来没见过。)
鲍勃是你的老朋友吗?
Is Bob an old friend of yours?
Is Bob an old friend of yours? (鲍勃是你的老朋友吗?)
Yes, I met him twenty years ago in America. (是的，我是20年前在美国认识他的。)
我想不起来他叫什么名字了。
I can't remember his name.
I can't remember his name. (我想不起来他叫什么名字了。)
Neither can I. (我也想不起来了。)
I can't recall his name. His name escapes me.
这事全拜托你了。
I leave it entirely to your kind consideration. *consideration “体贴、照顾”。
I'll leave it up to you. 直译是“(工作或决定等)全都靠你了”。
Please consider it. *consider同think about，即“考虑”、“细想”。
I'd appreciate it if you could consider it.
我叫约翰·希恩。
I'm John Sheehan.
My name is John Sheehan.
My name's John Sheehan.
●和初次见面的人交谈
您是哪里人?
Where are you from?
My country has a lot of mountains... (我的家乡有很多山……)
Oh, yeah? Where are you from? (哦，是吗?您是哪儿人?)
Where are you from? (您是哪里人?)
I'm from Japan. (我是日本人。)
我是加拿大人。
I'm from Canada.
我从加拿大来。
I come from Canada. *①I'm from Canada.和②I come from Canada.的意思几乎一样。但是②含有两种意思：一种是“自加拿大来，但并非是加拿大籍”;另一种意思是“我是加拿大人”。
I was born in Canada. (我出生在加拿大。)
Chicago is my hometown. (我的故乡是芝加哥。)
你觉得日本怎么样?
How do you like Japan?
What do you think about Japan?
我很喜欢。
I like it.
是个好地方。
It's a good place.
你都去过日本的哪些地方?
Where have you been in Japan?
你现在住在哪儿?
Where do you live now?
我住在东京。
I live in Tokyo.
您是来度假的吗?
Are you here on vacation? *on business是“因公”，on vacation是“度假”。
Are you vacationing?
Are you here for a vacation?
Is this a pleasure trip?
Are you here on business or for pleasure? (您来这是工作还是游玩?)
我是来工作的。
I'm here on business.
My trip is business related. (我的旅行和工作有关。)
I'm on a business trip.
您来日本多长时间了?
How long have you been in Japan?
How long have you been in Japan? (您来日本多长时间了?)
I just arrived last week. (上星期刚来。)
How long have you been in Japan? (您来日本多长时间了?)
About three years. (大概3年左右了。)
4个月左右。
About four months.
你习惯日本的生活了吗?
Are you used to life in Japan? *be used to “习惯”，注意“d”不发音。
Are you used to life in Japan? (你习惯日本的生活了吗?)
No, not yet. (没有，还不习惯。)
Have you gotten used to life in Japan?
Have you grown accustomed to Japan?
你在日本呆到什么时候?
How long will you be in Japan?
How long will you be in Japan? (你在日本呆到什么时候?)
Until next month. (呆到下个月。)
How long do you plan to stay?
呆到12月。
Until December.
你说日语吗?
Do you speak Japanese?
Do you speak Japanese? (你说日语吗?)
Unfortunately, no. (很遗憾，我不会。)
Can you speak Japanese? (你能说日语吗?)
Are you a Japanese speaker?
只会一点儿。
A little.
Just a little.
Some. (一点儿。)
我一点儿都不会说。
I can't speak Japanese at all. *not...at all “一点都不……”。
我会一点儿日常会话。
I know (everyday) conversational Japanese.
你是在哪儿学的日语?
Where did you learn Japanese?
在学校。
At school.
我自学的。
I learned it on my own. *on my own “自学”、“靠自己的力量”。
I learned it by myself. *by oneself “一个人”、“靠自己的力量”。
你什么时候过生日?
When's your birthday?
When's your birthday? (你什么时候过生日?)
It's May 24th. (5月24日。)
●有关工作
你了解他的背景吗?
Do you know his background?
Do you know his background? (你了解他的背景吗?)
I know very little about him. (我一点儿也不了解。)
我在一家电脑公司工作。
I work for a computer company.
我是国家公务员。
I'm a government employee.
我是个体经营者。
I'm self-employed.
你在哪个部门工作?
Which department do you work for?
I work for ABC Company. (我在ABC公司工作。)
Which department do you work for? (你在哪个部门工作?)
搞销售的。
Sales.
这个工作你做了多长时间了?
How long have you been doing that job?
10年了。
For 10 years.
你的公司在哪儿?
Where is your company?
Where is your company located?
在新宿。
In Shinjuku.
上下班路上要花多长时间?
How long does it take (you) to commute? *commute “上班，上学”。
1个小时左右。
About one hour.
Around one hour.
It takes about one hour.
About an hour.
你怎么去上班?
How do you get to work?
How do you go to work?
我坐地铁。
I ride the subway.
I use the subway.
I take the subway.
我正在调工作。
I'm changing jobs.
我正在找工作。
I'm job hunting now.
I'm looking for work now.
我明年退休。
I'm retiring next year.
我现在失业了。
I'm out of work now. *out of work “失业”。
I don't have a job now.
I'm not working right now.
I'm unemployed. (现在失业了。)
●有关学校
你是学生吗?
Are you a student?
Are you a student? (你是学生吗?)
No, I've already finished school. (不是，我已经毕业了。)
Do you go to school? (你还在上学吗?)
我是个大学生。
I'm a college student. *在美国，college指包括university在内的大学。
I'm a junior college student. (我是大专生。)
I go to a vocational school. (我上职业专科学校。)
I go to a cram school. (我上的是补习学校。)
我正在学习英文。
I'm studying English.
我毕业于明治大学。
I went to Meiji University.
你上的哪所大学?
Where did you go to college? *college 指的一般大学。
Where did you go to college? (你上的哪所大学?)
I went to Harvard University. (我上的是哈佛大学。)
你上什么学校?
What school do you go to?
Which school do you go to?
我上……大学。
I go to...university. *elementary school “小学”，junior high school “中学”，high school “高中”。
你上几年级了?
What year are you in? *这句主要是问高中和大学的年级。如果是问小学生的话，应该用What grade are you in?
我上一年级。
I'm a freshman. *在美国的高中和大学1年级是freshman,2年级是sophomore，3年级是junior，4年级是senior。在美国没有初中的情况很多。在小学用I'm in first grade.表示1年级，I'm in second grade.表示2年级。
我明年毕业。
I'll graduate next year.
I'm graduating next year.
你的专业是什么?
What's your major?
What do you major in?
What are you studying? (你是学什么的?)