当有人打电话或者询问某人是否在场时,我们有时会需要委婉地表达对方不在的情况。
比如,有人问你A在不在办公室,恰好A不在,你会怎么回答?
“He is not here”?
"He is not here" 这个表达方式在日常英语中是非常常见的,用来表示某人不在特定的地方,比如办公室、家里或其他场所。
例如:
A: Is John in the office?
B: No, he is not here right now. He'll be back after lunch.
这句话的意思是:“约翰现在不在办公室,他午饭后会回来。”
那么,除了这个表达方式,还有没有其他短语短句能够表达相同的意思呢?
1. He's not available right now
这是一个比较委婉的表达方式,表示对方目前不方便接电话或见面。
例句:
I'm sorry, he's not available right now. Can I take a message?
She's not available at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?
2. He's out
简洁而直接的表达方式~
例句:
A:I'm afraid he's out at the moment. Can I help you with anything?
B:He's out right now. Would you like to call back later?
3. He's away
这个表达方式意味着对方不在,可能是因为出差或度假等原因。
例句:
A:He's away on business this week. Would you like to leave a message for him?
B:I'm sorry, but he's away until next Monday.
4. He's not in
这个表达方式直接表示对方不在家或不在办公室。
例句:
A:I'm sorry, but he's not in right now. Would you like to leave a message?
B:She's not in the office today. Can I take a message for her?
5. He's currently unavailable
这是一个比较正式和礼貌的表达方式,适用于需要稍微正式的场合。
例句:
He's currently unavailable. May I ask who's calling?
She's currently unavailable. Can I help you with something else?
今日小知识学会了吗?