日常用语集锦 日常用语, 集锦

L.B.Z

1． It's up to you.（由你决定。）

2． I envy [羡慕]you.（我羡慕你。）

3． How can I get in touch with you?

4． Where can I wash my hands? （请问洗手间在哪里？）

5． What's the weather like today?（今天天气如何？）

6． Where are you headed [朝…方向行进]? （你要到哪里去？）

7． I wasn't born yesterday.（我又不是三岁小孩。）

8． What do you do for relaxation[消遣、娱乐]?（你做什么消遣？）

9． It’s a small world.（世界真小！）

10． It’s my treat[请客、款待] this time.（这次我请客！）

11． The sooner the better. （越快越好。）

12． When is the most convenient [方便的；便利的] time for you?

13． Take your time.（慢慢来/别着急。）

14． I'm mad about Bruce Lee.（我迷死李小龙了。）

        I'm crazy[着迷的；狂热爱好的] about rock music. （我对摇滚乐很着迷。）

15． How do I address you?（我怎么称呼你？）

16． What was your name again? （请再说一次名字好吗？）

17． Would you care for[喜欢] a cop of coffee?（要被咖啡吗？）

18． She turns me off.（她使我厌烦。）

19． So far so good.（目前为止，一切都好。）

20． It drives[逼迫；迫使] me crazy.（它把握逼疯了。）

21． She never showed up[出席；露面].（她一直没有出现。）

22． That's not like him.（那不象是他的风格。）

23． I couldn't get through.（电话打不通。）

24． I got sick and tired of hotels.（我讨厌旅馆。）

25． Be my guest.（请便、别客气）

26． Can you keep an eye on my bag?（帮我看一下包好吗？）

27． Let's keep in touch.（让我们保持联系。）

28． Let's call it a day[决定或同意暂时或永久停止（进行某事）].

29． I couldn't help[避免；阻止] it.（我没办法。）

30． Something's come up[发生/出现].（有点事/出事了）

31． Let's get to the point[要点/核心问题].（让我们来谈要点。）

32． Keep that in mind.（记住那件事。）

33． That was a close call.（太危险了/千钧一发）

34． I'll be looking forward to it.（我将期待这一天。）

35． Chances are slim[渺茫的；微小的].（机会很小。）

36． Far from it.（一点也不。）

37． I’m behind in my work.（我工作进度落后了。）

38． It's a pain in the neck[麻烦的事（人）].（那真是件麻烦事）

39． We're in the same boat.（我们处境相同。）

40． My mouth is watering.（我在流口水了。）

faint

so nice~~

angel41

thank you very much!

252849376

沙发,谢谢了

-zike-

yes,girl!you are wonderful!

dragonet

I envy [羡慕]you.（我羡慕你。）. I am very pleased with your work

L.B.Z

thanks
thanks a lot
thank you very much

it is very kind of you
thank you all the same
i am very grateful
i appreciate very much
i don't knowhow i can thank you enough
thanks again
thank you for coming
thank you for kindness

not at all  不客气

you are welcome

my pleasure

it is a pleasure

it is my plaeasure
it is not worth mentioning 不足挂齿

at your service   乐意效劳

don't mention it!  别提了

L.B.Z

Thank you/Thank you very much


　　Appreciate


　　Pleasure


　　Glad to help


　　Glad you like it


　　Interesting/exciting project

L.B.Z

Sorry   抱歉


　　Jumped the gun  准备太苍促


　　Haste   太急于求成了


　　Overlooked 太粗心


　　Try harder 我会更努力


　　I' improve  我会改进

L.B.Z

not up to standard

not up to par

needs improvement

room for improvement

do better next time

be more focused

be more through

be more detail -oriented

be more professional




　　。


　　需要改进。


　　还可以做得更好。


　　下次争取做得更好。


　　还应该再用心点。


　　还应该再全面点。


　　还应该更具体些。


　　还应该更专业些。

tingroom

. You look great today.（你今天看上去很棒。）
【每天都可以用！】

2. you did a good job. （你干得非常好。）
【国际最通用的表扬！】

3. we''re so proud of you.（我们十分为你骄傲。）
【最高级的表扬！】

4. i''m very pleased with your work.（我对你的工作非常满意。）【正式、真诚的赞扬！】

5. this is really a nice place.（这真是个好地方！）
【随口就说、但效果很好的表扬！】

6. you''re looking sharp!（你看上去真精神/真棒/真漂亮。）
【与众不同的表扬！】

7. you always know the right thing to say. = 8. you''re very eloquent.（你总是说话得体。）
【高层次的表扬！】

8. nice going! = you did a good job.（干得好！）
【极其地道的表扬！】

9. the food is delicious.（好吃！）
【最普通、但非常重要的表扬！】

10. everything tastes great.（每样东西都很美味！）

11. your son/daughter is so cute.（你的孩子很可爱。）
【外国人绝对喜欢听的表扬！】

12. what an adorable baby!（多么可爱的孩子。）
【只管大胆用！】

13. i admire your work. = i respect your work.（我对你的工作表示敬意。）
【世界通用！】

14. you''ve got a great personality.（你的个性很好。）
【一个非常安全的表扬！】

15. you have a good sense of humor.（你真幽默。）
【美国人极其喜欢的表扬！】

16. your chinese is really surprising.（你的中文令人惊讶。）【绝对和其他人不一样的表扬！】

17. your english is incredible.（我真不敢相信你的英语。）【用了六星级形容词！】

18. you have a very successful business.（你的事业很成功。）【现代人非常喜欢听！】

19. you''re very professional.（你非常专业。）
【专业化的表扬！】

20. your company is very impressive.（你的公司给我留下深刻印象。）

21. you''re so smart.（你非常聪明。）

22. i envy you very much.（我非常羡慕你。）

23. your wife is very charming.（你的妻子很有魅力！）

24. you two make a lovely couple.（你们真是天生的一对！）

25. you''re really talented.（你很有天赋。）

26. you look nice in that color.（你穿那种颜色很好看。）

27. you have a good taste.（你很有品位。）

28. you look like a million dollars. = you look outstanding.=you look like a movie star.（你看上去帅呆了。）

tingroom

1 Don't worry

2 Don't be afraid.

3 I t will be okay/all right(行，没问题）

4  well done (干得不错）

5 YOU can do it(你肯定行）

6 come  on（别灰心）

7 That is bettter,keep trying.(有长进，继续努力）

8 keep it up (坚持

9 pull yourself together（打起精神来）

10 wow(叫绝声）
11 you are special
12 way to go

13outstanding/good/neat
14 i am proud of you

15nice work

16you are on top of it

17that is incredible简直难以置信
18nothing can stop you(没有什么可以难道你

19you will mak it （你会成功的)

20you are on your way(你在进步）

21good  thinking (好思路）

tingroom

Well, you can count on me. (那，你可以找我呀。)

    连喘口气的工夫都没有。

    I don't even have time to catch my breath.

    How's work? (工作怎么样?)

    I don't even have time to catch my breath. (连喘口气的工夫都没有。)

    I don't have time to breathe.

    你怎么耽搁了?

    What's keeping you?

    What's keeping you? Hurry up. (你怎么耽搁了，快点儿!)

    I'll be over soon. (马上就来。)

    换个工作是惟一的解决办法。

    Changing jobs is the only way out. *way out“解决办法”。

    你应该更加努力工作。

    You'd better work harder.

    You should work harder. *这句不如上句语气强烈。

    我是个工作狂。

    I'm a workaholic. *这句话既可以是褒义也可以是贬义。它是“工作的”(work)和“酒精中毒”(alcoholic)的混合语。另外可以把喜欢吃巧克力的人说成“chocoholic”，把购物狂说成“shopaholic”。口语中常用。

    我不知道这张表怎么填。

    I don't know how to fill out this form. *fill out“在空白处填写”。form是“填写用表”。

    这张表怎么填?

    How do I fill out this form?

    您能帮我填一下这张表吗?

    Can you help me with this form?

    看来会议要开长时间了，是吧?

    It looks like it's going to be a long meeting, doesn't it? *look like...“好像要……”，“看样子……”。

    This is gonna be a long one. (看来要拖长时间了。)

    会议开得很成功。

    The meeting went well.

    That went well. (进行得很顺利。)

    我已经尽了最大的努力了。

    I did all I could do.

    Why didn't you help more? (怎么没再帮他一把?)

    I did all I could do. (我已经尽了最大的努力了。)

    That's all I can do.

    There is nothing more I can do. (我已经使出了浑身解数。)

    你觉得印象深刻吗?

    Are you impressed?

    Are you impressed? (你觉得印象深刻吗?)

    Very. (印象很深刻啊。)

    Isn't it impressive?

    请在重要事项的下面划线。

    Please underline the important items. *underline 可用作动词，“在……下划线”。

    好，没问题!

    Check. *对方在检查名单时表示满意的用法。

    你能把要点说得再清楚点儿吗?

    Would you get to the point? *get to the

    point“抓住重点，进入正题”。

    Would you get to the point? (你能把要点说得再清楚点儿吗?)

    All right, all right. (好的，好的。)

    What's the point? (什么是重点?)

    Stop beating around the bush.

    What are you trying to say? (你想说什么?) *比较温和的说法。

    全部重做。

    Please do it all over again. *all over again“再重新做”，用于不好的事情。

    Please do it all over again. (全部重做。)

    From the beginning? (从头开始吗?)

    Please start over from the beginning.

    把这个给田中先生传真过去。

    Fax this paper to Mr. Tanaka. *fax是facsimile的缩略形式，用作动词。

    请把那份文件交给我。

    Please hand the document in to me. *hand in“提交，交出”。

    Please hand the document in to me. (请把那份文件交给我。)

    What document are you talking about? (你说的是哪份文件?)

    Please submit the document to me.

    Please hand in the document to me.

    这是我的得意之作。

tingroom

快到午饭时间了。

    It's almost lunchtime.

    It's almost time for lunch.

    我们有1小时的午休时间。

    We took an hour lunch break.

    Where were you? (你去哪儿了?)

    We took an hour lunch break. (我们有1小时的午休时间。)

    我们开始吧。

    Let's get started.

    Let's begin! *用于任何场合。

    Here we go.

    Let's get down to business. *谈生意进入正题时使用。

    Let's get down to work. (我们开始工作吧。)

    现在我不能放下这个工作。

    I can't leave this job at the moment.

    Let's take a vacation soon. (我们马上休假吧。)

    I can't leave this job at the moment. (现在我不能放下这个工作。)

    I'm tied up at the moment.

    我太忙了，顾不上那么琐碎的事。

    I'm too busy to bother with such details. *detail“细小的，零碎的”。

    我忙得四脚朝天。

    I'm so busy, I'd really appreciate any help I could get.

    别偷懒!

    Don't slack off! *slack“懒惰”、“马马虎虑”、“松散”，slack off 表示“做事松松散散”、“偷工减料”。

    尽你的全力!

    Do your best!

    悠着点儿。

    Don't work too hard.

    Good-bye, John. (约翰，再见。)

    Bye. Don't work too hard. (再见。悠着点儿。)

    打起精神来。

    Pull yourself together. *pull oneself together“打起精神，振作起来”。

    Pull yourself together. (打起精神来。)

    But I just made a big mistake. (可是我出了个很大的差错。)

    Get a hold of yourself.

    你可以找我呀!

    You can count on me. *count on...“指望”、“依赖”。

    I need more help with the project. (这个计划还得找人帮忙。)

tingroom

赶上了!

    I made it! *可以用于上班、上学和坐车时的情况。

    I made it! (我赶上了!)

    Not quite. (那可未必。)

    I'm on time!

    I arrived on time! (正点到达。)

    要严格遵守时间。

    Be punctual!

    Be punctual! (要严格遵守时间。)

    Yes, sir.(是，知道了。)

    你又迟到了。

    You are late again.

    我只迟到了5分钟。

    I was only late by five minutes.

    I was only five minutes late.

    打出勤卡了吗?

    Did you punch in? *上班时。

    Did you punch out? *下班时。

    让我看看我的日程安排。

    Let me check my schedule.

    Can we meet on Tuesday? (星期二我们可以见面吗?)

    Let me check my schedule. (让我看看我的日程安排。)

    Let me look over my schedule.

    Let me confirm my schedule.

    我有好多事要干。

    I've got so much to do.

    I've got so much to do. (我有好多事要干。)

    Don't worry. You can do it. (不用担心，你完全能干好!)

    I have so much to do.

    I have many things to do.

    I'm extremely busy. (我非常忙。)

    我的时间安排很紧。

    I'm pressed for time.

    我是个普通的公司职员。

    I'm an ordinary office worker. *ordinary“平凡，普通”。“男职员”、“女职员”均用an office worker表示。

    I do office work. (我是个公司职员。)

    I'm a regular office worker. (我是个普通的公司职员。)

    这工作不太费事。

    The work doesn't need much effort.

    The work doesn't need much effort. (这工作不吃力。)

    Lucky you! (那你太幸运了。)

    It's an easy job. (这个工作不吃力。)

    干活别偷懒。

    Don't neglect your duties! *neglect“不认真对待工作，不履行义务，马马虎虎的态度”。Duty“义务”。

    Don't neglect your duties! (干活别偷懒。)

    Okay. I won't. (好的，绝不偷懒。)

    西区由我负责。

    I'm in charge of the west side.

    I take charge of the west side. (西区由我负责。)

    I'm responsible for the west side.

    我已经结束那项工作了。

    I'm done with the work.

    I'm done with the work. (我已结束那项工作了。)

    Already? (已经结束了?)

    I'm finished with the work.

    I'm all done with the work.

    我还能工作好长时间呢。

    I can still work for a long time.

    I'll be able to work for many more years. (我还能工作好多年呢。)

    I still have many years of work. (我还可以干上好几年。)

    我们的上司被解雇了。

    Our boss has been fired. *fire“撤职，解雇”。

    Our boss has been fired. (我们的上司被解雇了。)

    You're kidding! (你不是在开玩笑吧!)

    Our boss has been dismissed.

    Our boss has been let go.

    Our boss has been canned. *俚语。

    Our boss has been sacked. *俚语。

    请把这个订在一起。

    Please staple these together. *stapler 是名词，“订书器”。 staple为动词，“订在一起”。

    能帮我复印一下这份材料吗?

    Would you copy these papers?

    复印机有毛病了。

    This copy machine doesn't work.

    This copy machine isn't working.

    This copier is broken. (这台复印机坏了。)

    我想复印机是没纸了。

    I think it ran out of paper. *run out“用完”。

    I think it's out of paper.

    付款截止到什么时候?

    When is this due? *due“已到付款截止日期”。

    When do I have to pay this by?

    When is the last day I can pay for this?

    How long is the pay period?

    When is the pay period over?

    When does this have to be finished by?

    付款日期截止到30号。

    It's due on the thirtieth.

    我们休息一会儿吧。

    Let's take a break.

    Let's take a break. (我们休息一会儿吧。)

    Yes, let's. (好吧，休息一会儿吧。)

    Let's take a break, shall we?

    Shall we take a break. (我们休息一会儿吗?)

    能帮我倒杯咖啡吗?

    Get me a cup of coffee, will you? *用于上级对下级。

    Would you bring me a cup of coffee? (能麻烦您帮我倒杯咖啡吗?) *这种说法要礼貌得多。

    您想喝杯咖啡吗?

    Would you like some coffee?

    Would you care for some coffee? *比较有礼貌的说法。

    Do you want some coffee?

    How about some coffee?

    那真是太好了。

    That would be great. *用于回答别人的邀请和建议。

    That would be perfect.

    That would hit the spot.

    That would be grand. *比较旧的说法。

tingroom

See you later. (以后见!)

    回头见!

    See you.

    See you later.

    See you soon.

    See you again.

    Catch you later.

    See you around. *用于在同一座楼里，过会儿还有可能再见面时。

    我去了啊。

    I'm off now. *off “去，走开”。

    I'm leaving.

    See you.

    我得告辞了。

    I have to go.

    I have to go. (我得告辞了。)

    Can't you stay a little longer? (再呆会儿吧!)

    祝你好运!

    Good luck! *在对某人去旅行或去做一件比较难的事情时使用。

    Good luck! (祝你好运!)

    Thanks. I need it. (谢谢，借你吉言。)

    I wish you good luck.

    祝你愉快!

    Have a nice day. *与Goodbye的用法一样。

    Have a nice day! (祝你愉快!)

    Same to you. (也祝你愉快!)

    祝你周末愉快!

    Have a nice weekend.

    加油啊!祝你好运!

    Good luck.

    Break a leg. *原本是对要上台演出的人说的话。

    Go for it. (走吧!)

    Hang in there. (那，加油吧!)

    祝你玩得愉快。

    Have fun.

    We're going to Hawaii! (我们要去夏威夷喽!)

    Have fun! (祝你玩得愉快。)

    Have a good time!

    就这样，坚持下去。

    Keep it up.

    Keep it up! (就这样，坚持下去。)

    Thanks for the encouragement. (谢谢你的鼓励!)

    别干得太猛。

    Don't work too hard.

    Take care.

    Be careful.

    旅途愉快!

    Have a nice trip. *对要去旅行的人说的话。

tingroom

好久不见。

    It's been a long time. *当别人这么对自己说时，通常用It sure has.来回答。

    好久不见。

    It's been so long.

    John, is that you? (你是约翰吧?)

    Yeah, it's been so long. (是我，好久没见。)

    好久没见了。

    Long time no see. *比较随便的说法。对方一般回答Yeah, how have you been?/Yeah, too long.

    Long time no see. (好久没见了。)

    Yeah, how have you been? (是呀，你还好吗?)

    I haven't seen you for a long time.

    I haven't seen you for ages.

    还好吧?

    How have you been?

    How have you been? (还好吧?)

    I've been all right. (嗯，挺好的。)

    最近怎么样?

    How have you been doing? *询问对方的身体和近况。

    How have you been doing? (最近怎么样?)

    I've been alright. (干得还不错。)

    忙什么呢?

    What have you been doing? *用来询问没见面的这段时间里的情况。

    What have you been doing? (忙什么呢?)

    Just working. (上班呗。)

    What have you been doing? (忙什么呢?)

    Nothing much. (没忙什么。)

    What have you been up to?

    你去哪儿了?

    Where have you been?

    很高兴又见到你。

    I'm glad to see you again. *回答这句时说So am I. (我也是)。see可以用meet代替。去掉again则带有初次见面的语感。

    I'm happy to see you.

    Nice to see you.

    It's great seeing you again.

    你一点儿都没变。

    You haven't changed at all.

    You're the same old Bob, aren't you? (鲍勃，你还是老样子。)

    你没怎么变。

    You haven't changed much.

    You haven't changed much. (你没怎么变。)

    Neither have you. (你也没变。)

    你变样了。

    You've really changed.

    你长大了。

    You've grown up.

    You're all grown up now.

    Look how you've grown up. (看你都长这么大了!) *多用于爷爷、奶奶见到孙辈时。

    你越来越漂亮了。

    You've become so beautiful.

    You've gotten so pretty.

    约翰他好吗?

    Is John okay? *这种说法带有约翰有病或受伤的语感。

    Is John okay? (约翰他好吗?)

    He's getting better. (好多了。)

    你看上去不错。

    You look great.

    You look great. (你看上去不错。)

    You look good, too. (你也一样。)

    你感觉怎么样?

    How are you feeling?

    How are you feeling? (你感觉怎么样?)

    I'm feeling great. (我感觉很好。)

    他这些日子过得怎么样?

    How's he getting along these days?

    How's he getting along these days? (他这些日子过得怎么样?)

    Good. (挺好的。)

    How's he doing? (他干得怎么样?)

    最近你是不是胖了?

    Are you gaining weight?

    Are you gaining weight? (最近你是不是胖了?)

    I'm afraid so. (好像是吧。)

    Have you gained weight?

    Are you getting fatter? *不礼貌的说法。

    Are you losing weight? (最近你是不是瘦了

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嗨!你好!

    Hi! *比Hello随便，用于比较熟悉的人，男女都可以用。

    Hi! (嗨!)

    Hi! (嗨!你好!)

    你好!

    Hello. *一天中常用的寒暄用语。

    A)Hello, Mr. Smith. (史密斯先生，您好!)

    B)Oh, hi John. (嗨，约翰，你好!)

    *A为学生，B为老师。

    你好!

    Good afternoon. *下午用寒暄用语。主要用于工作环境中。

    晚上好!

    Good evening.

    你好吗?

    How are you? *最常用的问候方式。除了有问候对方“你好吗”的意思外，还含有“午安”在内的意思。

    Hi, John! (嗨!约翰，你好!)

    Oh, Mary! How are you? (噢，玛丽，你好吗?)

    How are you? (你好吗?)

    Pretty good. (非常好。)

    How's it going?

    How're you doing? *语气较随便。

    我很好，谢谢。

    Fine, thank you.

    I'm fine, thank you.

    不怎么好。

    Not so good. *用于身体状况不好或是有其他什么不好的事时。

    How are you feeling? (你的身体怎么样?)

    Not so good. (不怎么好。)

    Not so great.

    Could be better. *虽然“有向好的方向发展的余地”，但给人一种“不怎么好”的语感。

    老样子。

    Nothing much.

    Nothing special.

    认识您我很高兴。

    Glad to meet you. *用于初次见面。

    I'm glad to meet you.

    Nice to meet you.

    It's great meeting you.

    出什么事啦?

    What's up?

    What's up? (出什么事啦?)

    Nothing much. (没什么。)

    What's new? *用于强调有无新的变化。

    What's happening? *强调“发生什么事情了?”

    How've you been? *有好长时间没见的语感。

    你的家人怎么样?

    How's your family?

    How's your family? (你的家人怎么样?)

    Everyone's fine. (大家都很好。)

    还好吧?

    How's everything? *意为“进行得顺利吗?”。如果在饭馆服务员这样问的话是“饭菜怎么样?”的意思。

    How's everything? (怎么样，还好吧?)

    It's going pretty well. (一切很顺利。)

    How's everything? (还好吧?)

    Same as always. (和平常一样。)

    How's everything going?

    How's it going?

    How are things?

    工作怎么样?

    How's business?

    还可以。

    Not bad.

    今天怎么样?

    How did it go today? *用于会议或聚会等特别场合。

    How did it go today? (今天怎么样?)

    So-so. (还凑合吧。)

    How was your day?

    和往常一样。

    Oh, same as usual.

    How was work today? (今天工作怎么样?)

    Oh, same as usual. (和往常一样。)

    Same old, same old. *俚语。

    Another day, another dollar.

    急着干什么去呀?

    What's the hurry?

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The clock is five minutes slow.

    The clock is five minutes slow. (那只表慢5分钟。)

    Thanks for telling me. (谢谢你告诉我。)

    The clock is five minutes behind.

    The clock is five minutes fast. (那表快5分钟。)

    该走了。

    Well, time to go.

    Well, it's time to leave now.

    大约什么时候?

    About when?

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Her line is busy now. *busy表示“正在打电话”，而不是“忙”。

    Sorry, her line is busy now. (对不起，她正在打电话。)

    Alright. I'll try again later. (好的。那我过一会儿再打。)

    She's on another line now.

    Ms. Kane is talking to someone else now. (凯恩先生正在打电话。)

    I'm afraid she's on the other line now.

    对不起，她现在脱不开身。

    I'm sorry, she's tied up at the moment. *tied up “忙得不能接电话”。

    对不起，她正在接待客人。

    I'm sorry, she has company at this time. *company 除了“公司”以外，还表示“朋友”、“来客”。

    您等会儿行吗?

    Would you like to hold? *hold“拿”、“握住”，即“不挂电话等着”。

    Would you like to hold? (您等会儿行吗?)

    No, I'll call back later. Thanks. (不用了，过会儿我再打吧。谢谢。)

    Would you like to stay on the line?

    Can you hold the line, please?

    Would you like to hold on?

    Wanna hold? (能等会儿吗?) *只用于朋友或熟人，工作中不能使用。Wanna...是Do you want to的省略形式。表示“你想……吗?”

    他现在不在座位上。

    He's away from his desk now.

    他在公司，但现在不在座位上。

    He's in but he's not at his desk right now.

    对不起，他出去了。

    I'm sorry, he's not in right now.

    Is John there, please? (请问约翰在吗?)

    I'm sorry, he's not in right now. (对不起，他出去了。)

    He's not in.

    He's out now.

    He's not here now.(他现在不在这儿。)

    He's out of the office right now.

    他什么时候能回来?

    When is he coming back?

    When do you expect him back?

    What time do you think he'll be back?

    他大概10分钟后回来。

    He should be back in ten minutes. *in 指的不是“以内”，而是“……之后”，所以是“10分钟后”的意思。

    他应该下个星期来上班。

    He should be back in the office next week.

    他休假到下个星期。

    He's on vacation until next week.

    他打电话来说病了。

    He called in sick today. *call in sick 是习惯用语，“打电话请病假”。

    他现在出差去了。

    He's out of town now.

    他现在吃午饭去了。

    He's out to lunch now. *out to lunch 惯用语，“午休”。
    他现在正在开会。

    He's in a meeting right now.

    他今天休息。

    He's off today. *只用off就可以表示“休息”。