此句通常是在與剛認識的某人談話結束所說的。如果是剛認識某人，第一句應是: "Nice to meet you."。
have a whale of a time 玩得很開心
鯨魚的體積十分龐大，因此”whale”有「大」的象徵。英文說的”big time”就有指「愉快的時光」的意思， have a whale of a time 就用來表達「玩得很開心」之意。
Ex: I had a whale of a time talking with you. Hope to see you again soon. (和你聊得很開心。希望很快能再見到你。)
It’s really nice chatting with you. 很開心跟你聊天
Ex: It’s really nice chatting with you. Let’s get together some other time and we can sit down and chat over a cup of coffee. What do you say? (和你聊天真好。我們改天再聚一聚，坐下來喝杯咖啡聊天。你覺得如何?)
get together 相聚 What do you say? 你覺得如何?
I’m sorry, but I have to go now. 對不起，我得走了。
= I’ve got to run. 我得走了。 = I gotta run. *gotta run = have got to run = have got to go得走了
Ex: Look. I gotta run. I have an important business to attend to. (聽著，我得走了。我有一件重要的事情要處理。)
Ex: Listen. I really want to chat with you more, but I have got to go. (聽著，我真的很想和你多聊聊，但我得走了。)
I’d better go. I’m going to be late. 我得走了。我要遲到了。
I’d better get back to work. 我最好回去工作了。
I have to head out. 我得出發了。
Ex: Much as I’d love to keep chatting, I have to head out. (我雖然很想繼續聊，但我得出發了。)
much as + 子句 = although + 子句 雖然…
head out 出發
Let’s continue this conversation next time.我們下次再繼續這次的談話吧。
Ex: I will touch base with you on this project next Monday. (我下周一會跟你聯繫討論一下這個專案。)
Feel free to call me. 隨時可以打電話給我。
Ex: Feel free to call me if you want to hang out. Here, I’ll give you my number. (如果你想出去晃晃，隨時打電話給我。來，我給你我的號碼。)
feel free to V 盡量做…不要客氣 hang out 出去閒晃
Ex: Well, if you ever want to chat again, I’m usually here on Mondays. (嗯，如果你什麼時候想再聊天，我星期一通常會在這裡。)
If you ever… 如果你什麼時候…
【情境對話】
A: It was nice talking to you. I’ll prepare the quotation for you to peruse at your leisure. B: Thank you. It was nice talking to you, too. A: Let’s touch base again next week once you’ve had a chance to read the contract. B: Sure. A: But in the meantime, if you have any questions, please call me. B: I will. Thanks for you time. A: My pleasure. Goodbye. B: Goodbye.
Make sure this quotation is accurate.
請確定這段引文正確無誤。
I’ll prepare the quotation for you to peruse at your leisure.
我會準備好報價，讓你有空時仔細看看。
多益藍色
英檢中高
高中 Level 4
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peruse
[pəˋruz]
細讀；閱讀
I'll prepare the quotation for you to peruse at your leisure.
我會準備好報價，讓你有空時仔細看看。
Practical Phrases
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have a whale of a time
玩得很開心
I had a whale of a time talking with you. Hope to see you again soon.
和你聊得很開心。希望很快能再見到你。
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get together
相聚
Jerry’s family and mine get together to hike every Sunday.
每個星期天，傑瑞家跟我家會相聚去健行。
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What do you say?
你覺得如何?
It's really nice chatting with you. Let;s get together some other time and we can sit down and chat over a cup of coffee. What do you say?
和你聊天真好。我們改天再聚一聚，坐下來喝杯咖啡聊天。你覺得如何?
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head out
出發；出門
Jack's going to head out in 10 minutes.
傑克十分鐘後就要離開了。
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touch base (with sb)
（與某人）聊聊 （以了解某人的想法）
I will touch base with you on this project next Monday.
我下周一會跟你聯繫討論一下這個專案。
Could you please touch base with the team in Bangalore?
你可以與在班加羅爾的團隊聊聊嗎？
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feel free to V
盡量做…不要客氣
Feel free to call me if you want to hang out. Here, I'll give you my number.
如果你想出去晃晃，隨時打電話給我。來，我給你我的號碼。
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hang out with sb
和某人一起打發時間
Everyone likes to hang out with Nick because he is so interesting.
每個人都喜歡和尼克一起玩，因為他非常有趣。
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in the meantime
同時；在此期間
= in the meanwhile
= meanwhile
I’ll do the cooking. In the meantime, you can do the laundry.
我來煮飯。在此期間，你可以洗衣服。
