offhand是“马上”、 “没有准备”的意思, 在被问到什么不能够马上回答时使用该表达方式。
I can't give you an immediate answer.
I can't say for sure immediately.
for sure “确实”、 “确切”。
I can't immediately say for sure.
我确认一下。
Are those the latest figures?
(那些是最新数据吗?)
I'll check on it.
(我确认一下。)
the latest “最新的”。figure “数字”。
check on ... “确认”。
Let me check on it.
I'd better check.
I'd是I had的缩写。had better ... “最好……”。
关于那个我回头再告诉你。
Do you have the new shipping schedule?
(你有最新的送货时间表吗?)
I'll get back to you on that.
(关于那个我回头再告诉你。)
shipping “送货”。
get back to ... “事后答复(联络)……”。
I'll let you know later.
(我过后再告诉你。)
I'll have to get back to you.
我可以澄清一下吗?
May I clarify something?
(我可以澄清一下吗?)
Yes, please.
(可以, 请讲。)
clarify “明确(意思或想法等)”。
May I make something clear?
这里的clear指“清楚的”、 “明确的”。
May I explain something more clearly?
explain “说明”。
这里的任何资讯我们都会保密。
Can we trust you with this?
(这一点我们能够相信你们吗?)
Any information here remains confidential.
(这里的任何资讯我们都会保密。)
remain “保持……”。confidential “保密的”、 “机密的”。
All information here remains secret.
Any information here will be kept confidential.
我总是站在你这一边。
Can I count on your support?
(我能依靠你的支持吗?)
I'm always on your side.
(我总是站在你这一边。)
count on ... “依赖……”、 “依靠……”。
be on one's side “在……一边”、 “支持……”。
I will always be on your side.
You can always count on me to back you up.
(你可以一直依靠我的支持。)
back up “支持”、 “支援”。
有道理。
That's reasonable.
(有道理。)
I thought you would think so.
(我想你会这么认为的。)
reasonable “有道理的”、 “说得通的”。
That makes sense.
make sense “有道理”。
That's fair.
我们一直在认真研究它。
Are you interested in our ad?
(你对我们的广告有兴趣吗?)
We've been giving it a lot of thought.
(我们一直在认真研究它。)
ad “广告”。
give it a lot of thought “认真考虑”。
We've been seriously considering it.
We've been thinking carefully about it.
这确实不错, 不过……
I gave you the special rate.
(我给你的是优惠价。)
That's all very interesting, but not good enough.
(这确实不错, 不过还不够。)
拒绝对方的提议或是把话题引回正题时使用的表达方式。
I understand that, but ...
(我理解, 可是……)
That's all well and good, but ...
对不起, 我们得撤回那个报价。
Is your offer still on the table?
(你们的报价还有效吗?)
Sorry, we have to withdraw our offer.
(对不起, 我们得撤回那个报价。)
withdraw “撤消”。
We are no longer able to make that offer.
We can't make that offer now.




