into an English-speaking country, like England, or America, or Scotland, or Wales, or Ireland.

在英語系國家的時光，像英格蘭、美國、蘇格蘭、威爾斯或愛爾蘭

Okay? So we're gonna concentrate on words that help you in social situations. Okay?

所以我們要聚焦在社交場合可以使用的字詞，好嗎？

Whether that's Facebook, asking someone out on a date, or how to answer when someone asks

不管是臉書上、邀約某人或回應他人

you to join them. Okay? Good.

邀約，好嗎?

So, Facebook. Love it or hate it, it's a bit like Marmite, huh? Now, you know when it comes

臉書，可以按讚或反感，就像對馬麥醬的感受一樣，對吧?當你登入臉書時，

to that page and it asks you what you're thinking? Well, one thing you could say, a phrase that

會問你在想什麼？那麼，就可以用一個很有用的片語

might be useful: "To catch up with..." So you could say: "I've been catching up with..."

「和某某見面聊天」。所以你可以說:「我正和誰在一起」

Okay? Past perfect tense. "To catch a film", okay? So, I caught a film. I caught a film

用過去完成式。另一個是「看電影」，我看了一部

with Heath Ledger in it. It was really good. Okay? So we got two uses, here, of "catch".

希斯萊傑的電影，非常棒。這裡我們有catch的兩個用法

One, it refers to seeing a friend, talking, talking, talking, hearing what they are doing;

第一個是指與朋友見面聊天，聽聽他們的近況；

and another use of "catch" when we are catching a film, catching a play. It means "going to".

另外一個catch，則表達去看電影、去看戲，是指「去做某件事」

Okay? So: "catch up", talk or go to, that's the meaning.

所以catch up，是指見面聊天或去做什麼

Now, this is an interesting point, because when you are saying something, when you are

現在，這裡有一個值得注意的重點。當你聊起某件事，談話時

talking normally, you talk about the past tense: "I saw a film. I caught a film. I did

你會使用過去式「我看過一部電影、

this. I did that." But when you're on Facebook, you'll probably use the present if you are

我做過這個那個」但當你在使用臉書貼文時，假如有使用照片的話，

using a picture. Okay? So, I... "Catching a film with my friend", and I give them a

你應使用現在式。「我正在和朋友看電影」並附一張

picture of us at the cinema, outside the movie theatre. Okay? So that's just a little thought,

在電影院的照片，在戲院外。這是一些要注意的小地方，

when you're using Facebook and you've got a picture,

當你在用臉書上傳照片時，

you might want to use the present tense.

你會使用現在式

Now, another little phrase you might put on your Facebook posts:

現在，另一個片語可以用在臉書貼文

"A night out with Dominic, Jane, Charlotte", and you got a picture of them all having a great time.

「晚上和Dominic、Jane、Charlotte出去」並附上一張你們玩得很開心的照片

So: "A night out with..." Or, you could have a fun day.

所以，「今天晚上跟XXX出去玩」或可以用「今天跟XXX出去玩得很開心」

Okay? So a night or a day. Good.

晚上或白天都可以

Now, we've got "chilling" or "relaxing with". "Chilling", taking it easy. Having a nice

現在，我們常用放鬆或享受等字眼。Chilling，放鬆、有愉快的時光

time. Okay? Relaxing. "Chilling/relaxing with..." and then again, you have the person's name here,

放鬆、和某某一起閒晃，然後再一次，片語後接上見面的人的名字

if you want to, if you're that well inclined.

假如你想這麼做的話

Or you could have: "Grabbing a beer with", grab.

或者也可以說「和某某小酌一杯」，正做某件事

You could say: "I'm grabbing a beer with", or

你可以說「我正和某某在小酌」或

"Grabbing a quick meal with my mom." Don't do that, by the way.

「和媽媽簡單吃了頓飯」，另外一提，千萬別這麼做

"Burning up the dance floor!" That's when you're really dancing around, got a little picture

「在舞池盡興跳舞」，是你正在忘情跳舞，上傳照片時可以用的片語

of that. "Burning", fire. You're fire on the dancefloor, I know.

Burning，像著火一樣，在舞池你像火一樣閃耀，我懂

Now, someone's really been enjoying these Facebook posts, they've been messaging you,

那麼，某人看到你的這些貼文，並傳訊息給你

so you pick up the phone and you're asking them out on a date. "Come along! We're going

你接起電話，你邀他們碰個面。「一起去吧！我們要去

to the disco tonight." Okay? A lot of these request/invitations, they use "come", okay?

舞廳呢！」很多這類要求獲邀請，都會使用come這個單字

"Come along!"

「一起去吧！」

"Come out, it will be such good fun. We're going to have a really great time.", "Come

「來吧！會很好玩的，我們會玩得很開心」、「來吧！」

out", "Come along!" Okay? They're encouraging ways of saying. Okay?

「一起走吧！」等是表達邀請的說話方式

"We're eating at Domino's in-house pizza place. Come join us." Or:

「我們要去達美樂披薩內用披薩，一起去吃吧！」或

"We're eating at the Chicago Rib Shack. Come." Okay? Again: "Join us."

「我們要去美式餐廳，來吧！」一樣的，接「加入我們」

"Do you want to come?" if you're going to ask a question. So these are sort of demands:

「你想要加入嗎?」如果你想用問句的話。前面這些都有要求的語氣

"Do this, do that." If you want to use a question: "Do you want to come?" Okay? Nice and natural.

做這個、做那個。用問句的話，「你想要加入嗎?」非常親切又自然

A nice, natural question.

一個非常合宜的問題

Now, imagine someone is asking you, if you don't like that person, you could say: "No.

現在，想像一下有人邀請你，卻是你不喜歡的人，你可以說：「不了，

I'd like to stay in, actually. I think I'll just watch the telly, and have a meal. Thanks.

我想待在家裡，應該就看個電視和吃飯，謝謝你的邀請，

See ya." Okay? You don't like them.

拜拜。」，在你不喜歡他們的情況下使用

If you like them, you could say: "Yeah, okay. You can call in at mine... At my house at

如果你喜歡這個人，便可以說：「當然，你可以來我家，

8 o'clock." Okay? "Call in", you come to me. You call in.

八點來我家。」Call in 是你來找我

Or, more casual, informal way of saying that, I would say: "Yeah, okay, swing by at mine in half an hour/in 30 minutes."

或者，用比較口語的方式，可以說：「好呀，半個小時後來我家吧。」

Swing by, come to my house first. I don't want to walk.

Swing by 也表達先來我家的意思，我不想走路

You come to me. Okay?

對方來找我的意思

Or you could say: "Sure. Meet me in the town square at 9 o'clock." So you tell them where

或者可以回覆：「沒問題！我們九點在城市廣場碰面。」你告知對方

you're going to meet them.

要在哪碰面

Okay, great. Just a little reminder: You can meet us by doing the quiz, doing a little

最後，提醒各位，可以做小測驗，當作是

recap, remembering what you've learnt about your social life.

複習，回憶剛剛所學的社交用語

Do the quiz, it's on the engVid site. If you want to get a bit me of more...

測驗在engVid網站上。另外，如果想要更了解我的話

A bit more of me, even,

一些和我相關的訊息，那麼

my name's Benjamin, do subscribe to my YouTube channel.

我叫Benjamin，請訂閱我的Youtube頻道

Thanks. Bye.

謝囉，拜拜