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  • Neil: Welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Neil.

    Neil: 歡迎收看 The English We Speak。我是 Neil

  • Feifei: And I'm Feifei.

    Feifei: 我是 Feifei

  • Neil: Actually, Feifei, can you help me with something?

    Neil: 那個,Feifei,你能不能幫我個忙?

  • Feifei: Go on.

    Feifei: 說說看

  • Neil: There's this girl I like. I want to ask her for coffee.

    Neil: 我喜歡上某個女孩,我想請她喝咖啡

  • But I don't want to seem too serious or creepy

    但我不想看起來太嚴肅或詭異

  • or anything. Just friendly.

    或其他什麼的。只想看起來友善就好

  • Feifei: And you're writing her a message? OK.

    Feifei: 然後你要發訊息給她?好吧

  • Neil: I just can't find the words.

    Neil: 我只是不知道該說什麼

  • Feifei: Easy. Stick a couple of emojis on there.

    Feifei: 簡單,貼上一些表情符號

  • Much less formal!

    看起來不會太拘謹

  • Neil: You mean, like, a smiley face?

    Neil: 你是指,例如,一個笑臉符號?

  • Feifei: Yeah, but those are so last year.

    Feifei: 是啊!但那些太過時了

  • Neil: Maybe a love heart?

    Neil: 也許發個愛心?

  • Feifei: Seriously? That's a bit too much.

    Feifei: 你認真的嗎?那有點過火了

  • You need to up your emoji game!

    你要提升你的表情符號技巧!

  • Neil: My emoji game... like an emoji

    Neil: 我的表情符號技巧...是指

  • of a video game... or a football?

    表情符號電玩...或足球電玩嗎?

  • Feifei: No. The phrase 'to raise your game',

    Feifei: 不是,「to raise your game」或

  • or 'to up your game', means to improve.

    「to up your game」的用語是指提升能力

  • Neil: Yes, it's a good phrase.

    Neil: 當然了,這是個好用語

  • Feifei, you're not working hard enough,

    Feifei,你工作得不夠認真

  • you need to up your game!

    你要提升你的能力!

  • Feifei: That's not true... but good use of up your game.

    Feifei: 那才不是真的...但這個用語用得好

  • The phrase has now developed a bit.

    這個用語現在有些變化

  • We often add what we're trying to improve

    我們常在「game」這個詞前面

  • before the word 'game'.

    加上我們要提升的東西

  • Neil: Like this:

    Neil: 像這樣

  • Examples: I never finish novels.

    例如:我從來讀不完小說

  • I need to up my reading game.

    我需要提升我的閱讀能力

  • I badly need to work on my interview game

    在我下周的重大面試之前

  • before my big interview next week.

    我急需提升我的面試技巧

  • You could do with a bit more exercise, mate.

    你可以做點運動,老兄

  • You should raise your running game!

    你應該提升你的跑步技巧

  • Feifei: Great. Hope those examples help.

    Feifei: 很好,希望這些例子能幫到你

  • Any progress with that text message?

    那些訊息有什麼進展嗎?

  • Neil: Here goes: "Lucy. Please have a coffee with me

    Neil: 你聽「Lucy,明天跟我一起喝杯咖啡吧!」

  • tomorrow." And then some coffee emojis.

    然後加上一些咖啡符號

  • Feifei: Well, it's direct! But I still think we need to up your

    Feifei: 不錯,這很直接。但我還是認為我們要提升

  • emoji game. Actually, and your texting game.

    你的表情符號技巧。事實上還有你的訊息技巧

  • Oh, and your dating game...

    喔,還有你的約會技巧...

  • We've got a lot of work to do!

    我們還有很多工作要做!

  • Neil: Oh, ok. Well I already sent the message.

    Neil: 喔,好吧!我已經送出訊息了

  • Let's hope it works!

    希望它能成功吧!

  • And she's replied already.

    而且她已經回覆我了

  • Feifei: No way, what did she say?

    Feifei: 怎麼可能,她說什麼了?

  • Neil: "Neil. I thought you'd never ask!

    Neil: 「Neil,我還以為你永遠不會問呢!

  • I'd love to have coffee. 3pm?"

    我很想來杯咖啡,3 點好嗎?」

  • And then a couple of big smiley emojis.

    然後附上一堆大笑臉表情符號

  • Feifei: Wow, congratulations.

    Feifei: 哇!恭喜

  • Maybe it's me who needs to up my game.

    也許我才是需要提升技巧的那個人

  • Neil: Looks like it!

    Neil: 看來是這樣沒錯!

  • Neil and Feifei: Bye.

    Neil 和 Feifei: 拜!

Neil: Welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Neil.

Neil: 歡迎收看 The English We Speak。我是 Neil

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