Name: 跟著 VT English 學會十大常用英文縮寫！ (VT English | 10 Everyday English Acronyms You Need to Know)
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I need to find him ASAP. Can you call him for me?

我需要盡快找到他，你可以幫我打給他嗎？

呃，你要知道，我不是他的秘書。

Today, I'm going to teach you 10 acronyms that are used in everyday English.

今天我要來教你 10 個日常生活常用的縮寫字。

ASAP stands for "as soon as possible." It can be used in written English like in emails, or texts, or in spoken English. You can either say A-S-A-P, or ASAP.

ASAP 是 as soon as possible 的縮寫，可以在書寫中使用，像是 email 或簡訊，也可以用在口說，你可以發音成 A-S-A-P 或 ASAP。

Not yet. When do you need me to get it finished?

In English, we use RSVP as a way to say "respond" when it comes to invitations.

使用英文時，我們會在邀請函上以 RSVP 表示「回覆」。

It's common to write or say "Please RSVP by..." a certain date.

「請在 (某個時間點前) 回覆」是常見的用法。

But, it actually come from the French "Répondez s'il vous plaît" which means "please respond."

但其實這是從法文的 Répondez s'il vous plaît 來的意思是「請回覆」 。

請回覆要不要參加他的婚禮？！

This is often seen on forms or questionnaires.

So, when a question doesn't apply to you, you can circle or write "N/A."

因此，假如有問題不適用於你身上，你可以圈選或寫上 N/A。

It's used to refer to another name for someone or something.

用來表示某個人或物的不同名稱。

P.S. means "postscript" which comes from the Latin "postscriptum" meaning "written after."

P.S. 的意思是 postscript，這個字是從拉丁文的 postscriptum 來的，意思是「寫在之後」 。

It's used to add a thought after an email or letter has been completed.

這常用在 email 或書信寫完後，臨時再寫上一句時。

Dear Scott, I haven't been able to find you all day.

親愛的 Scott，我今天整天都找不到你。

I really miss you. If you get this letter, give me a call.

我真的很想你。你如果有收到這封信，麻煩打給我。

"ETA" stands for "estimated time of arrival."

It can be written or spoken, and is used to indicate when someone or something will arrive at a destination.

可以用在書寫或口說，表示「某人或某件物品何時會到達目的地」。

It's used when something hasn't been decided on yet but will be in the future.

用於某件目前還沒決定，但未來會確定的事。

Alright, these are the details for our next meeting.

好，這是我們下次開會的資訊。

People often use this when forwarding an email to someone as a way to quickly tell them that this information might relate to them.

人們常在轉發 email 時使用，這樣可以快速讓收信者知道裡面的資訊可能和他相關。

You can also say FYI, but be careful because it can sometimes sound a bit rude.

你也可以在口說上使用，但是要小心因為有時候聽起來不禮貌 。

6 種方式讓你不再讓人感到厭煩

It's used when something will be announced in the future.

It was originally used to describe soldiers that went missing during war, but today, people also use it casually to say that someone has disappeared.

原用於形容戰爭中失蹤的士兵，但今天，用來開玩笑的說某人消失了。

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