探讨协商
Subject:I will touch base with you.
情景对话:
A: You have to show your father your exams’ mark.Do you feel nervous?
你得像你的父亲汇报你的考试成绩,你紧张吗?
B: No, it has not come out! I’ll touch base with youwhen it comes out.
不紧张,成绩还没出来了。成绩出来的时候,我会跟你联系的。
地道表达
touch base
1. 解词释义
Touch是“接”“接触”的意思,base是“基地,基础”的意思。Touch base的意思就是“把某一件事的情况告诉有关的人”。其英文解释为:to talk to someone; to confer with someone briefly。
此语源于美国的棒球运动,表示跟相关人员进行联系。现在在商业界,此语使用频率也很高,凡是一个人认为有必要跟他有关的人互通一下情况,使大家都知道这件事情的进展或计划。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. I need to touch base with John on this matter.
就这件事情,我需要和约翰联系一下看看是什么情况。
e.g. John and I touched base on this question yesterday, and we are in agreement.
约翰和我昨天就这一问题联系商讨了一下,我们达成一致意见。
e.g. I'll call to touch base with you this evening.
今晚我会打通电话跟你联络。
Ps 1:show somebody something的意思是“把某物展示给某人看”。例如:
He showed me his pictures. 他给我看了他的照片。
She has shown all her friends all of her pictures . 她把她所有的照片给她所有的朋友都看过了。
Ps 2:come out的意思是“(事实)暴露,披露,显露”,其英文解释为“If a fact comes out, it becomesknown to people.”。例如:
The truth is beginning to come out about what happened.
真相开始逐渐浮出水面。
It will come out that she has covertly donated considerable sums to the