闺蜜约你逛街，可你加了几天班，只想躺

同事约你聚餐，不过你已经答应爸妈回家吃饭了

……

怎么办？

“改天吧”

这个中文里用来婉拒他人的万能句

不要太好用

那英文里应该怎么说？

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"改天吧"英文怎么说？

可以直接翻译

How about another day？

Maybe some other time.

虽然这样说没问题

只是有些死板，显得好没意思…...

用一句英文俚语来说就活泼多了
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take a rain check

“take a rain check”字面意思是“拿一张雨票”。

短语起源来自美国的棒球文化，如果比赛时因恶劣天气而不得不终止，官方将发给观众交换券(check)，凭借此券可以观看下一次的比赛。

由此衍生出了 take a rain check，使用在将约定改期的情况下。
例:
I'm sorry. I'm just too exhausted to go out tonight. Could I take a rain check?
对不起，我今天太累了，不想出去。改天可以吗？


生活里有些事总是不得不拒绝的

今天Lydia 就跟大家分享一下

面对邀请或请求时，如何用英文礼貌地拒绝

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如何用英文礼貌地拒绝

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如何拒绝邀请

1、Thank you so much for the invitation, but I'm afraid I have a prior engagement.
非常感谢您的邀请，但我已经有约了。

2、I'm very sorry, but I won't be able to make it. Another time would be great, though!
很抱歉，我无法去。要是换个时间就太好了！

3、It's a lovely idea, but I won't be able to join you this time.
好主意，但我这次无法参加了。

4.That's very kind of you, but …
您太好了，不过...

5、Could I join you later? I just have to finish something.
我可以稍后加入你们吗？我必须先完成一些事情。

6、Today's not so good - how about tomorrow?
今天不太合适，明天如何？

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如何拒绝请求

1、I'd like to help you but I can't take on any new commitments at the moment, I'm afraid.
我很想帮助你，但现在恐怕无法再增加任何新任务了。

2、Actually, I think this is something you could do really well yourself!
事实上，我觉得您完全可以自己做好！

3、Why not have a go yourself, and give me a shout if you need help?
要不您先自己做着，在需要帮助时喊我？

4、Sorry, but that's not really something I can do. Maybe Emma can help you.
抱歉，我实在做不来这事。也许艾玛可帮你。

I'm terrible at that sort of thing! What about getting Tom to have a look at it?
我最不擅长做这种事情了！让汤姆来看一下怎么样？