美国俚语——A blind date
A blind date可不是“一个盲目的日期”,这跟日期完全没有关系!Date 在这里是“约会”的意思,“盲目的约会”就是通常说的相亲。因为事先对对方的长相、性格、爱好等因素都不是很熟悉,当然就是blind 啦。比如:I'm really freaking out for I'm going on a blind date in half an hour, but I'm still not sure how to dress up.(我真的很紧张,因为半个小时后就要惊人介绍去见一个对象,但我直到现在还不知道穿什么好。)
在日常生活中,日期是经常discuss的话题,你可能经常会说:What day is today?(今天星期几?)可是,你只会这一种表达方式吗?occasionally也换一换吧,为什么不用 “What day is it?/What day of the week is it today?
如果你感觉用“What day is it today?”并不能凸显你很cool的口语,那么试一下What 's the date today?/What's the date?/What date is it today?/What's the date?他们都可以表达同样的意思,却更有freshness。
你会不会忙的天昏地暗,连现在是几个月都不知道了呢?这个可能性还是有的。这时候,你可以问问: “What month was last month?”或者“What month is next month?”或者“What month is this?”他们都能让你对现在的月份有concept。
想要知道现在是几点了,那么就有politely地说 “What time is it, please?”吧!当然你也可以说Could you tell me what time it is now?或者Have you got the time?