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在美國買衣服時常用語總結

來源： 莫瑞的日誌

1. I’m just browsing. (我只是隨便看看。)當你走進商店，營業員通常都會走過來問你“May I help you?”(需要幫忙嗎？)或是“Are you looking for something?”(你想買什麼衣服？)如果你只是隨便看看，不妨客氣地說“I’m just browsing.”或“I’m just looking.”這樣你就可以在商店裏隨便逛了。如果你要找某種衣服，如毛衣，你就可以說，“I’m looking for a sweater. Could you help me?”(我想買一件毛衣，你能告訴我在哪里嗎？)或是“Do you have any sweater?”(你們賣毛衣嗎？)

2. May I try this on? (我能試試這件嗎？)如果想知道自己看中的衣服能不能試穿，可以問營業員“May I try this on?”當然，在美國，大部份衣服都是可以試穿的,倒是可以問營業員“Where is the fitting room?”(試衣間在哪里？)有時進試衣間前，有人會在門口問你“How many?”這時你只要告訴她你拿了幾件衣服就可以了。比如拿了兩件，你回答：“Two”就可以了。這時候，她會給你一塊上面寫著2的牌子，進去之前，你只要把這個牌子掛在門上。

3. I like this tank top. It goes with my baggy jeans.(我喜歡這件背心，它很配我的寬鬆牛仔褲。) tank top就是背心。有一種男生穿的純白背心，美國人把它戲稱為“wife-beater”。因為他們覺得穿這種背心的人通常有結實的肌肉，回家後喜歡打老 婆。“baggy”是“寬鬆”的意思，如男生穿的寬鬆短褲就叫“baggy pants”。而我們熟悉的直筒牛仔褲是“straight jeans”。

4. Could you help me pick up a dress? (你能幫我挑一件禮服嗎？)在正式場合，每位女士幾乎都有一套正式禮服(即dress)，特別是那種低胸(low cut)連身裙(evening gown)。有時可以用“dressy”來強調這件禮服很漂亮很時髦，如“Her dressy dress really caught my eyes.”(我的目光被她漂亮的禮服所吸引。)而“dress up”則是指作正式的穿著打扮，男女都可用，也就是女生穿禮服、男生穿西裝打領帶了。

5. I just want to buy some off-the-rack clothes.(我只想隨便買一些現成的衣服。) “rack”指的是衣架，所以“off-the-rack”指的是那種由工廠大量製造的成衣，通常指很 普通、不是特別好的衣服。例如在某夜市買來的地攤貨，就可以說“It’s just something off-the-rack.”(只是件普通的衣服啦！)相比較而言，“custom-made”或“tailor-made”指的是“定做”的。 如，“I need to get a custom-made tuxes do for my wedding.”(我要為婚禮去訂做一件燕尾服。)

6. This shirt is very stylish and not very expensive.(這件襯衫又時髦又便宜。)“Good-looking”就是“好看”，“stylish”則是“時髦”，可以用“good- looking”和“stylish”來稱讚某件衣服。另外，也可以用“becoming”，指“合身又好看”。

7. I don’t think this one will fit me. (我覺得這件衣服不合身。) 買衣服時看到一件自己中意的衣服，卻偏偏沒有合適的尺寸，可以說“It’s not my size.”或“It won’t fit me.”(大小不合適)。有些商店掛著“alteration”的招牌，則是指可以提供修改衣服的服務。

8. Your clothes don’t match. (你的衣服不太配。)這句話指的是衣服不配，可能是顏色不配，也可能是樣式不配。當然，外國人的審美觀和我們中國人不大一樣，營業員說這句話，你可不必太把它當回事。

9. Let me ring that up for you. (可以結賬了嗎？)“埋單”的講法通常是“check out”。通常，選好了衣服就可以拿到收銀台(cash register)，跟店員說，“I want to check out.”有些營業員喜歡用“ring up”，同樣也是“結賬”的意思，因為在開收銀機的時候通常會有ring的一聲。有時候店員看到你拿著衣服走過來，她會主動地跟你說“Let me ring that up for you.”你可以回答“OK. Go ahead and ring it up for me.”(好，那就幫我結賬吧！)


與老外打交道必知英文縮寫400個

來源： 趙雲的日誌

第一次在公司裏上班，第一個mail開頭是 FYI~

不知道啥意思，看看後面有東西，估計就是讓看吧，並且有點尊敬的意思！最後才知道事 For your information~

有次和外國客戶發郵件。有個LMK的縮寫。想了半天，後天查了網路，才知道是LET ME KNOW 的意思。我沒有想的那麼正確。所以知道一些簡單的縮寫是很有必要的，我在網上查了一些。不知道你們之前看過沒。

　　數字：

　　2 = to/too
　　2B or not 2B = To be or not to be
　　4 = for
　　4ever = forever

　　A：

　　ASL = Age/Sex/Location
　　AFAIC = As Far As I’m Concerned
　　AFAIK = As Far As I Know
　　AFK = Away From Keyboard
　　AIAMU = And I’m A Monkey’s Uncle
　　AISI = As I See It
　　AKA = Also Known As
　　AMBW = All My Best Wishes
　　ANFAWFOWS = And Now For A Word Word From Our Web Sponsor
　　AOTS = All Of The Sudden
　　ASAFP = As Soon As "Friggin" Possible
　　ASAP = As Soon As Possible
　　ATST = At The Same Time
　　AWGTHTGTTA = Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
　　AWGTHTGTTSA = Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Sh Again
　　AYSOS = Are You Stupid Or Something

　　B：

　　B4 = Before
　　B4N = Bye For Now
　　BBFBBM = Body By Fisher, Brains by Mattel
　　BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit
　　BBIAF = Be Back In A Few
　　BBL = Be Back Later
　　BBN = Bye Bye Now
　　BCNU = Be Seein’ You
　　BF = Boyfriend
　　BFD = Big Fing Deal
　　BFN = Bye For Now
　　BHOF = Bald Headed Old Fart
　　BIF = Basis In Fact
　　BITD = Back In The Day
　　Biz = Business
　　BM = Byte Me
　　BMOTA = Byte Me On The Ass
　　BNF = Big Name Fan
　　BOHICA = Bend Over Here It Comes Again
　　BR = Bathroom
　　BRB = Be Right Back
　　BRT = Be Right There
　　BS = Big Smile
　　BT = Byte This
　　BTDT = Been There Done That
　　BTSOOM = Beats The Sh Out Of Me
　　BTW = By The Way
　　BTWBO = Be There With Bells On
　　BWDIK = But What Do I Know?
　　BWO = Black, White or Other

　　C：

　　Cam = Web Camera
　　CIAO = Goodbye (in Italian)
　　CID = Consider It Done
　　CIO = Check It Out
　　CIS = CompuServe Information Service
　　CMF = Count My Fingers
　　Cof$ = Church of Scientology
　　CRAFT = Can’t Remember A Fing Thing
　　CRAWS = Can’t Remember Anything Worth A Sh
　　CSL = Can’t Stop Laughing
　　CTC = Choaking The Chicken
　　CU = See You
　　CUL/CYL/CUL8R = See You Later
　　CWYL = Chat With You Later
　　CYA = Cover Your Ass

　　D：

　　DBEYR = Don’t Believe Everything You Read
　　DD = Due Diligence
　　DDD = Direct Distance Dial
　　DETI = Don’t Even Think It
　　DGT = Don’t Go There
　　DHYB = Don’t Hold Your Breath
　　DIIK = Damned If I Known
　　DILLIGAD = Do I Look Like I Give A d\amn
　　DILLIGAS = Do I Look Like I Give A Sh
　　DKDC = Don’t Know Don’t Care
　　DL = Download
　　DLTM = Don’t Lie To Me
　　DQYDJ = Don’t Quit You’re Day Job
　　DRIB = Don’t Read If Busy
　　DS = Dunce Smiley
　　DYSTSOTT = Did You See The Size Of That Thing

　　E：

　　EG = Evil Grin
　　EOM = End Of Message
　　ESO = Equipment Smarter than Operator

　　F：

　　F2F/FTF = Face To Face
　　FAQ = Frequently Asked Question
　　FBKS = Failure Between Keyboard and Seat
　　FE = For Example/Fatal Error
　　FF&PN = Fresh Fields And Pastures New
　　FOAF = Friend Of A Friend
　　FTASB = Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
　　FT = Faint
　　FTL = Faster Than Light
　　FTTB = For The Time Being
　　FUBAR = Fed Up Beyond All Recognition
　　FUBB = Fed Up Beyond Belief
　　FUD = (Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
　　FWIW = For What It’s Worth
　　FYA = For Your Amusement
　　FYI = For Your Information
　　FYM = For Your Misinformation

　　G：

　　G2G = Got To Go
　　G8T/GR8 = Great
　　GAL = Get A Life
　　GDGD = Good,Good
　　GF = girlfriend
　　GG = Good Game/Gotta Go
　　GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out
　　GIWIST = Gee, I Wish I’d Said That
　　GL = Good Luck
　　GLYASDI = God Loves You And So Do I
　　GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike
　　GNBLFY = Got Nothing But Love For You
　　GR&D = Grinning Running And Ducking
　　GRRRR = "Growling"
　　GSOAS = Go Sit On A Snake
　　GTG = Got To Go
　　GTGB = Got To Go, Bye
　　GTGP = Got To Go Pee
　　GTH = Go To Hell
　　GTSY = Glad To See Ya
　　GYPO = Get Your Pants OffBE A QUEEN.

　　H：

　　HAGO = Have A Good One
　　HAK = Hugs And Kisses
　　HB = Hurry Back
　　HD = Hold

HHO1/2K = Ha Ha, Only Half Kidding
　　HHOK = Ha Ha, Only Kidding
　　HIOOC = Help! I’m Out Of Coffee
　　Howz = How is
　　HTH = Hope This (That) Helps
　　HUA = Heads Up Ace
　　HUYA = Head Up You’re a

　　I：

　　IAC = In Any Case
　　IAE = In Any Event
　　IANAC = I Am Not A Crook
　　IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
　　IBT = In Between Technology
　　IBTD = I Beg To Differ
　　IC = I See/In Character
　　IDGAF = I Don’t Give A F
　　IDGI = I Don’t Get It
　　IDK = I Don’t Know
　　IDKY = I Don’t Know You
　　IDST = I Didn’t Say That
　　IDTS = I Don’t Think So
　　IFAB = I Found A Bug
　　IFU = I Fed Up
　　IGGP = I Gotta Go Pee
　　IIIO = Intel Inside, Idiot Outside
　　IIMAD = If It Makes An(y) Difference
　　IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
　　IIWM = If It Were Me
　　ILICISCOMK = I Laughed, I Cried, I Spat/Spilt Coffee/Crumbs/Coke On My Keyboard
　　ILY = I Love You
　　IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
　　IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
　　IMO = In My Opinion
　　INMP = It’s Not My Problem
　　INPO = In No Particular Order
　　IOH = I’m Outta Here
　　IOW = In Other Words
　　IRL = In Real Life
　　ISS = I Said So
　　ITM = In The Money
　　IYKWIM = If You Know What I Mean
　　IYSS = If You Say So

　　J：

　　J/C = Just Checking
　　J/K = Just Kidding!
　　J/W = Just Wondering
　　JAFO = Just Another Fing Onlooker

　　K：

　　K/KK = OK/OK, OK
　　KFY = Kiss For You
　　KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid
　　KIT = Keep In Touch
　　KMA = Kiss My Ass
　　KWIM = Know What I Mean
　　KX = kiss
　　KYPO = Keep Your Pants On

　　L：

　　L8R = Later
　　LD = Long Distance
　　LDTTWA = Let’s Do The Time Warp Again
　　LLTA = Lots And Lots Of Thunderous Applause
　　LMAO = Laughing My Ass Off
　　LMK = Let Me Know
　　LOL = Laughing Out Loud/Lots Of Luck(Love)
　　LTIC = Laughing ’Til I Cry
　　LTNS = Long Time No See
　　LYL = Love Ya Lots
　　LYLAS = Love You Like A Sister

　　M：

　　M8T = Mate
　　MHOTY = My Hat’s Off To You
　　MM = Market Maker
　　MorF = Male or Female?
　　MOTD = Message Of The Day
　　MOTSS = Members Of The Same Sex
　　MTFBWY = May The Force Be With You
　　MWBRL = More Will Be Revealed Later
　　MYOB = Mind Your Own Business

　　N：

　　N = And/Know/Now
　　NAK = Nursing At Keyboard
　　NAZ = Name, Address, Zip (also means Nasdaq)
　　NBD = No Big Deal
　　NBIF = No Basis In Fact
　　NFI = No Fing Idea
　　NFW = No Fing Way
　　NIFOC = Nude In Front Of The Computer
　　NM = Never Mind
　　NMP = Not My Problem
　　NMU = Nothing Much You
　　NOYB = None Of Your Business
　　NP = No Problem
　　NQOCD = Not Quite Our Class Dear
　　NRG = Energy
　　NRN = No Reply Necessary
　　NYCFS = New York City Finger Saluet

　　O：

　　OAUS = On An Unrelated Subject
　　OBTW = Oh, By The Way
　　OIC = Oh, I See
　　OICU = Oh, I See You
　　OMDB = Over My Dead Body
　　OMG = Oh My God/Oh My Gosh
　　OMIK = Open Mouth, Insert Keyboard
　　ONNA = Oh No, Not Again
　　OOC = Out Of Character
　　OOTB = Out Of The Box/Out Of The Blue
　　OT = Off Topic
　　OTOH = On The Other Hand
　　OWTTE = Or Words To That Effect
　　OZ = stands for "Australia"

　　P：

　　PEBCAK = Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
　　PEM = Privacy Enhanced Mail
　　Pic = Picture
　　PIMP = Peeing In My Pants
　　PITA = Pain In The Ass
　　PLS/PLZ = Please
　　PMFJI = Pardon Me For Jumping In
　　PO = Piss Off
　　POS = Parents Over Shoulder
　　POV = Point Of View
　　PPL = People
　　Pro = Professional
　　PS = By The Way/Photoshop

　　T：

　　TAH = Take A Hike
　　TANSTAAFL = There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
　　TARFU = Things Are Really Fed Up
　　TDTM = Talk Dirty To Me
　　TEOTWAWKI = The End Of The World As We Know It
　　TFN = Thanks For Nothin’
　　THX/TX/THKS = Thanks
　　TIA = Thanks In Advance
　　TIAIL = Think I Am In Love
　　TIC = Tongue In Cheek
　　TLA = Three Letter Acronym
　　TLGO = The List Goes On
　　TM = Trust Me
　　TMI = Too Much Information
　　TMTOWTDI = There’s More Than One Way To Do It
　　TPTB = The Powers That Be
　　TSR = Totally Stuck in RAM
　　TTFN = Ta Ta For Now
　　TTT = That’s The Ticket/To The Top
　　TTUL/TTYL = Talk To You Later
　　TWHAB = This Won’t Hurt A Bit
　　TY = Thank You
　　TYVM = Thank You Very Much

　　U：

　　U = You
　　UR = Your
　　U R = You are
　　unPC = unPolitically Correct
　　URYY4M = You Are Too Wise For Me

　　V：

　　VFM = Values For Money
　　VG = Very Good

　　W：

　　WAG = Wild Ass Guess
　　WAI = What An Idiot
　　WB = Welcome Back
　　WCA = Who Cares Anyway
　　WDYS = What Did You Say?
　　WDYT = What Do You Think?
　　WE = Whatever
　　WEG = Wicked Evil Grin
　　WG = Wicked Grin
　　WGAFF = Who Gives A Flying F
　　WIIFM = What’s In It For Me?
　　WIT = Wordsmith In Training
　　WITFITS = What in the F is this Sh
　　WOG = Wise Old Guy
　　Wot/Wut = What
　　WRT = With Respect To/With Regard To
　　WTF = What The F
　　WTG = Way To Go!
　　WTSDS = Where The Sun Don’t Shine
　　WYMM = Will You Marry Me
　　WYP = What’s Your Problem?
　　WYRN = What’s Your Real Name?
　　WYS = Whatever You Say
　　WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get
　　WYT = Whatever You Think

　　X：

　　X U = Kiss You

　　Y：

　　Y = Why
　　Ya = You
　　YA = Yet Another
　　YAFIYGI = You Asked For It You Got It
　　YDKM = You Don’t Know Me
　　Yep/Yup = Yes
　　YGBK = You Gotta Be Kiddin’
　　YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary
　　YNK = You Never Know
　　YOYO = You’re On Your Own
　　YR = Yeah, Right
　　YSYD = Yeah, Sure You Do
　　YTTT = You Telling The Truth?
　　YYSSW = Yeah Yeah Sure Sure Whatever