商务英语口语4：失约处理

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商务英语口语4：失约处理

商务英语常用口语句型(1)

商务英语常用口语表达

商务英语口语提高的秘籍

一、商务英语口语4：失约处理

在商务交际中失约是很失礼的，但一旦出现紧急情况，失约是难免的。这时要特别谨慎处理。解决的方法一是要及时的通知对方并真诚的道歉，耐心地说明失约的原因，二是要抓紧时间重新安排约会时间。

对话背景：

付丽达接待了一位与林先生事先约好的梅伯里先生，但林先生正在忙于另一紧急业务，她只好向梅伯里先生解释，请他改日再来，并表示道歉。

F: Fu RidaM: Mr. Maybury, visitorF: Good morning, Mr. Maybury. Can I help you?M: Yes, I have an appointment with Mr. Lin.F: I’m afraid Mr. Lin is engaged in an urgent business at the moment. Would you mind waiting?M: Well. How long will it be?F: About half an hour.M: Oh, that’s too long. I have another appointment at 11:00.F: Can the assistant manager(副经理) deal with it?M: No. I got in touch with Mr. Lin myself yesterday and discussed details with him on the telephone. I doubt if anyone else would know about the matter.F: Perhaps you would like to make an appointment for some other time?

M: All right. That’s the only thing we can do at the moment. I’ll come again on Friday. How about 10:30?F: I’ll will take down all of these, and ask for Mr. Lin’s idea. Does he have your phone number?M: Yes, but I’ll leave my card just in case he has lost the one I gave him.F: Thank you, Mr. Maybury. I’m sorry about the confusion but we’ll see you on Friday.M: Yes, Thank you. Goodbye.

当然，对于林先生，当他开完那个紧急商务会议之后，从付丽达那里得知Mr. Maybury来过后，应该尽快给Mr. Maybury致电表达歉意，并确认再次会面的时间。通常如果失约，我们可以用以下口语表达你的歉意：

I am sorry for forgetting our appointment.我为忘记我们的约会感到抱歉。

Please give me a chance to explain to you why I missed meeting you.请给我一个机会，让我向你解释，为何我没来见你。

I hope you weren't too upset at my missing our meeting. It was due to circumsta nces beyond my control.我希望你没因为我的失约而太生气。因为情况超乎了我的控制。

Is there any way that I can make up for my forgetfulness?有没有办法可以让我为我的善忘弥补过失呢?我想林先生致电过去可以这样说：I am sorry for breaking our appointment. I hope you weren't too upset about this.

另外，我经常说的：你失约啦！怎么说：

根据不同情况，中抄文“你失约了”有不同袭意义。

当某人耽误了一个约会，会面，商务谈判，看医生等，

“你失约了”用：

You missed the appointment.当某人违背了原知先约定的许诺等，道

“你失约了”用：

You broke your promise.

一、商务英语常用口语句型(1)

商务英语常用口语句型(1)

　　1、Showing interest/surprise

　　Really？

　　I'm surprised to hear that.

　　Do you？ /Did you？ /Have you？

　　2· Asking follow-up questions

　　What did you think of…？

　　When are you going to…？

　　How do you feel about…？

　　3· Using the speaker's words in a follow-up question

　　So the meeting's been postponed until next March.

　　Next March？

　　4.Letting of invitation

　　The following phrases are useful for formal written invitations.

　　5· Inviting/Offering

　　We should like to invite you…

　　We should be very pleased if you could…

　　We would be delighted if you could…

　　6· Thanking

　　Thank you （very much） for your （kind） invitation to…

　　It was very kind of you to invite me to…

　　I was delighted to receive your invitation to…

　　7· Accepting

　　I would be very pleased to …

　　I should be delighted to…

　　8· Declining

　　Unfortunately， due to… I am unable to…

　　9.Describing duties and responsibilities

　　The following phrases are used for talking about responsibilities.

　　My job is to…

　　I'm responsible for…

　　My job involves…

　　In this job you have to…

　　9.Report writing

　　The following phrases are useful when writing reports.

　　· Introduction

　　The aim/purpose of this report is to…

　　This report sets out to…

　　This report aim to…

　　10· Conclusion

　　It was decided/agreed/felt that…

　　No conclusions were reached regarding…

　　It was concluded that…

　　11· Recommendations

　　We would recommend that…

　　It is suggested that…

　　It is proposed that…

　　12· Asking for information

　　We can ask for information using a fixed phrase followed by a noun.

　　I'd like to know about availability.

　　What about…？

　　Can you tell me about…？

　　13· Checking information

　　We can use the following phrases for checking information.

　　Sorry， I didn't get that. Could you say that again？

　　Sorry， did you say…？

　　14.Suggesting

　　The following phrases are useful when we make suggestions.

　　Let's…

　　Why don't we…？

　　How/what about…？

　　I think we should…

　　Perhaps we could…

　　Couldn't we…？

　　If we…we could/should…

　　15.Making presentations

　　The following phrases are used when making presentations.

　　16· Referring to visuals

　　If you'd like to look at the screen， you'll see…

　　As you can see…

　　17.Expressing hindsight

　　We can talk about past mistakes in the following ways.

　　With hindsight， we should have/could have…

　　What we should have/could have done is…

　　If we'd…， we wouldn't have…

　　1、Showing interest/surprise

　　Really？

　　I'm surprised to hear that.

　　Do you？ /Did you？ /Have you？

　　2· Asking follow-up questions

　　What did you think of…？

　　When are you going to…？

　　How do you feel about…？

　　3· Using the speaker's words in a follow-up question

　　So the meeting's been postponed until next March.

　　Next March？

　　4.Letting of invitation

　　The following phrases are useful for formal written invitations.

　　5· Inviting/Offering

　　We should like to invite you…

　　We should be very pleased if you could…

　　We would be delighted if you could…

　　6· Thanking

　　Thank you （very much） for your （kind） invitation to…

　　It was very kind of you to invite me to…

　　I was delighted to receive your invitation to…

　　7· Accepting

　　I would be very pleased to …

　　I should be delighted to…

　　8· Declining

　　Unfortunately， due to… I am unable to…

　　9.Describing duties and responsibilities

　　The following phrases are used for talking about responsibilities.

　　My job is to…

　　I'm responsible for…

　　My job involves…

　　In this job you have to…

　　9.Report writing

　　The following phrases are useful when writing reports.

　　· Introduction

　　The aim/purpose of this report is to…

　　This report sets out to…

　　This report aim to…

　　10· Conclusion

　　It was decided/agreed/felt that…

　　No conclusions were reached regarding…

　　It was concluded that…

　　11· Recommendations

　　We would recommend that…

　　It is suggested that…

　　It is proposed that…

　　12· Asking for information

　　We can ask for information using a fixed phrase followed by a noun.

　　I'd like to know about availability.

　　What about…？

　　Can you tell me about…？

　　13· Checking information

　　We can use the following phrases for checking information.

　　Sorry， I didn't get that. Could you say that again？

　　Sorry， did you say…？

　　14.Suggesting

　　The following phrases are useful when we make suggestions.

　　Let's…

　　Why don't we…？

　　How/what about…？

　　I think we should…

　　Perhaps we could…

　　Couldn't we…？

　　If we…we could/should…

　　15.Making presentations

　　The following phrases are used when making presentations.

　　16· Referring to visuals

　　If you'd like to look at the screen， you'll see…

　　As you can see…

　　17.Expressing hindsight

　　We can talk about past mistakes in the following ways.

　　With hindsight， we should have/could have…

　　What we should have/could have done is…

　　If we'd…， we wouldn't have…

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二、商务英语常用口语表达

商务英语常用口语一、Lost Luggage遗失行李

Passenger : Is this all the luggage from this flight?

这就是这次航班的所有行李了吗?

Airline agent: Yes.

是的。

Passenger : I can’t find my luggage.

我的行李不见了。

Airline agent: It looks like your luggage is lost.

看来你的行李丢了。

Passenger : I need my suitcase. I have a business meeting today and my

suit is in it.

我需要找回我的行李箱，我今天有个商务会谈，我的西装在里面。

Airline agent: I’m very sorry. If we locate it, we will sent it to you

right away.

非常抱歉。如果我们找到你的行李箱的话会马上寄给你的。

口语总结：

这一个对话纯粹就为了对话而对话没有实质性内容跟意义，大家就了解一下东西丢了该怎么跟工作人员说就行了。就这里面有个词很好，可以注意一下locate：找出、找到，很传神的一个词，比find高级好多。

商务英语常用口语二、Talking to Hotel Staff“责备”酒店职员

Hotel customer: I’m not happy with my room.

我对我的这个房间不满意。

Hotel clerk: May I ask what is wrong?

怎么了嘛?

Hotel customer: I asked for a room with a view. This room has no view.

我要的是观景房，而你给我的这间不是观景房。

Hotel clerk: I’m sorry, but we do not have any more rooms available

tonight.

抱歉，但是我们今晚所有的房间都住满了。

Hotel customer: When I made the reservation, I paid for a room with a

view.

我在预定的时候，付的是观景房的钱。

Hotel clerk: I understand. I’m very sorry, but all of the rooms are

occupied.

我明白。很抱歉，但所有的房间真的已经被预定完了。

Hotel customer: This is unacceptable.

我不能接受这个解释。

Hotel clerk: We will discount your room rate.

我们给你打个折吧。

Hotel customer: Our company does a lot of business with this hotel. I

will be telling my boss about this.

我们公司与你们酒店有很多业务往来，我会跟我老板反映这事的。

Hotel clerk: Maybe we offer you a free stay next time? It will be a room with a view. I will guarantee it.

要不下次给你免费入住可以吗?我保证下次一定给你观景房

① talk to sb.：与……谈话，找……谈话，对……说话;口语中多表示“责备”“训斥”“申诉”“批评”之意;也可以说talk up to，表示“对(女子)献殷勤”“(女子)接受……的殷勤”

② ask for：请求，要求，询问，口语中表示“自己招惹(不愉快的事)”，如我们经常听到的“you ask for it——你自找的”

③ pay for：付款，赔偿，受到惩罚，付出……的代价，得到……的报应

④ clerk：职员，这个词的英式读法[klɑːk]要注意和clock/klɑk/区分，clerk的英式读法是长音，或者如果区分不开就读美式读法/klɝk/

⑤ reservation [,rɛzɚ’veʃən]: 预定

⑥ occupy：占据，占用，加ed变成形容词occupied表示“已占用的;使用中的;无空闲的”

⑦ unacceptable [,ʌnək’sɛptəbl]：acceptable的否定词，表示“不可接受的”“不受欢迎的”，如you are unacceptable here(这里不欢迎你)。

⑧ discount [dɪs’kaʊnt]：打折，折扣，减价，去买东西跟老外讲价就用这个词，can you give me a discount? do you give any

discount? What is your best discount?等

⑨ room rate：房价，房费，房租价格;酒店用语中也可以说hotel rate

⑩ guarantee, ensure和assure

Guarantee倾向于保证 担保之意，需要说话人负责任;

Ensure是确保之意，确保事情能够怎样，保证得到……;侧重使人相信某个行为或力量产生的结果;

Insure：意为“为防不测向保险公司付钱投保”，所以它的名词insurance是“保险”的意思

Assure：用来表示向某人保证某事将要发生，既可以用来确证某事，也可以表示使某人确信

商务英语常用口语表达小编就说到这里了，祝愿各位都能认真学习英语口语。更多关于英语学习的基础入门知识、能力提升技巧、实用英语方面的相关内容，小编会持续更新。希望大家可以多学习一些英语表达的句子。

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　　我们学习口语目的是为了与别人进行交流，所以 英语口语 中的几个要素的重要次序应为：流利-准确-恰当。接下来，我给大家准备了 商务英语 口语提高的秘籍,欢迎大家参考与借鉴。

　　商务英语口语提高的秘籍

　　(2). Try to find some partners practicing oral English together and English corner is a good place as where we may exchange English study experience, widen our sight and improve interest in English.

　　寻找学伴一起练习口语，英语角是个不错的地方，在那我们不但可以练习口语，还可以交流 英语学习 经验 ，开拓视野,提高英语学习兴趣。

　　(3). If English partners are not easy to get, then we have to create an English environment ourselves by speaking English to ourselves.

　　如果找不到学伴或参加英语角的机会很少，那么也没有关系，有很多种 方法 可以自己练习口语：比如通过自己对自己将英语来创造英语环境，可以对自己描述所看到的景物，英语口述自己正在作的事情.

　　(4). This method is very effective and easy to insist on--interpreting Chinese-English novels or books. First we read the Chinese parts and then try to interpret them into English and then compare our interpretation2 with the original versions in the novels or books so that we can find out the mistakes, shortcomings and progresses in our interpretation.

　　这种方法非常有效且很容易坚持---口译汉英对照(或英汉对照)的小说或 其它 读物.首先我们先读汉语部分,然后逐句直接口译成英文,完成一小段后，去看书上的对应英文部分并与我们的口译进行比较,我们马上可以发现我们口译的错误,缺点和进步。

　　请注意:开始要选择较简单的读物,且应大量做,只做一两篇效果是不明显的.开始可能较慢,费时较多,但请坚持,整体上这是一个加速的过程。

　　高级阶段请计时练习,以加快反应速度和口语流利度.

　　作为成人学英语, 记忆力 差是个拦路虎,作复述练习或背诵课文往往力不从心，或者由于词汇量太小觉得直接作口译太难,那么这样做可以非常有效地解决这个问题:：先学习英文课文,通篇理解透彻后，再来看汉语译文，把汉语译文口译回英文。这样等于既作复述练习又作口译(语)练习，可谓一石双鸟!

　　这样作的好处：

　　1. 自己就可以练习口语,想练多久,就练多久。

　　2. 始终有一位高级教师指出您的不足和错误---英文原文。

　　3. 题材范围极广,可以突破我们自己的思维禁锢,比如我们总是喜欢谈论我们自己熟悉的话题,所以我们总是在练习相同的语言,进步当然就缓慢了。

　　4. 选择小说,幽默 故事 或好的短文阅读,使我们有足够的兴趣坚持下去。

　　5. 有一些我们在直接 学习英语 课文时被我们熟视无睹的地道的英语用法会被此法发掘出来。

　　6.对所学知识和所犯错误印象深刻.这等于我们一直在作汉译英练习,很多英文译文是我们费尽心思憋出来的,所以印象相当深刻.比直接学习英文课文印象要深的多。

　　7. 经过大量的练习,你会有这样的感觉:没有什么东西你不能翻译,你的翻译水平大大加强了,你的口语表达力大大提高了!

　　(5). Interpreting what you hear---Changing Roles: Three people make a group: one speaks Chinese, one speaks English acting3 as the foreigner, one acts as interpreter. Then change roles. This is a good interpreting training method and is good for studying from one another. In addition, it may improve the responding ability and speed of students. The advanced stage of this method is simultaneous interpretation.

　　听译法-角色互换:三人一组,模拟翻译实战.一人将汉语，一人将英语,扮演老外，一人作翻译。练习一段时间后互换角色.这是一种非常好的翻译训练方法,也是很好的相互学习，取长补短的方法.而且可大大提高反应速度和能力，此法的高级阶段为同声传译，我们可以在听广播或看电视或开会时，把所听内容口译英文。

　　(6). Oral composition and 3-minute training method: This method is suitable for intense training. Making an oral composition a certain topic for one minute the first time and record the composition on tape at the same time. Then listen to the composition and find out the room for improvement. Then make the same composition for two minutes for the second time and also record it.

　　And at last repeat the above-mentioned for three minutes.

　　口语 作文 和3分钟训练法:此法适用于强化训练，找好一个题目作一分钟的口语作文,同时将其录音.听录音,找出不足和错误,就此题目再作两分钟的的口语作文,同样录音,再听并找出不足与进步,继续作三分钟口语作文.这是高级口语训练,效果不俗。

　　(7). Retelling exercise: Retell some articles or English stories in our own words.

　　复述练习:最简单也是最有效的口语 学习方法 .从治本上攻克英文的方法,特别适合初学者和中级学者,用自己的话背颂所听的 英语故事 或 文章 短文,应该大量地练习.

　　(8). If possible, we may read some English tongue twisters loudly and quickly with one or two cakes of candy in our mouth (just as the Chinese cross-talk actors do.) to train our oral cavity muscle and tongues suitable for English pronunciation.

　　如果可能我们也可以大声且快速朗读英文 绕口令 (就象相声演员练嘴),还可以同时口中含块糖以加大强化训练的力度.这样来强我们的口腔肌肉迅速适应英文发音,使我们的口语相当流利,清晰,而且还有自信.例如:

　　☆A big black bug4 bit the back of a big black bear. The big black bear bit back the big black bug.

　　☆This fish has a thin fin1; That fish has a fat fin; This fish is a fish that has a thinner fin than that fish.

　　(9). Paying more attention to phrases and small words as one major shortcoming of Chinese English (especially Chinese oral English) is that Chinese students tend to use big words in their oral language,but the idiomatic5 oral English is abundant with short, active and vivid phrases. And most of such phrases are made of small words.

　　特别注意 短语 (词组)和小词的运用，中国式的英语尤其是口语一个很大的缺点就是中国学生喜欢用大词，而真正地道的英语口语确是充满着短小，活泼，生动的短语，富有生气，而这些短语大部分有小词构成。

　　(10) Thinking in English.英语思维的培养。

　　1. 大量根据图片来了解生词的含义，故事的情节，这是少儿英语中常用的方法，也试用于成人。

　　2. 习惯于使用英-英字典而不是英-汉字典会起相当重要的作用。

　　3. 加强听力训练,尤其是听用英语解释英语的课程讲解。

　　4. 如果没有机会拥有封闭的语言环境的话。

　　就最好尝试一下自我封闭语言环境的创造与训练。如：强迫自己在一周内所有要表达的话，全部用英语表达。只要你能坚持一周，效果就相当明显，而无论你所表达的英语有多糟!

　　(11). Oral English has its own features, but it is closely combined with other aspects of English, for example, writing may make oral English precise and accurate.

　　口语虽自有特色,但与英语的其它方面紧密相连，比如，经常练习写作，可使口语更加精准。

　　我们学习口语目的是为了与别人进行交流，所以英语口语中的几个要素的重要次序应为：流利-准确-恰当。

　　(2). Try to find some partners practicing oral English together and English corner is a good place as where we may exchange English study experience, widen our sight and improve interest in English.

　　寻找学伴一起练习口语，英语角是个不错的地方，在那我们不但可以练习口语，还可以交流英语 学习经验 ，开拓视野,提高英语学习兴趣。

　　(3). If English partners are not easy to get, then we have to create an English environment ourselves by speaking English to ourselves.

　　如果找不到学伴或参加英语角的机会很少，那么也没有关系，有很多种方法可以自己练习口语：比如通过自己对自己将英语来创造英语环境，可以对自己描述所看到的景物，英语口述自己正在作的事情.

　　(4). This method is very effective and easy to insist on--interpreting Chinese-English novels or books. First we read the Chinese parts and then try to interpret them into English and then compare our interpretation2 with the original versions in the novels or books so that we can find out the mistakes, shortcomings and progresses in our interpretation.

　　这种方法非常有效且很容易坚持---口译汉英对照(或英汉对照)的小说或其它读物.首先我们先读汉语部分,然后逐句直接口译成英文,完成一小段后，去看书上的对应英文部分并与我们的口译进行比较,我们马上可以发现我们口译的错误,缺点和进步。

　　请注意:开始要选择较简单的读物,且应大量做,只做一两篇效果是不明显的.开始可能较慢,费时较多,但请坚持,整体上这是一个加速的过程。

　　高级阶段请计时练习,以加快反应速度和口语流利度.

　　作为成人学英语,记忆力差是个拦路虎,作复述练习或背诵课文往往力不从心，或者由于词汇量太小觉得直接作口译太难,那么这样做可以非常有效地解决这个问题:：先学习英文课文,通篇理解透彻后，再来看汉语译文，把汉语译文口译回英文。这样等于既作复述练习又作口译(语)练习，可谓一石双鸟!

　　这样作的好处：

　　1. 自己就可以练习口语,想练多久,就练多久。

　　2. 始终有一位高级教师指出您的不足和错误---英文原文。

　　3. 题材范围极广,可以突破我们自己的思维禁锢,比如我们总是喜欢谈论我们自己熟悉的话题,所以我们总是在练习相同的语言,进步当然就缓慢了。

　　4. 选择小说,幽默故事或好的短文阅读,使我们有足够的兴趣坚持下去。

　　5. 有一些我们在直接学习英语课文时被我们熟视无睹的地道的英语用法会被此法发掘出来。

　　6.对所学知识和所犯错误印象深刻.这等于我们一直在作汉译英练习,很多英文译文是我们费尽心思憋出来的,所以印象相当深刻.比直接学习英文课文印象要深的多。

　　7. 经过大量的练习,你会有这样的感觉:没有什么东西你不能翻译,你的翻译水平大大加强了,你的口语表达力大大提高了!

　　(5). Interpreting what you hear---Changing Roles: Three people make a group: one speaks Chinese, one speaks English acting3 as the foreigner, one acts as interpreter. Then change roles. This is a good interpreting training method and is good for studying from one another. In addition, it may improve the responding ability and speed of students. The advanced stage of this method is simultaneous interpretation.

　　听译法-角色互换:三人一组,模拟翻译实战.一人将汉语，一人将英语,扮演老外，一人作翻译。练习一段时间后互换角色.这是一种非常好的翻译训练方法,也是很好的相互学习，取长补短的方法.而且可大大提高反应速度和能力，此法的高级阶段为同声传译，我们可以在听广播或看电视或开会时，把所听内容口译英文。

　　(6). Oral composition and 3-minute training method: This method is suitable for intense training. Making an oral composition a certain topic for one minute the first time and record the composition on tape at the same time. Then listen to the composition and find out the room for improvement. Then make the same composition for two minutes for the second time and also record it.

　　And at last repeat the above-mentioned for three minutes.

　　口语作文和3分钟训练法:此法适用于强化训练，找好一个题目作一分钟的口语作文,同时将其录音.听录音,找出不足和错误,就此题目再作两分钟的的口语作文,同样录音,再听并找出不足与进步,继续作三分钟口语作文.这是高级口语训练,效果不俗。

　　(7). Retelling exercise: Retell some articles or English stories in our own words.

　　复述练习:最简单也是最有效的口语学习方法.从治本上攻克英文的方法,特别适合初学者和中级学者,用自己的话背颂所听的英语故事或文章短文,应该大量地练习.

　　(8). If possible, we may read some English tongue twisters loudly and quickly with one or two cakes of candy in our mouth (just as the Chinese cross-talk actors do.) to train our oral cavity muscle and tongues suitable for English pronunciation.

　　如果可能我们也可以大声且快速朗读英文绕口令(就象相声演员练嘴),还可以同时口中含块糖以加大强化训练的力度.这样来强我们的口腔肌肉迅速适应英文发音,使我们的口语相当流利,清晰,而且还有自信.例如:

　　☆A big black bug4 bit the back of a big black bear. The big black bear bit back the big black bug.

　　☆This fish has a thin fin1; That fish has a fat fin; This fish is a fish that has a thinner fin than that fish.

　　(9). Paying more attention to phrases and small words as one major shortcoming of Chinese English (especially Chinese oral English) is that Chinese students tend to use big words in their oral language,but the idiomatic5 oral English is abundant with short, active and vivid phrases. And most of such phrases are made of small words.

　　特别注意短语(词组)和小词的运用，中国式的英语尤其是口语一个很大的缺点就是中国学生喜欢用大词，而真正地道的英语口语确是充满着短小，活泼，生动的短语，富有生气，而这些短语大部分有小词构成。

　　(10) Thinking in English.英语思维的培养。

　　1. 大量根据图片来了解生词的含义，故事的情节，这是少儿英语中常用的方法，也试用于成人。

　　2. 习惯于使用英-英字典而不是英-汉字典会起相当重要的作用。

　　3. 加强听力训练,尤其是听用英语解释英语的课程讲解。

　　4. 如果没有机会拥有封闭的语言环境的话。

　　就最好尝试一下自我封闭语言环境的创造与训练。如：强迫自己在一周内所有要表达的话，全部用英语表达。只要你能坚持一周，效果就相当明显，而无论你所表达的英语有多糟!

　　(11). Oral English has its own features, but it is closely combined with other aspects of English, for example, writing may make oral English precise and accurate.

　　口语虽自有特色,但与英语的其它方面紧密相连，比如，经常练习写作，可使口语更加精准。

　　扩展：拍马屁原来是“kiss某人的屁股”

　　如果要评选人类最美丽的词语，“吻”(kiss) 应该算一个。王子吻醒了睡美人，公主吻活她的心上人……一个打动人心的童话似乎总是不能离开一个“生命之吻”，而一个深情的吻开启的不仅是爱人的双唇，而是她(他)的心。

　　kiss sb.'s ass1 拍马屁John never kissed the boss' s ass. 约翰从不拍老板的马屁。

　　kiss-ass 马屁精，谄媚者

　　kiss good-bye 吻别，被迫放弃

　　She kiss them good-bye. 她和他们吻别。

　　If you don't work hard, you can kiss your bonus goodbye. 如果你不努力工作，就拿不到奖金了。)

　　kiss of death 看上去出于好心实则会导致失败的行为或东西

　　It's the kiss of death whenever Paul helps with the cooking.

　　每当保罗帮忙做饭时，总是好心做坏事。

　　kiss of life 口对口的人工呼吸(生命之吻)

　　kiss of peace [宗] 接吻礼，团结友爱的接吻

　　kiss the rod 甘心受罚

　　We can't evade2 the issue; all we can do is to kiss the rod.

　　这个问题我们规避不了，只好俯首受罚。

　　blow/throw a kiss 飞吻

　　He blew a kiss at the pretty girl.

　　他对那个漂亮女孩做了一个飞吻动作。

　　kiss-me-quick (垂于额上的)鬈发

　　give a kiss 接个吻

　　a Judas kiss 口蜜腹剑

　　snatch a kiss 冷不防接个吻

　　steal a kiss 偷吻, 冷不防接个吻

　　kiss off 不在乎;拒绝You can kiss off that problem now.

　　现在你可以不为那个问题操心了。

　　vacuum kiss 真空吻(sucking the air out of one's partner's mouth and lungs)

　　French kiss 法式接吻(kiss with your mouth open and your tongues touching3)

　　Platonic4 kiss 柏拉图之吻(short kiss on the check for greeting)

　　smooch 与…搂抱亲吻

　　He planted a big smooch on her.(他深深地吻了她。)

　　peck匆匆一吻She gave him a peck on the cheek.(她在他脸颊上匆匆一吻。)