昨天,我正在跟同事商量周末去哪里玩,隔壁同事走过来说:Your phone is shaking.
我愣了半天,才明白同事的意思,但“手机震动”英语千万用shake!
shake是指幅度比较大的晃动
比如:
shake hands(with someone) (和某人)握手
shake your head摇头
但“手机震动”英语可不能用shake!
An iPhone X is seen on a large video screen in the new Apple Visitor Center in Cupertino, California, on Nov 17, 2017. [Photo/Agencies]
1 “手机震动”的英文表达
buzz
buzz本来是形容蜜蜂嗡嗡的声,日常生活中用来表示“ 手机震动 ”。
在《老友记》中有这样的场景:
A: Dad your phone’ been buzzing like crazy.
老爸,你手机震个不停。
B:19 missed calls? I wonder who’s calling.
19个未接来电?我想知道谁打的。
再举例子:
Your phone’s been buzzing like crazy.
你的手机一直在疯狂震动。
My phone is buzzing .maybe it’s my roommate texting me.
我手机在震动,可能是室友给我发信息了。
vibrate
①His phone kept vibrating during the meeting.
开会的时候他的手机震个不停。
②Your phone is vibrating. You may wanna pick it up.
你手机在震耶,要不要接一下。
2 手机调“震动模式”怎么说?
①turn my phone on vibrate
②put my phone on vibrate
Remember leave your phone on vibrate in the cinema.
记得电影院里把手机调成震动。
The show’s about to start-I’m going to put my phone on vibrate.
演出快开始了——我会把手机设置到震动。
3 手机在响(有铃声)英文怎么表达?
如果说:“手机真的在响”,带铃声的那种,可以直接用“ring”就好了。
①The phone starts to ring.
手机开始响了
②She answered her phone on the first ring.
手机刚一响,她就接了。
4 手机调“静音”怎么说?
当你在上课或者在开会的时候,我们的手机需要调成“静音模式”,静音可以用“mute”。
①Put the phone on mute
②Set the phone to mute
It’s polite to set your phone to mute or turn it off when you are on a meeting.
当你在开会的时候,把手机调成静音或者关机是比较礼貌的行为。
You should put your phone on mute when you are in your class.
当你在上课的时候,应该把手机调静音。
5 手机调成“飞行模式”怎么说?
每当你乘坐飞机时,漂亮的空姐一定会提醒你,把手机调成飞行模式或关机状态。
①Switch to airplane mode
②Turn on airplane mode
Remember, don’t forget to turn on airplane mode before taking off.
记住,起飞前别忘记开启飞行模式。