【句子】So what have you been up to? I haven’t seen you since you went off to college. 【ModernFamilyS3E09】
【发音】/səʊ/ /wɒt/ /wɑːt/ /hæv/ /juː/ /biːn/ /ʌp/ /tʊ/ /aɪ/ /ˈhæv.ənt/ /siːn/ /juː/ /sɪns/ /juː/ /went/ /ɒf/ /ɑːf/ /tʊ/ /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/ /ˈkɑː.lɪdʒ/
【发音技巧】What have击穿;been up to连读+失去爆破;haven’t seen不完全爆破;went off连读;
【翻译】所以你这些年忙啥呢?你上大学以后我都没见过你了。
【适用场合】
今天这个表达真的很接地气,但是应该有人还是不知道,所以分享一下。
What have you been up to? 问的是“你最近忙什么呢?你最近做什么了?最近有什么新动向/新消息吗?”
It is used as part of a greeting when one hasn't seen someone in a long time.
这个句子经常用于好久不见的人打招呼的时候用。
相当于:
How have you been occupying your time lately? Has anything new been going on in your life?
eg:
A: "Hey, Martin, long time no see! What have you been up to?" B: "Oh, not much. Still working at that company. How about you?"
A:“嘿,Martin好久不见。最近忙什么呢?”
B:“也没忙啥,还在那家公司搬砖呢,你呢?”
eg:
Dad: “Hi Tina! What have you been up to today?”
Tina: “I have been doing my studies for the upcoming exam.”
Dad: “That’s nice to hear.”
爸爸:“嗨,Tina,你今天忙什么了?”
Tina:“我一直在为即将到来的考试而复习。”
爸爸:“嗯,不错不错。”
eg:
A: “Hey, Tom! I haven’t seen you for a while. What have you been up to?”
B: “I’ve been great. Thanks for asking. We should hang out sometime.”
A:“Tom,好久不见了,你最近忙什么呢?”
B:“我挺好的啊,谢谢关心。咱们应该抽空一起出去玩玩。”
eg:
A: “Brian, what have you been up to?”
B: “I have been working, cooking and driving around a lot.”
A:“Brian,你最近忙什么呢?”
B:“我最近忙着工作啊,做饭啊,还开车转悠来着。”
【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】
-- What have you been up to?
-- I’ve been working a lot. Thanks for asking.