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「你方便嗎」別再說 Are you convenient!

「你方便嗎」別再說 Are you convenient!

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想問同事「你明天方便嗎」,你是不是脫口說 Are you convenient tomorrow?中文的「方便」可以說人,但英文 convenient 只能形容時間、事情、地點,人只能放在 for 後面——Is that convenient for you? 更自然的是 Does that work for you? / Is this a good time?。這集用跟同事約開會時間的情境,拆掉三個最常直翻錯的「方便」句,教你 available、work for、a good time、when works for you 怎麼用。

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🗣️ 情境對話 Dialogue

場景:Rachel 剛到美國公司,要跟同事 Eric 約下週的專案會議;她把中文的「方便」直接搬進英文,Eric 一邊約時間一邊糾正。

Rachel: Hey Eric, I want to set up the project meeting. Are you convenient next Tuesday?
(嘿 Eric,我想約專案會議。你下週二方便嗎?(中文腦直翻,convenient 不能拿人當主詞))

Eric: Ha, you mean, does Tuesday work for me? Yeah, Tuesday's fine. What time?
(哈,你是想問「週二我可以嗎」吧?可以啊,週二沒問題。幾點?)

Rachel: Ten in the morning? Or if that's bad, I'm also convenient in the afternoon.
(早上十點?如果不行,我下午也方便。(又把人當主詞了))

Eric: Quick fix: we'd say I'm also free in the afternoon, or the afternoon works too. Convenient is for the time, not the person.
(小修一下:我們會說「我下午也有空」或「下午也可以」。convenient 是形容時間,不是形容人。)

Rachel: Oh! So I say the time is convenient, not that I am convenient.
(喔!所以是「時間」方便,不是「我」方便。)

Eric: Exactly. Like, is ten convenient for you? The time is convenient, and you come after for.
(沒錯。像「Is ten convenient for you?」——方便的是時間,人放在 for 後面。)

Rachel: Got it. Is ten convenient for you, then?
(懂了。那十點對你來說方便嗎?)

Eric: Ten works. Let's grab the small room on the second floor. It's more convenient, right next to our desks.
(十點可以。我們用二樓那間小會議室吧,比較方便,就在我們座位旁邊。)

Rachel: Perfect. And if something comes up, I'll just say that doesn't work for me, instead of I'm not convenient.
(太好了。之後要是有事,我就說「那樣我不行」,不再說「我不方便」了。)

Eric: Now you sound like you've been here for years.
(這樣聽起來就像已經在這裡待好幾年了。)

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📚 重點單字

convenient/kənˈviːniənt/方便的(形容時間、事情、地點,不形容人)
work for/wɜːrk fɔːr/(時間、安排)對某人來說可以
available/əˈveɪləbl/有空的
free/friː/有空的(口語)
a good time/ə ɡʊd taɪm/(適合的)時機
set up/set ʌp/安排(會議、約會)
come up/kʌm ʌp/(事情)突然發生、臨時有事
at your convenience/æt jʊr kənˈviːniəns/在你方便的時候(正式用語)

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💡 重點句型 Sentence Patterns

問對方方不方便 → Does … work for you? / Is … convenient for you?
例:Does Tuesday work for you?(週二你可以嗎?)
現在方便嗎 → Is this a good time?
例:Is this a good time to talk?(現在方便講話嗎?)
說自己不方便 → I'm not available / That doesn't work for me
例:I'm not available tomorrow.(我明天沒空。)
問什麼時候方便 → When works for you?
例:When works for you?(你什麼時候可以?)
「方便的話」→ if it's not too much trouble / when you get a chance
例:If it's not too much trouble, could you send me the file?(方便的話,可以把檔案傳給我嗎?)

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🚦 下次這樣說 Next Time

① 問對方方不方便
❌ Are you convenient tomorrow?
✅ Does tomorrow work for you?

② 說自己不方便
❌ I'm not convenient tomorrow.
✅ I'm not available tomorrow.

③ 問什麼時候方便
❌ When are you convenient?
✅ When works for you?
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