English pod 009 Silence, please

Keep it down 小点儿声

Eg 1: - Excuse me, do you mind keeping it down? It’s after midnight.    

-Okay, I’m sorry.

-不好意思，能小点声吗，已经半夜了。

-哦， 对不起。

Eg 2: -I’m trying to study! Do you mind keeping it down? 我在学习，能小点声吗？

Eg 3:  Do you mind keeping it down? I’m trying to watch the game. 声音能小一点吗？我正在看比赛呢。

Can’t hear a thing 听不见

Eg 1: - What? I’m sorry, this music is too loud; I can’t hear a thing. 你说什么？对不起，音乐声音太大了，我听不清。

Eg 2: -What’s going on in there?

-I don’t know, I can’t hear a thing.

-里面发生什么事情了？

-不知道，我啥也听不清。

Not such a big deal 不要紧，没什么大不了的

Eg: -I can't get these files due by tomorrow.

-It's ok, it is not such a big deal.

明天做不完这些文件。

没关系。

Eg 2: I'm really sorry, I'm going to be 10 minutes late for the meeting.

-It's not such a big deal. Peter and Lame are late too.

-很抱歉，开会要迟到10分钟。

-没关系,Peter和Lame也迟到了。