短语洞察 15 | Look forward to: 如何正确表达“期待”？| 英文邮件用语

🎧 节目简介在英语口语中，当我们想表达对未来某件事感到开心或兴奋时，很多同学会误用 "wait for" 或者 "expect"。这可能会让你听起来像是在催促别人，或者过于冷淡。本期 Beyond English 不止英语，Mandy 和 Patrick 带你深入探讨 "Look forward to" 的正确用法，特别是那个让90%英语学习者都会踩的语法坑。通过本期节目，提升你的英语听力，让你的表达更自然、更地道。📖 CORE VOCABULARY• Look forward to: [期待/盼望] - To feel happy about something in the future• Expect: [预计/预期] - To think something will happen (neutral feeling)• Impatient: [不耐烦的] - Not wanting to wait• Grammar: [语法] - The rules of a language• Formal: [正式的] - Suitable for serious or official occasions________________________________________🗣️ BILINGUAL SCRIPT (中英对照 · 辅助理解)Patrick: Hey guys, thanks for hanging out with us on Beyond English. I'm Patrick.Patrick: 嘿大家好，谢谢来 Beyond English 不止英语和我们聚会。我是 Patrick。Mandy: And I'm Mandy. Patrick, I have a confession to make.Mandy: 我是 Mandy。Patrick，我有件事要坦白。Patrick: Oh? What is on your mind?Patrick: 哦？你在想什么？Mandy: Well, I sent an email to a new client yesterday. I wanted to be polite, so at the end I wrote: "I wait for your reply."Mandy: 嗯，我昨天给一个新客户发了邮件。我想礼貌一点，所以在结尾我写道：“我等待您的回复。”Mandy: But my boss told me it sounded rude! Like I was impatient.Mandy: 但我老板告诉我这听起来很粗鲁！就像我很不耐烦一样。Patrick: Ah, I see. "I wait for you" can sound like you are tapping your foot and checking your watch. It is a bit demanding.Patrick: 啊，我明白了。“我等你”听起来就像你在跺脚看表。有点苛刻。Mandy: Exactly. So what should I say instead?Mandy: 没错。那我应该怎么说呢？Patrick: You need the phrase: Look forward to. Ideally, it means you are thinking about a future event with pleasure.Patrick: 你需要这个短语：Look forward to（期待/盼望）。理想情况下，它的意思是你是带着愉悦的心情思考未来的事件。Mandy: So it is not just waiting. It is happy waiting.Mandy: 所以不仅仅是等待。是快乐的等待。Patrick: Right. Picture this in your head. Imagine a child looking at a calendar, counting the days until their birthday.Patrick: 对。在脑海里想象这幅画面。想象一个孩子看着日历，数着日子等生日。Mandy: Okay.Mandy: 好的。Patrick: Their eyes are focused on that special date ahead. They are smiling. That feeling is "looking forward to" something.Patrick: 他们的眼睛聚焦在前方那个特殊的日子上。他们在微笑。那种感觉就是 "looking forward to" 某事。Mandy: That is a cute image. So, can I use this in my daily life? Like, if I am going to a party this weekend?Mandy: 这个画面很可爱。那么，我可以在日常生活里用吗？比如，如果我这个周末要去参加派对？Patrick: Definitely. You can tell your friend: "I really look forward to the party." It shows you are excited to go.Patrick: 当然。你可以告诉你朋友：“我很期待这个派对。”这表明你很兴奋要去。Mandy: That sounds nice. But what about work emails? That is where I made the mistake. Is it professional?Mandy: 听起来不错。但是工作邮件呢？那是我犯错的地方。这专业吗？Patrick: Yes, it is very professional. But Mandy, you have to be careful with the grammar here. There is a trap.Patrick: 是的，非常专业。但是 Mandy，你必须注意这里的语法。有个陷阱。Mandy: A trap? What is it?Mandy: 陷阱？是什么？Patrick: People often say "I look forward to see you." That is wrong.Patrick: 人们经常说 "I look forward to see you." 那是错的。Mandy: Wait, why? "To see" is the verb.Mandy: 等等，为什么？"To see" 是动词啊。Patrick: In this specific phrase, "to" is a preposition. So you must use the -ing form. You must say: "I look forward to seeing you."Patrick: 在这个特定的短语中，"to" 是介词。所以你必须用 -ing 形式。你必须说："I look forward to seeing you."Mandy: "To seeing." That feels strange, but I will remember it.Mandy: "To seeing"。感觉有点怪，但我会记住的。Patrick: It is super common in business emails. "I look forward to hearing from you."Patrick: 这在商务邮件中超级常见。“我期待收到您的回信 (hearing from you)。”Mandy: Got it. Now, Patrick, can I just say "I expect to see you"? Is that the same?Mandy: 懂了。现在，Patrick，我能不能直接说 "I expect to see you"？这和那个一样吗？Patrick: Not really. "Expect" is neutral. It just means you think it will happen. You might not be happy about it.Patrick: 不太一样。"Expect" 是中立的。它只是意味着你认为它会发生。你可能并不为此感到高兴。Patrick: For example, "I expect to pay taxes," but "I look forward to my holiday."Patrick: 比如，“我预计要交税”，但是“我期待我的假期”。Mandy: Haha, nobody looks forward to taxes. So expect is for facts, look forward to is for feelings.Mandy: 哈哈，没人期待交税。所以 expect 是针对事实，look forward to 是针对感觉。Patrick: Precisely. Listeners, what are you looking forward to this week?Patrick: 确切地说。听众朋友们，这周你们在期待什么？Mandy: Tell us in the comments.Mandy: 在评论区告诉我们。Patrick: Catch you later!Patrick: 回头见！________________________________________如果你喜欢我们的节目，欢迎你推荐给更多感兴趣的朋友，也欢迎你在我们的评论区留言交流。在小宇宙查看该单集文稿