下午會(huì)議室里的談話正好告一段落，也到了休息時(shí)間。Tim請(qǐng)張先生享用咖啡及茶點(diǎn)。

Tim: They just brought in refreshments. Please help yourself.
茶點(diǎn)已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了，請(qǐng)用。

Mr.Zhang: Thank you.
謝謝。

可是張先生想在吃茶點(diǎn)前先去廁所。這時(shí)候Tim說到：

Tim: Would you like to freshen up?

聽到這話，張先生以為Tim再次請(qǐng)他去享用refreshments(茶點(diǎn))：

Mr.Zhang: Thank you, but before that I'd like to use the restroom.
謝謝，但是我想先去趟洗手間。

Tim: Of course. This way.
哦，這邊請(qǐng)。

Tim露出詫異的神色一邊說著，一邊告訴張先生廁所的位置。

Tim為什么會(huì)詫異呢？因?yàn)閺埾壬裦reshen up的含義給搞錯(cuò)了!

原來，"Would you like to freshen up?"、"Would you like to wash your hands?"與 "Would you like to use the restroom?" 是同樣的意思，都是委婉地表示“你想不想上廁所？”之意。

大家可要小心使用，不要弄錯(cuò)哦！