071【美国人喜欢“顺道说一句”! 】By the way, ..．顺便说一下……

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By the way, can I borrow your cell phone to make a phone call?对了，我能借你的手机打个电话吗？

By the way, would you like to come over to my house tonight and have a dinner with us？ 顺便问一句，今晚你愿意来我们家和我们共进晚餐吗？

By the way, is there any dictionary I can use？ 顺便问一下，有字典可用吗？

By the way, Tom called yesterday. He won't come today.对了，汤姆昨天打电话来了，说他今天不过来了。

By the way, I have a gift for you． 对了，我有个礼物要送给你。

By the way, could I call you if I have any question?顺便问一下，我要是有什么问题的话，能打电话给你吗？

照着说，你也能行！

1．A: What did you do yesterday？你昨天做什么了？

B: Oh, don't even mention it. We cleaned the house for the whole day. By the way, I have to return to you your book tomorrow．哎，别提了。我们一整天都在打扫家里的卫生。对了，你的书我得明天还给你了。

2．A: Come and check out my new video camera．看看我新买的摄影机。

B: Oh, cool. By the way, will you join us in the picnic this Sunday?噢，真不错。顺便问一句，这周日你和我们一起去野餐吗？

3．A: Last year was really hot in Europe when we were traveling there. By the way, will you take any trip this year？去年我们去欧洲旅行的时候，热得不行。对了，今年你打算去哪儿旅行吗？

B: No, we haven't had any plan yet．没有，还没什么计划。

温馨提示：在说到另一个话题的时候，除了用“By the way, ...”，还可以用一些灵活的口语表达，如，“Oh, yes, I almost forgot...（哦，对了，我差点忘了……）”之类的过渡。不然，突兀地转换话题会让对方摸不着头脑的。